How And Why To Defragment Your Mac’s Hard Drive

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Question:
Stephen writes: I have a 2011 Mac mini with a traditional hard drive that’s starting to slow down. I’d like to try defragmenting the drive. What’s the best option to do this in OS X?


Answer:
First, it’s important to note that this answer applies only to traditional mechanical hard drives and not to solid state drives. Never perform a defragmentation operation an SSD as doing so not only provides no performance benefit, but it will also add excessive wear to the drive’s limited lifespan.


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