{"id":21543,"date":"2021-07-21T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/?p=21543"},"modified":"2021-08-05T11:01:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T10:01:35","slug":"user-requests-and-what-i-suggested-episode-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/es\/blog\/user-requests-and-what-i-suggested-episode-5","title":{"rendered":"User requests and what I suggested\u2014Episode 5: Disk Defragmentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every month I receive questions about how to perform various automation tasks via email. This blog series looks at the most common ones, and today\u2019s post will focus on disk defragmentation. <\/span><\/p>\n

This feels like an antiquated concept, as less and less people defrag. It\u2019s pretty well known in the industry that mechanical disks benefit from periodic defragmentation; however, they can cause harm to SSDs. I don\u2019t mean harm as in full-out crash and destroy it, but to somewhat lower its longevity, as most SSDs have tools built-in that will make it do its own housekeeping, move files around, etc. This is partly why we see SSDs slow down when the drive is nearly full, as there is not enough space for files to move around or for the housekeeping to be done. Since it\u2019s automatic, we don\u2019t need to defrag, but I\u2019d still recommend periodic checkups (chkdsk) to ensure it is healthy.<\/p>\n

Because there is usually just one drive on desktops\/laptops, it\u2019s quite simple to detect if the drive is mechanical or solid state\u2014and then do a defrag only if it\u2019s a mechanical drive.<\/p>\n

This automation policy (which is in the Automation Cookbook https:\/\/me.n-able.com\/s\/article\/Defrag-C-if-the-Main-Drive-is-not-a-SSD<\/span><\/a> ) detects the primary drive type, and if it\u2019s not an SSD, it will trigger the defrag task.<\/p>\n

To get to the Cookbook, go to n-able\/cookbook<\/span><\/a>. Don\u2019t forget to click the Upload a Script button and submit your own automation. I get lots of people telling me, \u2018\u2019I totally want to share automation,\u2019\u2019 but rarely get anything new 12. Even if you think it\u2019s not good enough, it\u2019s always nice to collaborate with partners and take what you created, update it, if needed, and then share it back with the community. Don\u2019t hesitate to click that shiny button if you want to send me something!<\/p>\n

If you have suggestions on future topics, feel free to reach out to me by email at\u00a0<\/b>marcandre.tanguay@n-able.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Marc-Andre Tanguay is head automation nerd at N‑able. You can follow him on Twitter at\u00a0<\/i>@automation_nerd<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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