Don't defrag flash drive

Should you defrag your flash drive? The answer is no. This article will gives you two reason why you shouldn't do so.

1. Flash drive does not work like a hard disk. There is no read/write head exist. Therefore, no matter where the data is save, it will not burdened the flash drive.


2. There is a limit in the number of time that you can write to your flash drive. Defrag process involves read and write. As a consequence, your flash drive will die sooner.

So, don't waste your time defragging the flash drive. Save it for your hard drive.

note: This article shows how long does a flash drive will last.

Portable Defrag Tool

Do you ever need a portable file defragmentation tool? Now you can bring one in your thumb drive. It is called Defraggler.

The main feature of Defraggler is that it is compact and portable. Another important feature of Defraggler is that it can also defrag individual files. Last but not least, this Vista support tool is brought to you by Piriform for free.

Link: http://www.defraggler.com