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Figure 9-55 Disk Utility options

Now that you know how to run Error checking, your next question should

be, “How often do I run it?” A reasonable maintenance plan would include

running it about once a week. Error checking is fast and it’s a great tool for

keeping your system in top shape. The same is true for Disk Utility. Many

Linux distributions run fsck periodically, automatically, so you don’t have to

do anything at all.

Defragmentation

You read about fragmentation earlier in this chapter. Fragmentation of blocks

increases your drive access times dramatically. It’s a good idea to defragment

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