#defrag — Public Fediverse posts
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As per @RobeeShepherd’s request, please enjoy this rather silly and rather pointless video of MS-DOS defrag running full screen on my Samsung G95NC monitor.
It’s a video of the program forced to run in 32:9 aspect ratio, complete with the loud, nostalgic clickity clicks of our old 10 MB platter hard drives from way back when.
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As per @RobeeShepherd’s request, please enjoy this rather silly and rather pointless video of MS-DOS defrag running full screen on my Samsung G95NC monitor.
It’s a video of the program forced to run in 32:9 aspect ratio, complete with the loud, nostalgic clickity clicks of our old 10 MB platter hard drives from way back when.
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Defragmenting my virtual DeskPro 386/25. Since PC DOS 5.02 doesn't yet include DEFRAG, I am using Speed Disk 8.0 from Norton Utilities. This is even more fancy, running under Windows 3.1. 😉
#Defrag #Windows #Norton #NortonUtilities #90s #Nostalgia #Oldschool #Emulation #86Box #RetroCOmputing #Retro
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Defragmenting my virtual DeskPro 386/25. Since PC DOS 5.02 doesn't yet include DEFRAG, I am using Speed Disk 8.0 from Norton Utilities. This is even more fancy, running under Windows 3.1. 😉
#Defrag #Windows #Norton #NortonUtilities #90s #Nostalgia #Oldschool #Emulation #86Box #RetroCOmputing #Retro
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Norton Speed Disk 8.0 for DOS and Windows 3.1. :computerfairies: 😎
#Defrag #Norton #DOS #Retro #RetroComputing #Win31 #90s #IBMPC #Oldschool #Nostalgia
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Norton Speed Disk 8.0 for DOS and Windows 3.1. :computerfairies: 😎
#Defrag #Norton #DOS #Retro #RetroComputing #Win31 #90s #IBMPC #Oldschool #Nostalgia
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@Kerplunk : defragmenting flash-memory based storage media not only is pointless, it reduces media lifetime because each flash storage "cell" can endure a limited number of writes.
Defrag was sometimes useful on spinning hard disks, in particular to limit the number of physical movements that magnetic read/write heads have to make to read an entire file.
Because the number of writes per flash cell is limited, better flash drives employ "wear leveling" whereby storage blocks (typically 512 bytes in size or multiples thereof) are deliberately relocated (remapped) to other parts of the flash memory chip.
From the outside of the flash drive this is invisible. If the operating system asks the drive to read the contents of e.g. the very first block of the drive (block 0), the drive may have internally remapped it to physical block number 987. If the OS instructs the drive to overwrite block 0, the drive may decide to change the internal remapping from 987 to 123.
Therefore, fragmentation of flash memory is *normal anyway* - but you can't "fix" it.
OTOH it is not a problem: the time consumed by addressing a different (non-consecutive) area in flash memory is negligible (unlike hard drives, there is no physical movement of read/write heads).
Don't defrag flash memory!
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@Kerplunk : defragmenting flash-memory based storage media not only is pointless, it reduces media lifetime because each flash storage "cell" can endure a limited number of writes.
Defrag was sometimes useful on spinning hard disks, in particular to limit the number of physical movements that magnetic read/write heads have to make to read an entire file.
Because the number of writes per flash cell is limited, better flash drives employ "wear leveling" whereby storage blocks (typically 512 bytes in size or multiples thereof) are deliberately relocated (remapped) to other parts of the flash memory chip.
From the outside of the flash drive this is invisible. If the operating system asks the drive to read the contents of e.g. the very first block of the drive (block 0), the drive may have internally remapped it to physical block number 987. If the OS instructs the drive to overwrite block 0, the drive may decide to change the internal remapping from 987 to 123.
Therefore, fragmentation of flash memory is *normal anyway* - but you can't "fix" it.
OTOH it is not a problem: the time consumed by addressing a different (non-consecutive) area in flash memory is negligible (unlike hard drives, there is no physical movement of read/write heads).
Don't defrag flash memory!
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This defrag tool just defragged my 200GB file with 3 fragments into 4.
WTF?!? are you shitting me? You had one job.
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This defrag tool just defragged my 200GB file with 3 fragments into 4.
WTF?!? are you shitting me? You had one job.
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Défragmentation d'un Libretto sous W95 (ASMR disque dur ?)
Ce Toshiba Libretto 70CT avait bien besoin d'une défragmentation ! A défaut de pouvoir faire l'ASMR avec la voix que vous me demandez, je vous propose de l'ASMR "ancien disque dur miniature qui gratte" !
https://video.neliger.com/w/9Vm7VyCPazy2JucXEb1FEQ
#defrag #Libretto #Toshiba #Windows95 #retro #retroTech #vintage #vintageTech #oldTech #PeerTube #retroComputing
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Défragmentation d'un Libretto sous W95 (ASMR disque dur ?)
Ce Toshiba Libretto 70CT avait bien besoin d'une défragmentation ! A défaut de pouvoir faire l'ASMR avec la voix que vous me demandez, je vous propose de l'ASMR "ancien disque dur miniature qui gratte" !
https://video.neliger.com/w/9Vm7VyCPazy2JucXEb1FEQ
#defrag #Libretto #Toshiba #Windows95 #retro #retroTech #vintage #vintageTech #oldTech #PeerTube #retroComputing
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Name something more zen than watching the blocks shift around when you #defrag your NTFS hard disk?
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Name something more zen than watching the blocks shift around when you #defrag your NTFS hard disk?
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This balancing process is overzealous and doesn’t want to complete:
$ sudo btrfs balance status /
Balance on '/' is running
8954 out of about 5010 chunks balanced (35977 considered), -79% left -
This balancing process is overzealous and doesn’t want to complete:
$ sudo btrfs balance status /
Balance on '/' is running
8954 out of about 5010 chunks balanced (35977 considered), -79% left -
Today it's already 3 weeks since the opening of "The Story Never Ends" exhibition at ZKM Karlsruhe, showcasing around 100 works by 75 artists from the museum's collection of 12,000 artworks, one of the largest and most important media art collections in the world (since the 1950s).
Due to the stress of the recent weeks, I've completely missed posting more pictures of my piece on display there (De/Frag, 2021). It's a custom site-specific version which will keep changing/evolving non-stop for the next 5 months (until the end of the show in late September). The pictures attached are by Clara Runge, the curator of the show. Thank you! 🙏🤩
https://zkm.de/en/2025/04/the-story-that-never-ends
A plea: If you happen to go to ZKM and get to see the piece, please do take & post some pictures — I'm very keen to see snapshots over time (so far I've only had it running for a few weeks, but never for months on end...)
More info about the piece and images also here in this thread:
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/114245042903764105#Art #GenerativeArt #AlgorithmicArt #ZKM #Exhibition #Karlsruhe #DeFrag #ThingUmbrella
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Today it's already 3 weeks since the opening of "The Story Never Ends" exhibition at ZKM Karlsruhe, showcasing around 100 works by 75 artists from the museum's collection of 12,000 artworks, one of the largest and most important media art collections in the world (since the 1950s).
Due to the stress of the recent weeks, I've completely missed posting more pictures of my piece on display there (De/Frag, 2021). It's a custom site-specific version which will keep changing/evolving non-stop for the next 5 months (until the end of the show in late September). The pictures attached are by Clara Runge, the curator of the show. Thank you! 🙏🤩
https://zkm.de/en/2025/04/the-story-that-never-ends
A plea: If you happen to go to ZKM and get to see the piece, please do take & post some pictures — I'm very keen to see snapshots over time (so far I've only had it running for a few weeks, but never for months on end...)
More info about the piece and images also here in this thread:
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/114245042903764105#Art #GenerativeArt #AlgorithmicArt #ZKM #Exhibition #Karlsruhe #DeFrag #ThingUmbrella
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Super pleased to announce that a custom version of De/Frag (2021) will be on display at ZKM Karlsruhe as part of their new milestone show "The Story That Never Ends" from next Saturday, April 5 until September 20. The exhibition features approx. 100 works from their collection of 12,000 works of the past 70 years. It's a true honor to be part of it!
https://zkm.de/de/2025/04/the-story-that-never-ends
Unlike the original release, which was constrained to only 640x640 pixels, this new custom version runs at 1080x1920 resolution on a large 75" screen, and will continuously evolve over the course of the next 5½ months, i.e. for the entire duration of the exhibition.
De/Frag is a homage and exploration of the classic flood fill algorithm, combined with semi-randomly generated bit/fill patterns, multiple iteration & sorting strategies, creating an endlessly changing tapestry of complex pixel textures and tectonics, whilst revealing the inner workings of the intentionally slowed down core algorithm. It also is an exercise in algorithmic purity, attempting to devise a minimalist generative system producing maximalist variation (relative to its setup).
The downscaled 30 second time lapse shows snapshots of a 20 minute time window, with one frame taken every 5 seconds... In reality, all transitions are continuous and mesmerizing to watch unfold in unexpected way (something the time lapse cannot do justice).
#Announcement #Art #Exhibition #ZKM #GenerativeArt #DeFrag #TheStoryThatNeverEnds
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Super pleased to announce that a custom version of De/Frag (2021) will be on display at ZKM Karlsruhe as part of their new milestone show "The Story That Never Ends" from next Saturday, April 5 until September 20. The exhibition features approx. 100 works from their collection of 12,000 works of the past 70 years. It's a true honor to be part of it!
https://zkm.de/de/2025/04/the-story-that-never-ends
Unlike the original release, which was constrained to only 640x640 pixels, this new custom version runs at 1080x1920 resolution on a large 75" screen, and will continuously evolve over the course of the next 5½ months, i.e. for the entire duration of the exhibition.
De/Frag is a homage and exploration of the classic flood fill algorithm, combined with semi-randomly generated bit/fill patterns, multiple iteration & sorting strategies, creating an endlessly changing tapestry of complex pixel textures and tectonics, whilst revealing the inner workings of the intentionally slowed down core algorithm. It also is an exercise in algorithmic purity, attempting to devise a minimalist generative system producing maximalist variation (relative to its setup).
The downscaled 30 second time lapse shows snapshots of a 20 minute time window, with one frame taken every 5 seconds... In reality, all transitions are continuous and mesmerizing to watch unfold in unexpected way (something the time lapse cannot do justice).
#Announcement #Art #Exhibition #ZKM #GenerativeArt #DeFrag #TheStoryThatNeverEnds
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@Microsoft @windows 95 Disk Defrag .. #defrag #windows95 #tech #technology
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@Microsoft @windows 95 Disk Defrag .. #defrag #windows95 #tech #technology
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There is something oddly satisfying and dare I say therapeutic defragmenting a mechanical hard drive on Windows 98.
How many of you have carefully watched the progress as the churn and crunch of the drive is heard?
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There is something oddly satisfying and dare I say therapeutic defragmenting a mechanical hard drive on Windows 98.
How many of you have carefully watched the progress as the churn and crunch of the drive is heard?
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Good morning Monday, let's start the new week like never before.
#win #windows #win98 #win9x #defrag #it #nerd #nerdHistory #windows95 #ithistory #oldnerd #disk #monday #start #goodmorning #weekbegin #newweek
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Good morning Monday, let's start the new week like never before.
#win #windows #win98 #win9x #defrag #it #nerd #nerdHistory #windows95 #ithistory #oldnerd #disk #monday #start #goodmorning #weekbegin #newweek
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Do you like weird little #pico8 #puzzle #games?
I had an idea, and I made a little prototype. It's a sorting game inspired by the old Windows #defrag.
I think I might be onto something here - but I'd love your thoughts. I'm considering whether to grow it out of pico 8 into an actual browser or app thing, with a daily challenge, and maybe some other modes.
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Do you like weird little #pico8 #puzzle #games?
I had an idea, and I made a little prototype. It's a sorting game inspired by the old Windows #defrag.
I think I might be onto something here - but I'd love your thoughts. I'm considering whether to grow it out of pico 8 into an actual browser or app thing, with a daily challenge, and maybe some other modes.
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As we all know, defragmenting your data is no longer a thing on modern SSDs. It no longer speeds up anything, but rather hurts your memory cells. But yeah... it makes me kinda sad. Because it used to be one of the most satisfying things ever!
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Feeling nostalgic yet? https://defrag98.com/
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Feeling nostalgic yet? https://defrag98.com/
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Kun SSD-levyt korvasivat mekaaniset kiintolevyt, oikeastaan kaikki mahdollinen meni paremmaksi.
Mutta samalla menetettiin hypnoottinen kokemus kiintolevyn eheytyksen katselusta.
Nyt samaan tunnelmaan pääsee takaisin, eheytystä simuloivalla verkkosivustolla ❤️
https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2024/07/27/windows-kiintolevyn-eheytys-simulaattori
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Kun SSD-levyt korvasivat mekaaniset kiintolevyt, oikeastaan kaikki mahdollinen meni paremmaksi.
Mutta samalla menetettiin hypnoottinen kokemus kiintolevyn eheytyksen katselusta.
Nyt samaan tunnelmaan pääsee takaisin, eheytystä simuloivalla verkkosivustolla ❤️
https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2024/07/27/windows-kiintolevyn-eheytys-simulaattori
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Defrag 98: Revisit the sights and sounds of DOS filesystem maintenance
https://defrag98.com/
#windows #defrag #win98 #retro #+ -
Chickened out and decided to go the #dualboot route until I can make sure that I can get good performance out of my #Windows #VM in #Linux. But thanks to stupid "unmovable files" in my Windows #partition, I have to actually #defrag my #NVMe #SSD. It's going to take forever and it is very annoying. Thanks, #Microsoft. :pepe_g:
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Chickened out and decided to go the #dualboot route until I can make sure that I can get good performance out of my #Windows #VM in #Linux. But thanks to stupid "unmovable files" in my Windows #partition, I have to actually #defrag my #NVMe #SSD. It's going to take forever and it is very annoying. Thanks, #Microsoft. :pepe_g:
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4 year anniversary movie by tumer!
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Interesting:
“Flow State: Why Fragmented Thinking Is Worse Than Any Interruption”, Nick Moore (https://blog.stackblitz.com/posts/flow-state/).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40155713
#Flow #FlowState #Work #DeepWork #Productivity #Focus #Fragmentation #Defrag
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Interesting:
“Flow State: Why Fragmented Thinking Is Worse Than Any Interruption”, Nick Moore (https://blog.stackblitz.com/posts/flow-state/).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40155713
#Flow #FlowState #Work #DeepWork #Productivity #Focus #Fragmentation #Defrag
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Everything I Know About SSDs (2019)
https://kcall.co.uk/ssd/index.html
#ycombinator #SSD #MFT #Windows #Documentaton #NAND_flash #solid_state #file #data #cluster #page #block #defrag #delete #deletion #recovery -
After the huge success of #Nothing and #Something on #Steam, someone should clearly give a reimplementation of #Defrag a try. Best tool ever invented. https://manitu.social/@msdosreference/111767640465285666
