Monitors are getting thinner, CPUs are becoming faster, and software is getting easier to use. But one aspect of computing that remains the same is hard disk fragmentation. Our OSs-for various reasons-are failing to store files in contiguous disk space and are instead tossing parts here and there, filling in disk gaps willy-nilly. Our poor hard disks have to read portions of files scattered all over the platter, rather than reading files in smooth, continuous motions.
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