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Disk Defragmentation

Official Documentation

  • Microsoft Docs on Disk Defragmentation
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  • Linux Kernel Documentation on File Systems
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  • Oracle Documentation on File System Administration
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Research Papers

  • "Defragmentation for Efficient Query Processing over Raw Data" by Ioannis Alagiannis et al. (2015)
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  • "Improving Disk I/O Performance on Linux" by Mingming Cao et al. (2005)
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Additional Online Resources

  • IBM Knowledge Center on Disk Fragmentation
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  • Red Hat Customer Portal on File System Fragmentation
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  • Symantec Tech Community on Disk Defragmentation
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Books

  • "Windows Internals, Part 1" by Pavel Yosifovich et al.
  • ISBN: 9780735684188

  • Provides detailed information about Windows file systems and disk management, including defragmentation.

  • "File System Forensic Analysis" by Brian Carrier

  • ISBN: 9780321268174

  • While focused on forensics, this book provides insights into file system structures and fragmentation.

  • "The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis" by Raj Jain

  • ISBN: 9780471503361
  • Includes discussions on disk performance and the impact of fragmentation.

For Deep Dive into Implementation

  • "Operating Systems: Design and Implementation" by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Albert S. Woodhull
  • ISBN: 9780131429383

  • Provides detailed explanations of file system implementation, including issues related to fragmentation.

  • "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" by Marshall Kirk McKusick et al.

  • ISBN: 9780321968975
  • Offers insights into FreeBSD's file system implementation and maintenance, including defragmentation considerations.

Standards

  • POSIX.1-2017 (IEEE Std 1003.1-2017)
  • While not directly addressing defragmentation, this standard defines file system operations that impact fragmentation.

  • Not freely available, but it's an authoritative source on standardized file system interfaces.

  • ISO/IEC 9945:2009 - Information technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX®)

  • This international standard is based on POSIX and includes specifications for file system operations.
  • Not freely available, but useful for understanding standardized file system interfaces that may impact fragmentation.