ocr: HARD DISK FRAGHENTATIUN what it is, how to spot it and how to remedy it. by Mark Findlay Sysop, Home Dba (202) 488-4709 While hard disks are no longer considered "luxury" items, they still represent a significant inuestment to your system both in terms of money and the value of the data they hold. Hard drives have normal life expectancies of several years, yet one should still make every effort to extend that life whenever possible. One of the effects of regular hard disk usage is tragmentation. Fragmentation not only slows the performance of your drive, but also ages your drive by requiring i ...