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<blockquote data-quote="spiderwheels" data-source="post: 596125" data-attributes="member: 99116">After my data partition got ridiculously fragmented (63%) after just a few months while being only 25% full I thought I might move the timeshift buffer to a partition on its own.But before I do, how does timeshifting utilise files? 1 - If it simply allocates new files as it records more information and deletes old files when they go out of date then this would get fragmented and a separate partition might be a good idea.2 - However, if the timeshift buffer reuses files it has already allocated then, apart from the initial allocation of those files, it will not be subject to fragmentation and a separate partition won't be needed.Is it 1 or 2?Thanks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="spiderwheels, post: 596125, member: 99116"] After my data partition got ridiculously fragmented (63%) after just a few months while being only 25% full I thought I might move the timeshift buffer to a partition on its own. But before I do, how does timeshifting utilise files? 1 - If it simply allocates new files as it records more information and deletes old files when they go out of date then this would get fragmented and a separate partition might be a good idea. 2 - However, if the timeshift buffer reuses files it has already allocated then, apart from the initial allocation of those files, it will not be subject to fragmentation and a separate partition won't be needed. Is it 1 or 2? Thanks :) [/QUOTE]

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