is there a defragmentation/disk managerment suite

[reideemed]

please help

[fancypiper]

I think maybe you need to understand the Linux filesystem as your question sounds like something associated with Windows.

Check out the Filesystems (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/filesys) NHFs.

My favorite file manager is mc.

[FoBoT]

what problem are you having?

there is a defrag program, but it is unlikely that you need it
http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0006.3/0406.html
http://www.silug.org/lists/silug-discuss/msg02090.html
http://linux.rice.edu/pipermail/rlug-discuss/2000-April/000128.html

> Relatedly, there's no defragging needed, right? I know (I think) that
> such a thing isn't needed for ext2fs when one has many small files, but
> my disk doesn't really fit that description.

That's correct. The Linux Filesystem (like most UNIX filesystems) are
actually designed (as opposed to thrown together) to resist fragmenting.
When the disk allocates space for a file, it tries to find a contiguous
space that is big enough. Failing that, it may split a file up into 2
fragments, but the performance cost here is negligible. It also
preallocates several blocks when you first create a file. If you still
want to defrag the disk, there is a defrag program available (I think
its called defrag). But it is probably not necessary.

[Dagda]

Go to love linux :D
my win box needs defraged atleast once a week