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Questions about LS710 and file fragmentation....?

Started by james301, October 01, 2025, 01:05:06 AM

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james301

Hello, I have a BUFFALO LinkStation 710 NAS. I am working on sorting out my music files. Getting rid of poor quality copies, changing folders, and editing the Metadata. I do this on my PC then I have been using Free File Sync to scan for changed files and copy, move, delete, rename, etc.. the backup on the NAS. I donated to Free Files Sync so I have the paid version which has the ability to use 'parallel file operations'. So far I have found that 3 parallel operations on the NAS drive seems the fastest (for moving and updating files), 6 parallel operations work good for very fast scanning for changed files (@ 180,000 files scanned for changes in less then a min.).
Just by sorting through the files causes the HD on my PC to become fragmented. I can imagine that syncing using 3 parallel operations would cause even more fragmentation on the NAS. (The last time I worked on the files I Changed, deleted, renamed/moved, edited the Metadata of @10 gigs of data. According to the Free File Sync program.) On a side note if you have never heard of Free File Sync I strongly recommend it. IT's FREE or up to you to donate (any amount), very easy to use, and a game changer to update snapshots of folders to your NAS.
https://freefilesync.org/

QUESTIONS:
Dose the LS710 do file defragmentation during maintenance?

Is this even something that I need to worry about?

Can I run some sort of monthly defragment tool?

How do I 'clean things up' like once a year or something like that?

Thanks,
-Jaz
- Owner of: LS-X3.0 and LS710DD8CA

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