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What are the advantages of using Defrag.NSF over other general utilities, for example the defragmentation utility built into Windows?

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What are the advantages of using Defrag.NSF over other general utilities, for example the defragmentation utility built into Windows?

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A. Defrag.NSF has several advantages here. Being a Domino specific tool it actually runs as a server task and therefore can be configured to function at an individual Domino database level rather than over an entire disk. As a database oriented utility you have the ability to generate reports, action tasks and schedule run times alongside other Domino maintenance tasks such as Compact and Fixup, all integrated and configured from within the Defrag.NSF Technical Settings document. In addition, Defrag.NSF can also be configured to pre-allocate contiguous free-space in your database, creating headroom for growth to help prevent scattering data to random sectors of the disk. This helps in delaying the onset of further fragmentation during write operations.