[codetrotter]

Speaking of seeking, if the data was laid out sequentially on disk, and the computer was not accessing any other files on the disk in question (spinning disks for movies and other data, SSD or m.2 for OS itself), then it would be very silent. But my impression is that a lot of the time we end up with files fragmented more than what is desirable. That's another wish of mine, that I would have a system that would keep this in mind and which would be better tuned to my use. Maybe one day.

[kasabali]

> if the data was laid out sequentially on disk, and the computer was not accessing any other files on the disk in question (spinning disks for movies and other data, SSD or m.2 for OS itself), then it would be very silent

That's not true. Even a spinning sound of a 5400 rpm disk makes quite loud.

Whether you can hear it due to casing or distance is another matter. Most of the time fan noise will make you ignore it. When fan is not spinning I can hear laptop drives clearly.

[rbinv]

Windows had (has?) a defrag tool for this purpose. With SSDs, it's not an issue.

[srtjstjsj]

Windows 10 had a bug this year where it defragged the SSD (yes) on every boot instead of once a month.

[7v3x3n3sem9vv]

Wow first I've heard of this, do you have a source? I'd like to read more about it.