Defragmentation method for a machine-readable storage device

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PATENT NO 8578123
APP PUB NO 20120331214A1
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13600620

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A defragmentation method includes the steps of: a) configuring a processor to determine a type of a target machine-readable storage device coupled electrically to the processor; b) configuring the processor to select, from among a plurality of pre-established defragmentation algorithms respectively for performing defragmentation on different types of machine-readable storage devices, a defragmentation algorithm that corresponds to the type of the target machine-readable storage device as determined in step a); and c) configuring the processor to perform defragmentation on the target machine-readable storage device according to the defragmentation algorithm as selected in step b).

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APACER TECHNOLOGY INC1F NO 32 ZHONGCHENG RD TUCHENG DIST NEW TAIPEI CITY

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Lee, Yu-Hsuan Taipei Hsien, TW 18 157

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