Defragging Mac OS X hard drive

Defragging Mac OS X hard drive So I need to defragment the hard drive of my mac book so that boot camp will let me repartition it. I would like to avoid having to clone the drive and then clone it back. What are some good utilities for defragmenting (or any other tools that will help with the repartitioning problem).
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"David Iwanicki

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bert [Entry]

The question is, does OS X need a defragmenter. Mac OS9 did. I would say it can help if you have many large files (video etc.) or you are running low on disk space. For a starter Cocktail does a good work at maintenance (http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/index.ph...) although ti does not do defrag. You would need something like iDefrag (http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iDefrag....). I have tried iDefrag with good experience. But did I notice anything else than prettier defragement graphic bars? Not really, or someone else may have different experience. Take a read here about defragement and OS X: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-103...

bert [Entry]

I have found that Onyx is an excellent app for keeping my Macs in top shape. It's also free, which helps. There are many little tweaks in there that will get your system running as well as it can. Hope it helps.

bert [Entry]

I ran into the same situation before myself - Bootcamp needs enough contiguous free space in order to partition the drive - I used idefrag, it worked well

bert [Entry]

I am using Fusion to run Windows as a virtual machine. This may be one option for you - instead of buying a defrag program, buy VMware fusion. you can download a trial version (30 days) that can get you up and running at no cost immediately. If you don't like it you can still go back to your original idea