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How do you defrag and remove cookies on Ubuntu [duplicate]

I would like to know how you defragment and remove cookies on Ubuntu.
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Why is defragmentation unnecessary?

Why is defragmenting unnecessary in Ubuntu?
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Why I'm seeing a lock besides the partition I'm trying to modify with gparted?

I wanted to create more space for Ubuntu on my hard disk in favor of my Windows partition. I booted the livecd and resized the NTFS partition to 100 GB. Then I wanted to resize my Ubuntu (ext4) ...
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Do I need to defrag EXT file systems? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why is defragmentation unnecessary? I've been told that EXT file systems don't need to be defreagged because of the way they handle writes. Is this true? Would I benefit from ...
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How can I completely defragment ext4 filesystem

I want all my files in an ext4 filesystem not fragmented because of reasons. Sadly e4defrag (advised here: How to defrag an ext4 filesystem) fails to defragment several files. What are my ...
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I need to defragment external HDD on Kubuntu [duplicate]

I need to defragment external HDD. I use Kubuntu 16.04.6 LTS. Is there a defragmenting tool to do that or should I go to a friend with Windows? Or maybe a Windows tool that works via Wine?
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Nvidia 331 driver, Ubuntu 14.04 and Wine - lags, fps drops and surprising, temporary boost

I experience weird fps drops while playing games, mostly with Wine. Some tested games: Hearthstone - fps drops happens pretty often; interesting fact is that while browsing cards every page needs ...
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HOw to clean up and fine tune Ubuntu [duplicate]

Are there any tools to clean and fine tune Ubuntu? My computer has become slow. I am using Chrome, Chromium and Firefox Running an Intel NUC. Specs: 16GB RAM 128GB SSD
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22.04 LTS takes minutes to load, Firefox then takes minutes to be usable, plus browsers really slow on certain pages. Anything I can do?

I have a 10 year old HP laptop. Despite a fresh install of 22.04 LTS, it takes minutes to boot before I can log-in, Firefox takes minutes before I can type (I can see pages, but can't use the browser),...
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Fragmentation of files [duplicate]

I am seeing declines in performance. Is there a disk or file defragmentation utility for Ubuntu? If so, where can I get it? Thank you.
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