Wii file fragmenting?

[Sharkbyte]

I was wondering if the wii has a possibility of getting fragmented just like windows XP and computers. My Wii now takes a long time to load the channels and to boot to the system menu. (30 seconds to load channels from the system settings) I have deleted channels and redownloaded channels from the shop channel in the past and i guess its catching up to my wii.

I have also erased save data and put save data on my wii over and over and I have the conclusion that it is fragmented.

I'm not sure if any homebrew makers have thought about making an app to defragment files/channel/save data on the wii, but it would be useful.

I don't know if such an app is possible to make.

[wiiztec]

Have you also noticed any graphical specks? particularly during particle effects like smoke etc.?

[wiiztec]

Slow loading of channels and graphical specks are both symptoms of an overheated Wii

[James0x57]

The thought that it could be fragmented is interesting.. I'm really not sure how neatly the Wii handles its memory and I haven't heard of any such tool.

[Link]

Fragmentation effects on a Wii are unlikely. On PCs you use magnetic harddrives. Those are being read by a read head which moves accross the spinning data container plate. If a file is fragmented it means data is scattered all over the drive. The read head must move multiple times to read a single file then which lowers the reading speed.

On a Wii fragmentation will most likely also occur just it won't harm it. A NAND flash can always be read at EVERY requested offset without any delay. Thus fragmentation yes, fragmentation effects no. Basically defragmenting would harm the NAND. A flash is not designed to be read and written too often which happens 100s of times during defragmenting! Windows 7 for example will refuse defragmenting SD cards, flash drives or SSDs because of exactly that reason.

[James0x57]