Getting the Most Performance out of Spinning Hard Drives, Part 2: How to Optimize File Placement for Top Speed

OWC Blog – 8.7.24

As discussed in my previous article, hard drive speed becomes progressively slower as capacity utilization of the drive increases, with the drive speed ultimately being cut in half by the time the drive is full.

Source: Getting the Most Performance out of Spinning Hard Drives, Part 2: How to Optimize File Placement for Top Speed