Read more here. Vrepair run time increases. Read more here. Open, closing and modifying files takes longer. Backup performance decreases.
Backup tapes store less and less data per tape.
Increasing delay times to load large applications like Microsoft Office. These are just a few of the problems solved by defragmenting and redistributing data on Netware volumes. Defragments Primary and Secondary Directory Tables. Defragments Primary and Secondary Extended Directory Tables. Defragments Block Suballocation Tables.