Okay to defrag Windows registry on an SSD?

They are, if you use a good one to stop software rot (but that's for another thread as it's a controversial topic). I'll pass on this. Thanks for the advice Jon.
 


Here is a preview of what the program is like. I check the files before it deletes them and unselect any I'm skeptical about. It's a good program for tweaking context menus. It can delete redundant registry items, and cleanin them up. There was just an option saying

"Over time a bloated registry with a lot of empty space in it can slow down the boot time as well as performance as a whole. This program will rebuild and re-index your registry to eliminate structural mistakes and corruption. After defragmentation your registry will acuire linear structure which will reduce application response time and registry access."

I thought that's a no-go on an SSD right? Also I wondered why MS doesn't have that kinda feature built in already. Is the registry one file or is it made up of lots of different files maybe text files. I might be okay to defrag it if it's one file and working inside it?? I have no idea. I'm really just trying to keep this install clean because I'm tired of re-formatting all the time and I'm gonna try and keep it going more then 4 months.
 
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Okay I did it and your right it was only like 70MB. I ran it again and it said the registry is fine and doesn't need compacting so it appears to have done something. Nice placebo effect :D
 
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