Defrag MFT?

[w64bit]

Is there such a thing as defrag MFT?

[therube]

When you searched, defragment the MFT on an NTFS disk, what were the outcomes?

(I've never done it. Do the links say there is some benefit? How about downsides?)

[void]

The MFT can become fragmented.

You can count the number of fragments in Everything:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Verbose.
• From the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Start Debug Logging.
• Type in the following search and press ENTER:
  
  /reindex c:
  
  where C: is the drive you wish to check.
• From the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Stop Debug Logging.
  ---This will open your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt in Notepad.
• Count the number of the following lines:
  
  mapping pair cluster offset: <offset>, cluster count: <cluster-count>, record count: <file-record-count> run: <remaining-runs>

There is software out there to defrag the MFT.
However, I do not recommend defragging the MFT.