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What kind of data copy will decrease file fragmentation?

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ONTAP 9

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Among the below,  only (3)(4)(5) will help in decreasing File fragmentation.
(1) volume clone + split
(2) snapmirror (type=DP)
(3) snapmirror (type=XDP)
(4) ndmpcopy
(5) CIFS copy

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