Adding 'noatime' to improve Linux disk performance

Linux uses timestamps to show when files were accessed or modified. This helps applications and programs with your operating system know when files or folders were last used. Applications and programs use this information the to perform tasks and colate information needed to perform their tasks.

File was last accessed (atime)
File was last modified (mtime)
File was last changed (ctime)

Open up your terminal wind and use the command in a directory.

ls -l

This as you can see lists the times of everything that was in the folder directory.

There are a few ways of making the changes

Editing the file /etc/fstab 

Disks application