I get this after I defrag. my computer. I have tried doing it two times in a row to see if that would solve the still fragmented areas, with no improvement. Volume (C:) Volume size = 74.46 GB Cluster size = 4 KB Used space = 22.65 GB Free space = 51.80 GB Percent free space = 69 % Volume fragmentation Total fragmentation = 8 % File fragmentation = 17 % Free space fragmentation = 0 % File fragmentation Total files = 89,574 Average file size = 404 KB Total fragmented files = 6 Total excess fragments = 30 Average fragments per file = 1.00 Pagefile fragmentation Pagefile size = 3.99 GB Total fragments = 3 Folder fragmentation Total folders = 6,502 Fragmented folders = 1 Excess folder fragments = 0 Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation Total MFT size = 106 MB MFT record count = 96,992 Percent MFT in use = 89 % Total MFT fragments = 2 ---------------------- Fragments File Size Files that cannot be defragmented None Will Hughes

is your comp running slow? i wouldn't worry about it if its not running porrly. I dont know exacly how windows works, but i have a frag persentage after its done to Always back up...I JUST LOST 287 gigs entertainment!

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It ended up resolving itself. I had deleted some files and then it just started defragmenting the entire drive ok. Will Hughes

Ok, thanks for letting us know.