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Disk defrag
Name: kolias Date: January 13, 2006 at 14:21:41 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: P41.3/384
Comment:
I find the disk defrag utility on WindowsXP Home Edition very slow (I have a 40GB disk with 25GB free space, P4 1.3, 384 Mb RAM). It can take up to 50 minutes to finish. Are there any configuration settings on this utility? Is there any other free utility available? Thank you
Name: XpUser Date: January 13, 2006 at 15:26:52 Pacific
Reply:
Is this your first defrag? If not when did you last defrag the HD? Were you defragging while running applications?
i_XpUser
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Response Number 2
Name: hansel Date: January 13, 2006 at 22:53:31 Pacific
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If u defrag regularly it will not take long each time, Also run a disk cleanup and chkdsk bfore the defrag. Here's a utility u cud download instead of using the XP defragger, its faster, the full version gives you some nice scheduling features- http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207
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Response Number 3
Name: bobby_in Date: January 14, 2006 at 04:32:40 Pacific
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stop defrag...it's not wise if u don't knw much abt computer...it'll only develop bad cluster on ur hard drive...bobby
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser Date: January 14, 2006 at 04:43:21 Pacific
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it'll only develop bad cluster on ur hard drive
Says who? Show us the link(s)
i_XpUser
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Response Number 5
Name: wanderer Date: January 15, 2006 at 16:16:16 Pacific
Reply:
more internet misinformation.
defragmenting never develops bad sectors any more than using the disk does since bad sectors is a physical issue.
guess bobby_in never read what happens to ntfs if you never defrag....
Where do these halfbaked ideas come from anyway?
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Summary: Type in Dfrg.msc from the Run dialog box or the Command Prompt. Disk Defragmentor is found in the System Tools area: Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmentor. Or, Start, Search, ...
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