I think I read that you are not supposed to defrag your partition that you keep backups on. Does defragging that partition make restore difficult? TIA srloren

I defrag all my partitions, and never had a problem all the years I have been doing it.

I use Microsoft On-line Safety Scanner http://safety.live.com/site/en-gb/d... This give options to defrag if required all partitions...

Perhaps I should clarify. I use the Backup and Restore software that comes with Windows XP Pro. I create it on a separate partition. While defragging I included this partition then thought about whether I was supposed to defrag or not. A little late. I have the option of doing another backup after running scandisc and defrag. I am really asking if anyone else has read about not defragging a a backup partition. Thanks again guys, just trying to keep my system in order. srloren

IMO Defrag is best used on partitions where files & folders are constantly opened, added, moved about, edited, copied or deleted, and not on partitions that merely hold backup or images. The latter rarely get fragmented. i_XpUser

Thanks XPUser...your advice makes sense as usual. Take care... srloren

XpUser isabsoultely correct. But to answer your question, it's ok to defrag a backup partition. It will not do any harm,