Defrag...

[fracturedInfinity]

I'm defragging a couple computers, but the Windows disk defragmenter seems to be taking the fragmented files and defragmenting them into a defragmented fragment (it gathered the little red lines up and combined them into a big red line).

Does anyone know how to get them to turn blue? :panic :mazy :sob

[fracturedInfinity]

:thinking

Maybe I'll try some Visine. It gets the red out, right?

:scratch

[Faithful Servant]

Did the defrag process complete?

[fracturedInfinity]

Did the defrag process complete?

Yes. By about the 30th time of running the defrag, it seems to have finally defragged all the files. I think I'm going to run a scan on the disk to see if maybe it's dying.

Although, I did the same thing on a similar laptop and the scan came back ok. It kinda seems like the Windows Defrag doesn't work that well.

I wouldn't recommend IBM x41 Tablet PCs or Hitachi's 2.5 inch half size hard drives to anyone. They don't seem to be rugged enough for as portable as the Tablet PC is.

[Faithful Servant]

Windows defrag is very basic and does not do a good job. I would recommend downloading the full version demo of O&O Defrag.
http://www.oosoftware.de/home/en/download/current/oodefragpro/

Install
Start O&O
Select continue with testing
When the box comes up with choices for One Button Defrag hit cancel
Go to File/Options
Click Tuning
Bullet in Use all available resources
Bullet in Sequential
Check in Layout.ini
Click Ok
Exit O&O
Start O&O
Select continue with testing
When the box comes up with choices for One Button Defrag hit cancel
Highlight your drive
Right click drive, select Space
When 100%, reboot
Start O&O
Select continue with testing
When the box comes up with choices for One Button Defrag hit cancel
Highlight your drive
Right click and select Complete/Name (this may take 2-3 hours depending on the size of your drive)
When 100% complete, reboot
Start O&O
Select continue with testing
When the box comes up with choices for One Button Defrag hit cancel
Click File/Options
Click Offline Defragmentation
Bullet Execute once during next system startup
Highlight your drive
Click Activate
Click Apply
Click Ok
Exit O&O
Reboot
It will complete an offline defrag, rather quickly

Do this once a month if you choose to purchase O&O.

I have had great results with this defrag program.


Disclaimer: Backup, Backup, Backup....:lol2 Do this at your own risk....

[fracturedInfinity]

It will complete an offline defrag, rather quickly

Do this once a month if you choose to purchase O&O.

I have had great results with this defrag program.


Disclaimer: Backup, Backup, Backup....:lol2 Do this at your own risk....

Thanks for the info! I'll file that away in my "useful information" spot.

I'm not too worried about backing up these machines. We tell our users to never save anything to the local computer and provide network locations for them to save to.

So if one them then dies, just replace the hard drive and rebuild it from the image. Voila! Good as new. :)

[Pacman]

the Windows disk defragmenter

The default defrag tool in Windows is terrible, as Faithful Servant noted.

I like Auslogics Disk Defrag (http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag). Very fast, straightforward, and free.

[HiHopes]

I have an Defrag issue I can't seem to get around.
I have XP.
Now, when I go to Defrag (using MS Defrager that came with the CPU), I get a window that says, Using Disk Defragmenter, and gives instructions. When I click on 'Open Disk Defragmenter', I get a mesage that says 'Cannot Display this Page', and there's no place to go from that. Any ideas on how to get my original instructions back with directions that actually take me to where you can perform the operation? I've performed 'System Restore' but that didn't work (could go back only 2-3 mos). I know reloading Windows will probably work, but I'm hoping there's a box buried somewhere that I could just check, or uncheck.

[fracturedInfinity]

HiHopes,

None of that sounds familiar to me.

How are you getting to disk defragmenter?

You can get there either by Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenter

or

Double click on My Computer -> right click on the drive you want to defrag (most likely c: ) -> choose Properties -> click on the Tools tab -> click on the Defragment Now button

You can also do it from a command prompt. Start -> Run -> type cmd and click ok -> at the prompt, type "defrag c:" (without the quotes, to defrag your C drive)

See if any of those work. Also, have you updated your antivirus program and scanned for viruses lately?

[HiHopes]

Thanks fracturedInfinity...
Looks like it's working...
In the past I always went in thru Help and Support Center > Performance and Maintenance > Freeing up disk space > Defragmenting your hard drive
or through My Computer (which led me to the same dead end).
But I tried a route I hadn't tried, that you suggested, and it seems to be doing the trick (I'm 24% along right now).. again, thanks...
I haven't updated my anti-virus in some time,.. will do...