Too much defragmentation?

sizk · 09-13-2007, 02:50 AM

Is it true that defragmentation should not be done too often?
I'm not sure what "too often" means tho but some guy says he lost lots of datas because of it.

**oscaryu1** · 09-13-2007, 03:00 AM

Unless he had an power loss when defragging absolutely NO.

I defrag and disk cleanup every time I exit IE & Firefox. My computers usually get reformatted 5 times an month, I usually defrag until my HDD gets into the 40-50C area.

sizk · 09-13-2007, 03:08 AM

Alright, I thought so. Always try to keep the degree of defra below 1%.

>> I usually defrag until my HDD gets into the 40-50C
What is that? Temperature? Didn't know it has an inpact on it.

**oscaryu1** · 09-13-2007, 03:13 AM

At idle only the motor is spinning, it doesnt create as much heat as it does when reading and writing all the time.

I have PC Wizard 2007 to track my HDD temperatures.

sizk · 09-13-2007, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

I have PC Wizard 2007 to track my HDD temperatures.

I'll give this a try.

Thanks

lion149 · 09-13-2007, 03:50 AM

I personally would not suggest such extreme methods as "Oscaryu1" due to the fact that it will reduce the life of the hard drive significantly.

spanky · 09-13-2007, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lion149

I personally would not suggest such extreme methods as "Oscaryu1" due to the fact that it will reduce the life of the hard drive significantly.

ditto

**Cromewell** · 09-13-2007, 04:59 AM

A defrag once or twice a month is plenty. Running it any more than that is a bit excessive

sizk · 09-13-2007, 10:47 AM

Oh alright then.

Thanks

tomb08uk · 09-13-2007, 10:51 AM

Yes...cant belive anyone would formate a PC several times a month...... Takes too much time and not nedded.

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sizk Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 190	Too much defragmentation? Is it true that defragmentation should not be done too often? I'm not sure what "too often" means tho but some guy says he lost lots of datas because of it. Last edited by sizk; 09-13-2007 at 02:55 AM.

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oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 14 Posts: 10,640	Unless he had an power loss when defragging absolutely NO. I defrag and disk cleanup every time I exit IE & Firefox. My computers usually get reformatted 5 times an month, I usually defrag until my HDD gets into the 40-50C area. __________________ Q6600 P45-DS3R 2x 2GB AMPx DDR2-1066 CL5 Western Digital Caviar 8MB 160GB SATAII HIS Radeon HD4870 512MB PCI-E 2.0 w/ Zalman ZF1000 DVD Burner SATAII hec 600W Dual Rail PSU Gigabyte ATX Case

09-13-2007, 03:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 14 Posts: 10,640	At idle only the motor is spinning, it doesnt create as much heat as it does when reading and writing all the time. I have PC Wizard 2007 to track my HDD temperatures. __________________ Q6600 P45-DS3R 2x 2GB AMPx DDR2-1066 CL5 Western Digital Caviar 8MB 160GB SATAII HIS Radeon HD4870 512MB PCI-E 2.0 w/ Zalman ZF1000 DVD Burner SATAII hec 600W Dual Rail PSU Gigabyte ATX Case

09-13-2007, 03:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
lion149 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 374	I personally would not suggest such extreme methods as "Oscaryu1" due to the fact that it will reduce the life of the hard drive significantly. __________________ Rig#1: OS: XP Pro Sp3 CPU:Intel Quad Core Q6600 (2.40ghz) MB evga 750i HDD:250 gb 7200rpm RAM:2gb Kingston DDR2 667 GPU:EVGA 8600gts DDR3 256mb PSU:Apevia 500w Rig#2: Windows XP-Pentium 4HT 3.29ghz-160gb -2gb DDR2 667- EVGA 8600gt 512mb

09-13-2007, 04:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	A defrag once or twice a month is plenty. Running it any more than that is a bit excessive __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

09-13-2007, 03:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
sizk Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 190	Alright, I thought so. Always try to keep the degree of defra below 1%. >> I usually defrag until my HDD gets into the 40-50C What is that? Temperature? Didn't know it has an inpact on it.

09-13-2007, 10:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
sizk Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 190	Oh alright then. Thanks

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tomb08uk Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 836	Yes...cant belive anyone would formate a PC several times a month...... Takes too much time and not nedded. __________________ ..

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