Defragmetation

danthrax

danthrax

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My computer was running quite slow the other day so I cleaned up some junk files and analyzed the C: drive with Piriform's Defraggler.

It was 44% fragmented with a total of 39.9Gb worth of fragmented files. So I ran the Defragmenter which took a very long time to complete, and when it was done there was still 39.1Gb of fragmented files. I looked at the file list and there was a couple extremely large files that were fragmented that took up most of this 39.1Gb. I am not sure what this means and am wondering if someone could help me out with that.

Every previous defragmentation I have ran has defragmented everything, and there were never any extremely large files like this one, usually just 5-10Gb of fragmented files.

I am wondering if this possibly means that my hard drive is going out or something like that? Either way, any advice is appreciated, thank you.
 
What were the large files? Typically it means that the files were in use so it couldn't defrag them. Try running it without using your computer, and close out of any programs and processes that you don't need, then try running it again.
 
[-0MEGA-];1481234 said:
What were the large files? Typically it means that the files were in use so it couldn't defrag them. Try running it without using your computer, and close out of any programs and processes that you don't need, then try running it again.
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Basically run it in safe mode, or am I misinterpreting.
 
There are 5 Large files:

1) C:\System Volume Information
2) C:\System Volume Information
3) C:\System Volume Information
4) C:\System Volume Information
5) C:\
^This one's file name is pagefile.sys but C:\ is all there is for the file path

I have ran it while not using the computer and with all programs/processes not running.
 
System volume information is your system restore points. I would just turn off system restore to delete the restore points and then reenable it if you have no issues with your system cause once you do this, you won't be able to restore to an earlier time.
 
What OS are you running?

I use Defraggler on my XP Home SP3 desktop and it works great... it will defrag any file I can throw at it, no matter how huge.

I also use Defraggler on my mom's Vista Basic SP2 laptop and no matter what I do, I cannot get it to defrag files bigger than a couple of GB (video, system restore, disc images, etc.) Windows built-in defragger won't touch them, either. I gave up trying.
 
OvenMaster said:
What OS are you running?

I use Defraggler on my XP Home SP3 desktop and it works great... it will defrag any file I can throw at it, no matter how huge.

I also use Defraggler on my mom's Vista Basic SP2 laptop and no matter what I do, I cannot get it to defrag files bigger than a couple of GB (video, system restore, disc images, etc.) Windows built-in defragger won't touch them, either. I gave up trying.
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Using Vista Home Premium SP2. It is strange because these huge files never used to exist and it would defrag everything, now they're all of a sudden there!
 
That's system restore... raping your hard drive as usual! :P

I personally turn it off and never use it. I can afford to reformat as i have all my important crap on a thumbdrive.
 
linkin said:
That's system restore... raping your hard drive as usual! :P

I personally turn it off and never use it. I can afford to reformat as i have all my important crap on a thumbdrive.
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Yeah I backed up everything on DV-R's and turned off system restore. I then defragged again and now it's golden!

Thanks for the advice guys. :good:
 
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