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Hi
Could anyone please advise. I have run diskdefrag on my 40GB Dell machine
and noticed that quite a number of files won't defrag.

Examples are the windows\system32\config\software - this is the largest at
17mb.

I have a total of 112 fragmented files.

How can I eliminate these fragments.

Regards
Rob

"ROBERT BROOKS" <@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Could anyone please advise. I have run diskdefrag on my 40GB Dell machine
> and noticed that quite a number of files won't defrag.
>
> Examples are the windows\system32\config\software - this is the largest
at
> 17mb.

Some files are unmovable because they are in use, read-only, or system files
that cannot be moved. The best way to make sure you defrag the maximum
amount of files possible, is disable virtual memory (do not do this if you
have very little RAM on the system) while you defrag, and make sure you
don't have any user files that are set to "read only" attributes, and run
defrag in safe mode to minimize background tasks. In the end, there will
always be some files that will not be defragged. No reason to spend much
time worrying about them.

There are some files that won't defrag with the one included with windoz
(MFT). Download the trial version of Disk Keeper (free for 30 days) and
use it. It will defrag everything.

ROBERT BROOKS wrote:
>
> Hi
> Could anyone please advise. I have run diskdefrag on my 40GB Dell machine
> and noticed that quite a number of files won't defrag.
>
> Examples are the windows\system32\config\software - this is the largest at
> 17mb.
>
> I have a total of 112 fragmented files.
>
> How can I eliminate these fragments.
>
> Regards
> Rob

"ROBERT BROOKS" <@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:<KTZqc.12$>...
> Hi
> Could anyone please advise. I have run diskdefrag on my 40GB Dell machine
> and noticed that quite a number of files won't defrag.
>
> Examples are the windows\system32\config\software - this is the largest at
> 17mb.
>
> I have a total of 112 fragmented files.
>
> How can I eliminate these fragments.
>
> Regards
> Rob

You can always run defrag in Safe Mode.

"Spammer" <> wrote in message
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> There are some files that won't defrag with the one included with windoz
> (MFT). Download the trial version of Disk Keeper (free for 30 days) and
> use it. It will defrag everything.

I tired Diskeeper a few months back. Read some reviews about it, one said
how the program hangs your computer when it comes to defrag a large file.
Downloaded it anyway, to see what it was like. I got the problem where when
it came to defrag a movie, disk image, etc (any large file, 700+ mb), my
computer would hang.

Had to re-boot everytime, so uninstalled Diskeeper.
Anyone else experience this problem?

--
Global_Killa
"You're a victim of the rules you live by!"

http://punkthenation.tk

nope. try using it's scandisk at boot.

Global_Killa wrote:
>
> "Spammer" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > There are some files that won't defrag with the one included with windoz
> > (MFT). Download the trial version of Disk Keeper (free for 30 days) and
> > use it. It will defrag everything.
>
> I tired Diskeeper a few months back. Read some reviews about it, one said
> how the program hangs your computer when it comes to defrag a large file.
> Downloaded it anyway, to see what it was like. I got the problem where when
> it came to defrag a movie, disk image, etc (any large file, 700+ mb), my
> computer would hang.
>
> Had to re-boot everytime, so uninstalled Diskeeper.
> Anyone else experience this problem?
>
> --
> Global_Killa
> "You're a victim of the rules you live by!"
>
> http://punkthenation.tk

"Global_Killa" <> wrote in message
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> "Spammer" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > There are some files that won't defrag with the one included with windoz
> > (MFT). Download the trial version of Disk Keeper (free for 30 days) and
> > use it. It will defrag everything.
>
> I tired Diskeeper a few months back. Read some reviews about it, one said
> how the program hangs your computer when it comes to defrag a large file.
> Downloaded it anyway, to see what it was like. I got the problem where
when
> it came to defrag a movie, disk image, etc (any large file, 700+ mb), my
> computer would hang.
>
> Had to re-boot everytime, so uninstalled Diskeeper.
> Anyone else experience this problem?
>
> --
> Global_Killa
> "You're a victim of the rules you live by!"
>
> http://punkthenation.tk
>
I had a semi-similar experience with Diskeeper. When it got to my rather
large backup file, it would just stop and go no further with the following
error message:

"ScanFat: Scan aborted-Fatal error-file \\?\C\Backup of XP
drive\Backup of XP drive 3-24-03.qic"

I didn't have to reboot but what's the point of defragging if the program
stops (and you don't know where in the defrag process it stopped). E-mails
to Diskeeper (Executive Software) were not helpful at all. I still use it
but I don't defrag the drive the backup is on (it doesn't get much use
anyway so fragmenting is not that much of a problem).

Bearman

Was your drive's partition Fat?

bearman wrote:
>
> "Global_Killa" <> wrote in message
> news:c8knq7$6jt$...
> > "Spammer" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > There are some files that won't defrag with the one included with windoz
> > > (MFT). Download the trial version of Disk Keeper (free for 30 days) and
> > > use it. It will defrag everything.
> >
> > I tired Diskeeper a few months back. Read some reviews about it, one said
> > how the program hangs your computer when it comes to defrag a large file.
> > Downloaded it anyway, to see what it was like. I got the problem where
> when
> > it came to defrag a movie, disk image, etc (any large file, 700+ mb), my
> > computer would hang.
> >
> > Had to re-boot everytime, so uninstalled Diskeeper.
> > Anyone else experience this problem?
> >
> > --
> > Global_Killa
> > "You're a victim of the rules you live by!"
> >
> > http://punkthenation.tk
> >
> I had a semi-similar experience with Diskeeper. When it got to my rather
> large backup file, it would just stop and go no further with the following
> error message:
>
> "ScanFat: Scan aborted-Fatal error-file \\?\C\Backup of XP
> drive\Backup of XP drive 3-24-03.qic"
>
> I didn't have to reboot but what's the point of defragging if the program
> stops (and you don't know where in the defrag process it stopped). E-mails
> to Diskeeper (Executive Software) were not helpful at all. I still use it
> but I don't defrag the drive the backup is on (it doesn't get much use
> anyway so fragmenting is not that much of a problem).
>
> Bearman

"Wizard" <> wrote in message
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> Was your drive's partition Fat?
>
> bearman wrote:
> >
> > "Global_Killa" <> wrote in message
> > news:c8knq7$6jt$...
> > > "Spammer" <> wrote in message
> > > news:...
> > > > There are some files that won't defrag with the one included with
windoz
> > > > (MFT). Download the trial version of Disk Keeper (free for 30 days)
and
> > > > use it. It will defrag everything.
> > >
> > > I tired Diskeeper a few months back. Read some reviews about it, one
said
> > > how the program hangs your computer when it comes to defrag a large
file.
> > > Downloaded it anyway, to see what it was like. I got the problem where
> > when
> > > it came to defrag a movie, disk image, etc (any large file, 700+ mb),
my
> > > computer would hang.
> > >
> > > Had to re-boot everytime, so uninstalled Diskeeper.
> > > Anyone else experience this problem?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Global_Killa
> > > "You're a victim of the rules you live by!"
> > >
> > > http://punkthenation.tk
> > >
> > I had a semi-similar experience with Diskeeper. When it got to my
rather
> > large backup file, it would just stop and go no further with the
following
> > error message:
> >
> > "ScanFat: Scan aborted-Fatal error-file \\?\C\Backup of XP
> > drive\Backup of XP drive 3-24-03.qic"
> >
> > I didn't have to reboot but what's the point of defragging if the
program
> > stops (and you don't know where in the defrag process it stopped).
E-mails
> > to Diskeeper (Executive Software) were not helpful at all. I still use
it
> > but I don't defrag the drive the backup is on (it doesn't get much use
> > anyway so fragmenting is not that much of a problem).
> >
> > Bearman


No.

"bearman" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Wizard" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Was your drive's partition Fat?
> >
> > bearman wrote:
> > >
> > > "Global_Killa" <> wrote in message
> > > news:c8knq7$6jt$...
> > > > "Spammer" <> wrote in message
> > > > news:...
> > > > > There are some files that won't defrag with the one included with
> windoz
> > > > > (MFT). Download the trial version of Disk Keeper (free for 30
days)
> and
> > > > > use it. It will defrag everything.
> > > >
> > > > I tired Diskeeper a few months back. Read some reviews about it, one
> said
> > > > how the program hangs your computer when it comes to defrag a large
> file.
> > > > Downloaded it anyway, to see what it was like. I got the problem
where
> > > when
> > > > it came to defrag a movie, disk image, etc (any large file, 700+
mb),
> my
> > > > computer would hang.
> > > >
> > > > Had to re-boot everytime, so uninstalled Diskeeper.
> > > > Anyone else experience this problem?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Global_Killa
> > > > "You're a victim of the rules you live by!"
> > > >
> > > > http://punkthenation.tk
> > > >
> > > I had a semi-similar experience with Diskeeper. When it got to my
> rather
> > > large backup file, it would just stop and go no further with the
> following
> > > error message:
> > >
> > > "ScanFat: Scan aborted-Fatal error-file \\?\C\Backup of XP
> > > drive\Backup of XP drive 3-24-03.qic"
> > >
> > > I didn't have to reboot but what's the point of defragging if the
> program
> > > stops (and you don't know where in the defrag process it stopped).
> E-mails
> > > to Diskeeper (Executive Software) were not helpful at all. I still
use
> it
> > > but I don't defrag the drive the backup is on (it doesn't get much use
> > > anyway so fragmenting is not that much of a problem).
> > >
> > > Bearman
>
>
> No.
>
>

I take that back. The partition is FAT 32.

Bearman