Disk Fragment Issue?

Jonnyboy · **Disk Fragment Issue? -** 02-14-2008, 18:14 | posts: 3,382 | Location: Florida

not long ago I started getting the message in the screen shot,which says disk defragment couldnt defragment certain files. but in the 2nd Screen Shot it shows that everything was defragmented,and I dont know why.

702Ferret · 02-14-2008, 19:46 | posts: 56 | Location: Norht Texas

I was too busy trying see the pic on your desktop

Animatrix · *Last edited by Animatrix; 02-15-2008 at 00:47.*

Not sure but i don't think Disk Defragmenter lists some of the system files it can't defrag, there are a few (paging files, event log files, and Registry hives). Try PageDefrag. See if Disk Defragmenter still reports any files after you have used PageDefrag on the system files. PageDefrag will reboot and do the defrag "off-line" before the system boots. PerfectDisk is one commercial defragger which also deals with system files, and other stuff like the MFT.

Edit: Oh and im not sure about hidden files and folders. Like if you don't have show hidden files and folders on will it show them in the report ? Not sure.

Lex Luthor · 02-15-2008, 03:29 | posts: 505 | Location: Dallas, Texas

Could you repost and move those windows out of the way so I can see....

I find Vista's defrag so slow...I think it always defrags the whole physical drive even if it's partitions (that's the only explanationI can come up with for defragging a 25ish gig OS install!)

Therefore I use Auslogics defrag, not the best but free ; )

Lex

Animatrix · 02-15-2008, 22:22 | posts: 6,852 | Location: Denmark

SP1 added the feature to pick partitions, stupid it wasn't like that from start.

yelsewshane · 02-15-2008, 22:28 | posts: 1,473

I agree heck with the silly defrag issue let's see this woman!

livesoft · 02-16-2008, 00:39 | posts: 159 | Location: Montreal, Canada

I had this issue but I just ignored it. I installed Diskeeper and try to defrag. I think it needed a boot-time defrag.

---TK--- · 02-16-2008, 00:51 | posts: 14,935 | Location: New Jersey, USA

yeah man get a unabeded screenshot of your desktop

Decane · 02-16-2008, 11:45 | posts: 5,000 | Location: Finland

My suggestion - don't worry about it. Way back when I still used the default Windows defragmenter, I used to get that message too, all the time as a matter of fact. Then, one day, it mysteriously disappeared. But it didn't take long before it reappeared again. I suggest just replacing the default defragmenter with, say, Diskeeper 7 Lite. That one gets the job done and doesn't annoy you with those kinds of messages. Never leaves anything fragmented, and it's faster too.

Jonnyboy · 02-22-2008, 10:07 | posts: 3,382 | Location: Florida

thanks for the advice decane i'll do that and let you know the turn out and heres what yall ask for may not be the way we really want it but here it is

Decane · 02-22-2008, 10:46 | posts: 5,000 | Location: Finland

Jonnyboy, please check your PMs.