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| Thread ID: 39945 | 2003-11-22 21:17:00 | FILES that did not FRAGMENT | olldaddy76 (2539) | Press F1 |
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| 193898 | 2003-11-22 21:17:00 | What does this mean in terms of the efficiency of the computer and can you redo with any hope of succeeding the second time..... | olldaddy76 (2539) | ||
| 193899 | 2003-11-22 21:27:00 | "FILES that did not FRAGMENT" ?? If the files are not fragmented, there is no problem. That means the files occupy a contiguous area of the disk, giving optimum access speeds. I suspect however you actually meant the opposite, as in files that did not defragment. In this case the files are spread over more than one area of the disk, and are not in a single contiguous block of data. In terms of efficiency of the PC, it totally depends on what the files are. If they are accessed very often, there may be a marginal increase in access time, if they are seldom used it will never be noticed. Generally its unlikely to be very noticeable for mundane tasks performed on the computer. Tell us what the files are, and we might be able to assist further |
godfather (25) | ||
| 193900 | 2003-11-22 21:43:00 | I sometimes rerun the Windows defragmenter after some files have been reported as still being fragmented and it usually defrags them all the second time. If you wish to rerun defrag it will not hurt to do so. Note that it may report some folders remaining fragmented and there is not much you can do about this. | tommy (2826) | ||
| 193901 | 2003-11-22 22:36:00 | Thanks to you both.. Yes I did have incorrect the difference between Fragment and defragment and the files in question were 16 KB Documents and Local settings which did not defrag on the second time trying.....maybe you were lucky ........ |
olldaddy76 (2539) | ||
| 193902 | 2003-11-22 23:28:00 | The files were in use by windows probably so could not be released to defrag. 16 kB. Next to nothing, you would not expect any performance hit. Unless its a major (large, as in hundreds or thousands of kB) file that you access frequently, and in a manner that access speed would be a critical factor in overall performance, you will not see any effect from defrag. Defrag is a good thing to do, like changing the oil in your car. Just don't expect the car to go faster after the oil change. Make sure you dont use the PC for anything while its defragging. It can get upset, its like taking the car to the shops while changing the oil.... |
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