October 30, 200916 yr I defragmented using XP's utility. Then if I run "analyze" again it still says "You should defragment this volume." Here's the report:Volume XP-1 (C:) Volume size = 298 GB Cluster size = 4 KB Used space = 14.04 GB Free space = 284 GB Percent free space = 95 %Volume fragmentation Total fragmentation = 11 % File fragmentation = 23 % Free space fragmentation = 0 %File fragmentation Total files = 33,749 Average file size = 493 KB Total fragmented files = 2 Total excess fragments = 17 Average fragments per file = 1.00Pagefile fragmentation Pagefile size = 2.00 GB Total fragments = 1Folder fragmentation Total folders = 2,498 Fragmented folders = 1 Excess folder fragments = 0Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation Total MFT size = 59 MB MFT record count = 36,359 Percent MFT in use = 59 % Total MFT fragments = 2I can defragment again and again but volume fragmentation remains in the double digits, but there are NO files listed as fragmented. What's going on? Edited October 30, 200916 yr by Phenomic
October 30, 200916 yr there are NO files listed as fragmentedTotal fragmented files = 2*that seems contradictorysince it appears to be estimating @ 3.23GB of fragmented space caused by 2 files: do you have a full system backup sitting on the C or did you copy all the cab files over with your install?Maybe some other very large file it cant touch (encrypted files maybe a DB backup, seems too small a number of files with a large footprint to be restore points)
October 30, 200916 yr Author aaaah good catch, the hibernation file was in 2 fragments. I used Sysinternals pagedfrg.exe and it's fixed -- thank you!I had made a change to UMA+sideport memory in BIOS and maybe Windows re-adjusted hibernation file to match total memory(?)
October 30, 200916 yr I would rather recommend a third party software for optimal defragmentation. For Windows XP, SmartDefrag from IOBIT.com is recommended. You install it, set it to auto, and forget about defragmentation. Even during a manual scan, it does not slow down the machine - a problem with XP's default defragmentation program.For pagefile defragmentation, you can use PageDefrag.Ever since I installed these two on my machine, I never had any problems with HDD speed.Check them out - you'll be a happy user. --Best Regards,DreamsCentralTwitter: @DreamsCentralSigned: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 12:14:29 AM IST
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