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[VictorR]

have a Maxtor 6Yo6oLo with 2 partitions - C (23462MB) NTFS and D (35173MB) with FAT32 (8% free space)

C is 54% fragmented with 11% free space - so Defraggler works for more then an hour and when I'm back - same 54%!!! also % dropped while working bat then is back to 54%

D - same (42% defragmented after 8 hours)

Any suggestions?

[JackC]

VictorR, You may not like my recommendation but here goes: Your computer is really working extra hard and immediately I see a major obstacle; your free space is only 15% which is just not sufficient. I would recommend either deleting or moving files to a dedicated archive drive… you really need to reduce the content 50% or more. Your computer will be very happy and will show its gratitude. (Once that’s accomplished and as an option; if you have an active paging file you may want to move that to another drive.) Good Luck!

[DS1]

JackC, on Jun 30 2009, 11:55 PM, said:

VictorR, You may not like my recommendation but here goes: Your computer is really working extra hard and immediately I see a major obstacle; your free space is only 15% which is just not sufficient. I would recommend either deleting or moving files to a dedicated archive drive… you really need to reduce the content 50% or more. Your computer will be very happy and will show its gratitude. (Once that’s accomplished and as an option; if you have an active paging file you may want to move that to another drive.) Good Luck!

Well, my free space is 67% and I have the same problem. The program looks like it's doing something with the squares changing colors, but when it's finished, it shows the same amount fragmented. Now what?

[Aethec]

Are the fragmented files pagefile.sys, hiberfile.sys, C:\System Volume Information\ files, files beginning with an $, files from your antivirus, ...?

[DS1]

C:\System, C:\Users , but there are many others

[Andro7]

Just press analyse, then go to the "file list" tab, slect them all and press "defrag checked"
This way it only defrags the fragmented files, it goes a lot faster and it works

[ScottM]

VictorR, on Jul 1 2009, 12:05 AM, said:

have a Maxtor 6Yo6oLo with 2 partitions - C (23462MB) NTFS and D (35173MB) with FAT32 (8% free space)

C is 54% fragmented with 11% free space - so Defraggler works for more then an hour and when I'm back - same 54%!!! also % dropped while working bat then is back to 54%

D - same (42% defragmented after 8 hours)

Any suggestions?

I have a similar problem with Vista 64 bit and have plently of freespace, 65%. I've run defraggler several times today and the fragementation went from 22% to 35%. I've put defraggler several XP machines in the last few months with varying levels of free space and it runs great.

[Aethec]

Try disabling System Restore and then enable it. This will clear all your System Restore points and then create a new, theoretically non-fragmented one.