@ MrRon & MrG
When using "Defrag" or "Defrag Freespace" the result upon completion will frequently leave isolated or stranded used blocks on the drivemap and thus, I am assuming, on the actual drive. The "freespace" is not truly being defragged or "compacted". These stranded blocks are an issue as other files are saved to the drive and - much more importantly - as dynamic pagefile and/or MFT spaces grow these are by necessity fragmented around these stranded blocks.
Can this issue be addressed so that freespace is in fact defragged - or alternatively "compacted"...?
Full Version: Stranded Blocks
I was just coming to the board to post on this same issue. I've tried defragging several times and can't get my drivemap to be solid. It has a dozen or so mixed blocks scattered about. Any way to resolve this?
QUOTE (galileo @ Oct 8 2008, 09:58 AM) 
@ MrRon & MrG
When using "Defrag" or "Defrag Freespace" the result upon completion will frequently leave isolated or stranded used blocks on the drivemap and thus, I am assuming, on the actual drive. The "freespace" is not truly being defragged or "compacted". These stranded blocks are an issue as other files are saved to the drive and - much more importantly - as dynamic pagefile and/or MFT spaces grow these are by necessity fragmented around these stranded blocks.
Can this issue be addressed so that freespace is in fact defragged - or alternatively "compacted"...?
When using "Defrag" or "Defrag Freespace" the result upon completion will frequently leave isolated or stranded used blocks on the drivemap and thus, I am assuming, on the actual drive. The "freespace" is not truly being defragged or "compacted". These stranded blocks are an issue as other files are saved to the drive and - much more importantly - as dynamic pagefile and/or MFT spaces grow these are by necessity fragmented around these stranded blocks.
Can this issue be addressed so that freespace is in fact defragged - or alternatively "compacted"...?
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