paulo500 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I downloaded defraggler because it now has the Boot Time defrag option. If i enable this setting, shouldn't defraggler start the defrag process on my drives completely just before windows starts? This process should take a good chunk of time (depending on the HDD size). But all I get is a quick defrag session which lasts about 10 seconds or so, then continues on to the windows login screen. What is it defragging?? Am I missing a setting someplace in the defraggler options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted December 22, 2010 Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2010 I think (??unsure though??) the boot time defrag ONLY defrags the "untouchable files" (Page files, maybe sysrestore points etc) ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zwab Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I bumped a slightly older thread earlier where it supposedly doesn't work because it starts momentarily and then continues to login screenm the reason I bumped was because at first the problem was reported with win7, as a new OS I imagined there would be issues with it and that others would think along the same line, yet I had the same issue on win XP SP3 which I felt had to be mentioned to make sure it wasn't an OS exclusive issue, having read Nergal's explanation, I think he is correct, as it would make sence since the whole idea of boot time programmes is to bypass protection that would be there when the whole OS has properly booted, so it can target the protected files that normally would be inaccesible, this would also make sence as defraggler before I made it do a proper defrag (which I did after a boot time) shows my pagefiles in 2 seperate chunks rather than scattered all over, and my MFT is altogethor on the top row of the diagram. In the end Nergal may be incorrect, but I'm just saying his explanation makes logical sence to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo500 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Would be nice, then, if future iterations of Defraggler allows you to select either an "untouchable files" only, or full system scan for Boot time defrag prior to windows login. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Defraggle Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 full system scan for Boot time defrag prior to windows login. What's the advantage of being unable to login whilst it's defragging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Defraggler's Boot Time Defrag doesn't defragment every file at boot time; it only defrags the usually locked files such as pagefile.sys. I think that the files that are defragmented at boot-time are the same as those done by PageDefrag. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr don Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 I think (??unsure though??) the boot time defrag ONLY defrags the "untouchable files" (Page files, maybe sysrestore points etc) Nergal, as far as I know, you are correct. When I last checked the files being defragged on boot time, it seemed only a few files were being defragged. On further inspection, it appeared to be files that were normally locked. This is why it only takes seconds, because it is only a few files being defragged. * I do not know if this includes system restore points, because I have them off at the moment while I test a few things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 * I do not know if this includes system restore points, because I have them off at the moment while I test a few things. I assume you're talking about defragging in Vista or Windows 7. System Restore points aren't locked during normal use they simply have very restrictive permissions settings. As such Defraggler will not/cannot touch them during any stage of computer use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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