sprinty Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi Guys and Gals, I have used this very good defragger here for a while on my old puter. Now have a new laptop running windows 8.2. Windows 8.2 seems to create MANY fragmented files. The file "$Extend\$RmMetadata\$TxfLog\$TxfLog.blf" on my puter may be corrupted. It is fragmented and won't be defragged. The defragging stops at this file and won't proceed. Any ideas on what it is and how/if to delete it? Or how do I proceed past it ? I can't find this file on my laptop, it's hidden. Tx, Sprinty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek891 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hello Sprinty and welcome to the forum. First, do not delete this file, it is a system file that stores file information such as timestamps, read/write permissions and so on. Deleting it could lead to filesystem chaos and a non-working computer. This is why Microsoft has made it a hidden file. Second, I believe this file cannot be defragmented while Windows is running. Have you tried doing a boot time defrag with Defraggler? The instructions are here: http://www.piriform.com/docs/defraggler/defraggler-settings/boot-time-defrag Third, I found this link after doing a Google search. It gives instructions how to clean this file during system reboot: http://mydefrag.com/FAQSpecialFiles-HowDoIDefragmentCExtendRmMetadataTxfLogTopsTDATA.html However, since this is third party information, and I have never tested it (nor do I care to), proceed at your own risk! Please do not hold me accountable for any bad results! Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi Guys and Gals, Now have a new laptop running windows 8.2. Windows 8.2 seems to create MANY fragmented files. The file "$Extend\$RmMetadata\$TxfLog\$TxfLog.blf" on my puter may be corrupted. It is fragmented and won't be defragged. The defragging stops at this file and won't proceed. Any ideas on what it is and how/if to delete it? Or how do I proceed past it ? I can't find this file on my laptop, it's hidden. Tx, Sprinty Beta Applications are NOT supported by Piriform Beta operating systems will probably be severely damaged From where did you get Windows 8.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 25, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2014 Third, I found this link after doing a Google search. It gives instructions how to clean this file during system reboot: http://mydefrag.com/FAQSpecialFiles-HowDoIDefragmentCExtendRmMetadataTxfLogTopsTDATA.html However, since this is third party information, and I have never tested it (nor do I care to) It's from the same developer who made JkDefrag, fully trustworthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek891 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 It's from the same developer who made JkDefrag, fully trustworthy! Silly me! If I had followed the link to the home page, the name J.C. Kessels is right there! You learn something new every day. Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Maybe he means 6.2 which is Windows 8, Alan! winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL_PuSHeR Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 He probably means Win 8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 There is an 8.2 on the way, it may become 9.0, I think it has a name "Threshold" - but that was yesterday and today I forget. Perhaps we have been visited by a Beta Tester because Microsoft want to make their next version of Windows compatible with Piriform's range of products Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek891 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 The last thing I read was that Microsoft was skipping the 8.2 version and going straight to the 9.0 release. Reported timelines vary, from a wildy optimistic April 2014 to a more likely January 2015. Maybe Sprinty could elaborate on exactly what he has and where he obtained it. Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL_PuSHeR Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Another fine derrailed thread, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted January 25, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2014 Another fine derrailed thread, heh. I agree, go back to the subject and stop discussing what was obviously a typo 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...
Derek891 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 To follow up on post #2, I opened an elevated command prompt and entered "fsutil resource info c:\" and found the space used by Tops was 368MB. Then I entered "fsutil resource setautoreset true c:\" and exited. After a system restart, there was about 30 seconds of high disk activity. Then I entered the first command again and found the space used by Tops was 2MB. So this command does clean out the Tops data file, whether or not it is defragmented in the process is another issue. Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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