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Re: auto defrag or disable it?
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
13 Years Ago
by finito
Defrag
is good for your computer, to keep it responsive. Defragging like any I/O on the hard drive increases wear and tear, but that is something you have to accept. You must accept that with windows comes great errors.
windows xp
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
13 Years Ago
by danmcphail
defrag
disk will not start,please help
Re: Can't de-frag-men-tize!
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
16 Years Ago
by willcomp
Defrag
should always be run in Safe Mode otherwise it may have trouble starting and/or will restart before finishing resulting in an endless loop.
Re: Help! Everything Has Become Choppy...
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by dlh6213
Defrag
is safe, it won't destroy your files. Here are ….htm[/url] [url]http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/how-tos/
defrag
-faq.html[/url] You should probably run ScanDisk too. They…
Re: Shut Down won't power off computer
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
20 Years Ago
by inphoenix
Defrag
??????????? This is a new system w/new hard drives?????????
Re: Occasional freezing on the PC
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by Dallas2009913
defrag
, spyware scan, scan for errors on windows and drive, and jeez 128mb of ram on XP i dont know how you do it, i had 256mb on a computer and it was extremely slow, if you upgrade that ram, you would b suprised at how much faster it goes, especially if u go up to 512 ddr.
Re: Defragmenting Windows 98's Partition with Windows XP (Dual-boot)
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
18 Years Ago
by Catweazle
Defrag
away!
Re: Put memory in my computer and now it doesn't work
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
14 Years Ago
by plut0564
Defrag
it once you get it up and running again. Cheers, Jim
Re: Logical block address out of range???
Hardware and Software
Hardware
12 Years Ago
by dimsums
Defrag
your hard drive first, then try burning as a lower speed.
Defrag and Safe Mode problems
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
14 Years Ago
by bunnyfugger
…patched) and noticed earlier today that when I opened Windows
Defrag
and clicked the Analyze button for my C: drive,… Unfazed, I clicked the defragment button and performed a
defrag
as usual. Just to check that things had gone well… My questions are: Has anyone a solution for the
defrag
problem? and Has anyone seen this safe mode problem before…
Re: defrag problem
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by DMR
… changes to the contents/structure of your disk while
defrag
is running,
defrag
will quite often detect the changes and restart its… beginning. (Things like anti-virus software often interfere with the
defrag
process.)
Re: Defrag and Safe Mode problems
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
14 Years Ago
by caperjack
3-4 min is not a long wait for safe mode to come up ,wait a little longer , also a good free 3rd party
defrag
is defraggler ,by the makers of ccleaner another great free program ..you could try it and then check win
defrag
for same message after !
Re: Defrag and Safe Mode problems
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
14 Years Ago
by bunnyfugger
… and, as you correctly point out, it's solved my
defrag
problem (Yay;-). It was actually hiberfil.sys which caused the… in power options and Hey Presto! - no more problem. Windows
defrag
now reports, "No need to defragment this volume"…
Re: Defrag and Safe Mode problems
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
14 Years Ago
by caperjack
… and, as you correctly point out, it's solved my
defrag
problem (Yay;-). It was actually hiberfil.sys which caused the… in power options and Hey Presto! - no more problem. Windows
defrag
now reports, "No need to defragment this volume"…
defrag problem
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by cbk
…. And had a problem with using the maintenance wizard to
defrag
and clean up hard drive. It kept restarting itself and… I had to
defrag
in "safe mode" However everytime I use the…
Re: defrag problem
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by Catweazle
… can tell you this! The absolute best way to use
Defrag
is to press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <… task' everything except systray and explorer before you run the
Defrag
tool. That way all of the background programs and services…
Re: Defrag and Safe Mode problems
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
14 Years Ago
by jbennet
Are you low on disk space? It cant
defrag
if you have less than (10%?) free space. Remember the system reserves enough space for the hibernation file as the total amount as your installed ram. And as for 3rd party defraggers, ive got diskkeeper (came with laptop) which seems to run fine (better than the vista one anyway, which is atrocious)
Re: Defrag and Safe Mode problems
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
14 Years Ago
by bunnyfugger
…=jbennet;1056490]Are you low on disk space? It cant
defrag
if you have less than (10%?) free space. Remember the…
Defrag Mac hard drive
Hardware and Software
macOS
12 Years Ago
by stevenros
… 10.6 user. One of my friends suggested me to
defrag
my drive in order to optimize mac performance. My friend… Mac support , it says that there is no need to
defrag
Mac OSX ie; 10.6. We should go for it…
Re: defrag problem
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by caperjack
When i use win98 i always used this program to shutdown all the programs running before i did a
defrag
in normal mode . [url]http://www.docsdownloads.com/enditall.htm[/url]
Re: defrag problem
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by cbk
… your advice, I closed all programs and was able to
defrag
in normal mode. However I believe I was "hijacked…
Re: Defrag Mac hard drive
Hardware and Software
macOS
12 Years Ago
by stevenros
[QUOTE=jingda;1558539]Don't do this. What your friend say is wrong[/QUOTE] I used a third party tool to
defrag
Mac OSX. The application shown the status of my 500 GB disk which was fragmented very badly . After running the software, it improved my Mac performance by 7% (Approx). I think its worth using Mac defragmentation software.
Defrag Problem
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by bdinglis
I am having a problem trying to defragrament my disk. I run ChkDsk and the new Scandisk, Windows XP has a new program to replace Scan disk, but when I try to
defrag
it is back to square 1. So how can I trick Xp to run after I have done everything possible for it to run??
Defrag OSX 10.3.9
Hardware and Software
macOS
18 Years Ago
by sweet*e*gma
Is it necessary to
defrag
my G5, OSX 10.3.9? If so, how do I do it? And, will this help the forever rolling, "hour-glassing" problem? TIA
Defrag XP ., REGULAR VS SAFE MODE
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
17 Years Ago
by djm123
Why would someone say to
defrag
in safe mode vs REGULAR MODE? The issue stemmed from an APPICIATON error which I MAY not have have now What function key do I hit to do this???????? SAFE mode??? Whats the difference in the two, what does safe do that the other does not?
Re: Defrag XP ., REGULAR VS SAFE MODE
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
17 Years Ago
by fry
… is nothing running in the background to interfere with the
defrag
process.
Re: Defrag = loss of 38GB??
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
15 Years Ago
by GrimJack
[URL="http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=16497&pid=108162&st=0&#entry108162"]This[/URL] thread may give you some ideas on what to look for. They mention something about deleting 'system restore points' after the
defrag
. Take a look.
Can't Defrag and Download Vista
Hardware and Software
Information Security
14 Years Ago
by Frozo[BW]
… Edition, Dell, Vostro 200 , 1012 MB RAM I can not
defrag
my computer. Everytime i scan for my computer to be…
defrag
it says that operating system and be improved. then i …click
defrag
after a few mins same message pops ups. Also everytime…
Another Defrag Problem
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
19 Years Ago
by deonnanicole
I'm having a problem doing the disk
defrag
on my computer. I'm running Windows 98. My … isn't like the other person who posted a
defrag
problem thread....I set my up to run a…
defrag
a couple of nights ago, and was just going …that's what it said). I've run the disk
defrag
before a couple of months ago, and it did …
auto defrag or disable it?
Hardware and Software
Microsoft Windows
13 Years Ago
by steve charles
…said backup your data before you do
defrag
now windows 7 & vista have auto
defrag
function. I have windows vista on… this pc, I had auto update and auto
defrag
before. NTFS file system corrupted and need to restore many… every a few years. They have auto update and auto
defrag
on. I wonder if there are any connection ? thanks sorry…
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