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Defragmentation problem 10 Years Ago by Zorrro …C drive was getting full without installation so I tried defragmentation on Windows 8. My disk was fragmented about 30% and… after completing defragmentation around 5Gb of space was freed but still it kept… it reduced free space to 1Gb. I tried boot time defragmentation but didn't get any help. What should I do? Re: Defragmentation problem 10 Years Ago by Zorrro Ya have tried that. Temporary files were around just 30Mb. CCleaner freed 2Gb space but still Defragmentation ate up around 5Gb of space(It was suppose to do opposite). In fact, Defraggler is product by Piriform as well. Defragmentation's Hidden Value for the Enterprise 18 Years Ago by Dani This IDC White Paper looks at the savings and benefits that system software and disk defragmentation can provide to customers. It also examines the savings that were achieved by three enterprise customers using a simple model over one year. These customers were selected by Diskeeper for analysis by IDC. Disk Defragmentation ? 16 Years Ago by rvp11 Hi, I wanted to know what disk defragmentation is and how and why is it helpful/harmful. Also, -… Re: Disk Defragmentation ? 16 Years Ago by joshuah [QUOTE=rvp11;726348]Hi, I wanted to know what disk defragmentation is and how and why is it helpful/harmful. Also, -… Re: Defragmentation problem 10 Years Ago by Begginnerdev I know it sounds extremely simple, but have to tried clearing temp files? Something as simple as CCleaner might help you do this. Re: Defragmentation problem 10 Years Ago by KillerQuag I would use WinDirStat to see where the majority of the space is being taken up. I had a program that was making a database in my appdata folder, turned into a 25 GB file over about a month. (app was Whatpulse but I bet the new Razer software will do the same with "HeatMap"). Also, note that Defragging a drive won't free space. It … Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by mega_bytes How often do I need to defragment my servers and workstations? Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by DMR How [i]often[/i]? That really depends on what sort of usage a particular system gets and what functions it performs. It also depends on the particular filesystem you're using on your disks; some filesystems are better than others in terms of dealing with fragmentation (or even minimizing it). For example, Microsoft's NTFS filesystem (in general) … Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by Novell52 I defrag my home computer on a daily basis using a third party defrag software. My servers are done every month or whenever I can remember it. I know I should do the servers more often but I'm too busy doing other things. Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by DMR [QUOTE=Novell52]I defrag my home computer on a daily basis[/QUOTE]And I thought [i]I [/i]was conservative in that respect. :mrgreen: With all due respect Novell52, that's some [i]serious[/i] overkill for a home system. Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by Novell52 [QUOTE=DMR]And I thought [i]I [/i]was conservative in that respect. :mrgreen: With all due respect Novell52, that's some [i]serious[/i] overkill for a home system.[/QUOTE] It probably is but I have the program so I might as well just take full advantage of it. I've had it for about a month now and my system seems to start and shutdown … Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by mega_bytes I do the same for my home. I have it set up running in the backround. How is that overkill? I am always deleting files and moving things and installing and uninstalling things. On the servers I manage I can imagine it is much worse so why wouldn't I do the same for them. Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by Novell52 You guys might be interested in reading this article that talks about how defrag can lessen the time to backup a server. [url]http://itresearch.forbes.com/detail/RES/1103631551_156.html[/url] Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by Catweazle [QUOTE=mega_bytes]I do the same for my home. I have it set up running in the backround. How is that overkill? [/QUOTE] A comment I made elsewhere today, in response to a similar concern. The machine referred to is my primary online workplace, by the way. [QUOTE]Well, I've just defragged my work system for the first time ever. It's now more … Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by HeddaLora I was going to suggest [URL=http://www.executive.com]Diskeeper[/URL] for the reason that you can set it to run in the background. A little bit here, a little bit there! It just keeps it defragged. Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by Novell52 [QUOTE=HeddaLora]I was going to suggest [URL=http://www.executive.com]Diskeeper[/URL] for the reason that you can set it to run in the background. A little bit here, a little bit there! It just keeps it defragged.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Even if you don't do it everyday. Just the fact that you can schedule it and not have to worry about forgetting to … Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by mega_bytes Thanks everyone. I checked out the article that Novell52 posted and it sold me on the idea of defragging on a more frequent basis so far as servers go. I have seen the difference it makes on workstations and so getting a defragger that runs continually seems like the best bet. Just set it and forget it. Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by srp555 I go with the theory that servers and work stations are best defragmented regularly as part of the system maintenance as they undoubtedly lend stability to the systems. And if a daily defrag is possible then there’s nothing like it, especially with third party tools that have features to perform the task whenever required, in the background without… Re: Defragmentation 20 Years Ago by Novell52 [QUOTE=srp555]I go with the theory that servers and work stations are best defragmented regularly as part of the system maintenance as they undoubtedly lend stability to the systems. And if a daily defrag is possible then there’s nothing like it, especially with third party tools that have features to perform the task whenever required, in the … Re: clarification regarding defragmentation. 13 Years Ago by CimmerianX … pointers that arrange files in the structered visual order. The defragmentation softwares out there would only make the files contiguous. I… Re: clarification regarding defragmentation. 13 Years Ago by LaxLoafer …) that contain folder information can. Exactly what advantages third-party defragmentation tools offer above Windows defrag is unclear to me. I… Defragmentation Question... 15 Years Ago by cbusen can someone just give me a quick overview on the defragmenting freespace? in defraggler there is an option to leave fragmentation in free space? what does that mean, the fragmented files you leave behind will just be written over Re: Defragmentation Question... 15 Years Ago by Salem [url]http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showforum=19[/url] I'm guessing that's where you'll find the highest concentration of experts and users for that product. Re: Defragmentation Question... 15 Years Ago by cbusen thank you sir for the quick reference link. have a good saturday, i put a quarter in your jar ;) Re: Disk Defragmentation ? 16 Years Ago by OlyComputers You can't defragment an entire drive, it's by partition. So you wont have to worry about defragmenting one drive effecting the other. As far as what disk defragmenting is, think of it like this: When you have a pizza, you take pieces here and there leaving gaps, but when you want to put it away you move the pieces together so it's more space-… Re: Disk Defragmentation ? 16 Years Ago by A_member [QUOTE]When you have a pizza, you take pieces here and there leaving gaps, but when you want to put it away you move the pieces together so it's more space-efficient to wrap. It's a dumb analogy, but I'd bet you get the point.[/QUOTE] that's just about right, and im not aware of any inefficiencies it may cause but to go with that it doesnt provide… Re: Disk Defragmentation ? 16 Years Ago by tigerbright Hi - can be good for 20% improvement in hard disk drive intensive tasks such as full system maintenance scans [I][B]basically relocates all the files to the fastest part of the drive.[/B][/I] can be a 30% difference in raw data transfer rate between the fastest and slowest location on the disk I suggest install a utility called HD Tune (… Re: Disk Defragmentation ? 16 Years Ago by jbennet ms defrag is slow i use auslogics defrag virtually no risk unless your hard drive is on its way out anyway [quote] VISTA automatically defragments the disk drive. [/quote] So does xp. Auto-defrag is crap though. and + 1 for olycomputers explaination [quote] basically relocates all the files to the fastest part of the drive. [/… The Impact of Disk Fragmentation 18 Years Ago by Dani … guidelines exist to recommend the frequency of defragmentation across an infrastructure. Some IT professionals use defragmentation as a measure of last resort… its impact directly noticeable to users. Others proactively schedule disk defragmentation regularly, with the intent of eliminating the gradual accumulation of…