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Ron Hirsch
What is the nitty gritty on the steps that defrag uses?
Specifically, can a crash of the computer during defrag lose or corrupt the
file that was in process at the time of the crash?
I had XP SP3 crash hard during a defrag with Auslogics defragger. I don't
know why. I rebooted afterwards, and all seemed well. There was a 2.048 GB
dump file on my C drive (the same size as my RAM), which I deleted. XP
appears to be running normally. But since I have several hundred programs
and utilities installed, it's hard to know if something may be corrupted
somewhere.
I ran the full 6 step disk check in XP prior to the next bootup, and all
tested out perfectly - no disk problems. But I continue to wonder if the
file that was being processed at the time of the crash was damaged.
I'd like to know the sequence of steps in the defrag process. Can a crash
compromise the file being defragged at the instant of the crash?
Ron Hirsch
Specifically, can a crash of the computer during defrag lose or corrupt the
file that was in process at the time of the crash?
I had XP SP3 crash hard during a defrag with Auslogics defragger. I don't
know why. I rebooted afterwards, and all seemed well. There was a 2.048 GB
dump file on my C drive (the same size as my RAM), which I deleted. XP
appears to be running normally. But since I have several hundred programs
and utilities installed, it's hard to know if something may be corrupted
somewhere.
I ran the full 6 step disk check in XP prior to the next bootup, and all
tested out perfectly - no disk problems. But I continue to wonder if the
file that was being processed at the time of the crash was damaged.
I'd like to know the sequence of steps in the defrag process. Can a crash
compromise the file being defragged at the instant of the crash?
Ron Hirsch