The amount of free space is very important when running Disk
Defragmenter. A minimum of 15% is required but sometimes
20% is desirable if the drive / partition contains one or more
large files. You can run Disk Defragmenter a second and third
time if files are still fragmented after the first run. You can put
files more prone to fragment in their own partitions.
If you use Outlook Express regularly compacting Outlook
Express before running Disk Defragmenter is helpful.
Disk Defragmenter provides a "Most fragmented files" list.
When a fragmented file is larger than the largest pocket of
free space available then the files is not fragmented. Running
Disk Defragmenter a second or third time does move files
around and can reduce / eliminate the contents of the "Most
fragmented files" list. The more free space on the drive / partition,
the more likely it is that all fragments will be eliminated.
Free space cannot be defragmented with the Windows XP Disk
Defragmenter. Neither can your pagefile cannot be defragmented
because the file is in use whilst Disk Defragmenter is running.
You can purchase other Defragmenting Utilities e.g. Perfect Disk,
which will defragment your pagefile and free space. Another option
is to place your pagefile in it's own partition. A pagefile partition is
best located as the first partition on a second hard drive. You should
leave a small page file at the original location.
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Hope this helps.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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