Files that don't defrag.

[Joe]

I ran Defrag and there are a few files that did not
defragment.
\WINNT\security\logs\scepol.log
\WINNT\system32\config\software.LOG
\WINNT\system32\config\default.LOG
\Documents and settings\Administrator\ntuser.dat.LOG
\WINNT\ShellconCache

They are not large files but I was wondering why they did
not defragment and is there a problem with these files.

Thanks
Joe

 

[crouchie1998]

Not all files will defrag because they are in use by the
file system.

Don't worry about it

 

[Jerold Schulman]

I ran Defrag and there are a few files that did not
defragment.
\WINNT\security\logs\scepol.log
\WINNT\system32\config\software.LOG
\WINNT\system32\config\default.LOG
\Documents and settings\Administrator\ntuser.dat.LOG
\WINNT\ShellconCache

They are not large files but I was wondering why they did
not defragment and is there a problem with these files.

Thanks
Joe

They are always in use by the O/S.



Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Dan Seur]

As Jerold points out, these are system files - always in use and hence
untouchable while W2k is running. A defragger that has a "boot time
defrag" option (this runs before such files begin executing, early in
the boot process) can defrag such files if necessary.

A good defragger (like PerfectDisk) will, upon completing an ordinary
defrag run, report such files as "excluded" and also tell you whether
they have excess fragments or not.

 

[Wayne]

I use O&O Defrag V4 at home and work. It will allow you to
defrag all your runtime files at boot, before the
Operating System is fully loaded.

O&O also defrags pagefiles and MFT's at boot.

 

[Greg Hayes/Raxco Software]

Actually...

Microsoft's defrag APIs fully support defragmenting these files online (even
though they are in use). Whether a defragmenter takes advantage of this
ability is dependant on which defragmenter you are using.

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows Storage Management/File System

Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.