Defrag on XP Home

[Gerald Ross]

When I do a defragmentation and look at the report, there are always
some files that did not defragment. However, the bottom pane of the
report is always empty. On my Win98 machines, the bottom pane gives the
details of which files did not defrag. Is this normal?
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Gerald Ross, Cochran, GA
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[Scott M.]

Yes. Files that are in use (Windows files, resident programs, etc.) can't
be moved while they are running, so they are skipped during the defrag.

 

[Gerald Ross]

Yes. Files that are in use (Windows files, resident programs, etc.) can't
be moved while they are running, so they are skipped during the defrag.

Let me rephrase. I know some files don't defrag. Why is the bottom pane
always empty on the report? Shouldn't it LIST what didn't defrag?

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Gerald Ross, Cochran, GA
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[Michael Cecil]

Let me rephrase. I know some files don't defrag. Why is the bottom pane
always empty on the report? Shouldn't it LIST what didn't defrag?

Why do you think the W9* defrag program (developed by Symantec IIRC) would
be similar to the XP program (by Executive Software)?

Anyhow, a good bit of what it doesn't touch are meta-data not files.

 

[Scott M.]

Anyhow, a good bit of what it doesn't touch are meta-data not files.


Uh, all data is stored on the hard drive in "files". Metadata or otherwise,
if a file is in use, it won't be dfragged.