Sharon
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.
Gerry
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