Defragmenting

[AlexB]

In WinXP the defragmenting procedure was transparent, simple and
straightforward. In Vista it is nothing but. The complete insensitivity of
the designers to the users psychology is appalling. I started defragmenting
5 hours ago. It is just one click of a button. There is a message:
Defragmenting Hard Disks. I wanted to defragment only one disk: C:. Why
disks?

What is it doing now? There is no color bar of WinXP which showed the
progress in a reassuring manner. You could clearly see how much time you had
left. You could do some shopping, etc.

Is there any way the old display could be brought back?

If not, then perhaps I should switch to my WinXP partition and do
defragmenting from there? How about defragmenting Vista C: from WinXP D:
drive? Is it going to work?

thanks.

 

[Engel]

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[CB]

In WinXP the defragmenting procedure was transparent, simple and
straightforward. In Vista it is nothing but. The complete insensitivity of
the designers to the users psychology is appalling. I started defragmenting
5 hours ago. It is just one click of a button. There is a message:
Defragmenting Hard Disks. I wanted to defragment only one disk: C:. Why
disks?

What is it doing now? There is no color bar of WinXP which showed the
progress in a reassuring manner. You could clearly see how much time you had
left. You could do some shopping, etc.

Is there any way the old display could be brought back?

If not, then perhaps I should switch to my WinXP partition and do
defragmenting from there? How about defragmenting Vista C: from WinXP D:
drive? Is it going to work?

thanks.

AlexB,

I assume you are using Vista. The defragmentation in Vista works differently
than in XP. In Vista the defragmenting is continuous when free resources are
available. It is programmed this way so that it doesn't take away your
system's resources when you need them for other programs. I consider this an
improvement over XP.

I don't know why some people like to watch the defragmentation process as it
is ongoing. It doesn't really tell you anything. Also, the progress bar in XP
was not accurate and means nothing really.

If you want to watch the process as it happens you could download and
install the free defrag from Auslogics. It works rather quickly. I have also
used DiskKeeper but wasn't satisfied with it. I have also used PerfectDisk
and found it to be quite good. However, with PerfectDisk the files are
arranged in a manner that best suits the individual computer user. It bundles
together the files and programs you use the most, making it easier to keep
defragmented. However, this is really not an advantage since the files are
going to be dumped onto your hard drive in the first available free space
regardless of where it is. Your files are going to be placed in numerous
small free spaces if they are available as opposed to placing the file in one
large unused contiguous space.

Have a nice day.

C.B.

 

[David]

I've tried Auslogics product too and like it.

But, I have to agree with the OP. Vista's defrag *seems* to take so very
much longer than XP's that I too would appreciate some kind of progress bar.

For those of us who sometimes defrag manually, it would also be nice to have
back the feature which analyzed the drive and stated whether it needed to be
done.

If defragmentation is going on in the background, why does the defrag
routine take so long?

 

[Mick Murphy]

David, there is something very strange about some of the posters mindsets!

Vista'a original scheduled defrag was 2am or 3am. you leave it at that; or
have NO schedule!
You don't defrag files that you are working on!!!

I would like XP's back too.
Check to see the state, Defrag; come back in an hour, done deal!

 

[Travis Crow]

If you want to watch the process as it happens you could download and
install the free defrag from Auslogics. It works rather quickly. I have also
used DiskKeeper but wasn't satisfied with it. I have also used PerfectDisk

Add O&O to the list, not a freebie but quite good.