Disk Defragmenter

[D. Spencer Hines]

I have one folder of fragmented files which simply will not defragment no
matter how often I use the Disk Defragmenter.

It stays red on the spectrum of content on the hard drive.

How can I identify which folder it is and defragment it?

Thanks.

DSH

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Read the defrag report when defrag gets done. If there were files that were
not defragged, they will be listed.

Do you have at least 15% of free space on your hard drive?

[[Defragmentation Report
You can view or print the Defragmentation Report only after you defragment a
volume. The Defragmentation Report dialog box displays detailed information
about the volume that was defragmented. The second half of the
Defragmentation Report lists any files that were not defragmented.

If the volume is formatted with the NTFS file system and a file is open and
writable, the defragmentation report might show small files (for example, 1
KB in size) with a large number of fragments. This is because when a
writable file is open, NTFS attempts to allocate additional space to help
prevent fragmentation as the file grows. Because Disk Defragmenter does not
allow the extra space to be moved and consolidated while the file is open,
the extra space is shown as additional fragments in the report. ]]
from...
Analysis and defragmentation displays and reports
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...proddocs/en-us/sag_graphic_text_disagree.mspx

Defrag & Free Space

[[A volume must have at least 15% free space for defrag to completely and
adequately defragment it. Defrag uses this space as a sorting area for file
fragments. If a volume has less than 15% free space, defrag will only
partially defragment it. To increase the free space on a volume, delete
unneeded files or move them to another disk. ]]
Defrag
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/defrag.mspx

[[Although the defragmentation tools can partially defragment volumes that
have less than 15 percent free space, for best results delete unneeded files
or move them to another volume to increase the free space to at least 15
percent. You can also use the Disk Cleanup tool to delete unnecessary
files. For more information about Disk Cleanup, see Windows XP Professional
Help.]]
Before Using the Disk Defragmentation Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prkd_tro_oegv.asp

[[After you defragment a volume, you can view the defragmentation report to
see the results. The report includes a list of files that remain fragmented
(having two or more fragments). Some reasons that a file might remain
fragmented include:

* The volume lacks adequate contiguous free space to defragment all files.
Disk Defragmenter requires at least 15 percent free disk space to completely
defragment a volume.]]
From...
Files That You Cannot Defragment
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...windows/xp/all/reskit/en-us/prkd_tro_ldtg.asp

There is a list of Files That You Cannot Defragment here...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c28621675.mspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Thanks.

But still no joy.

Yes, I have 80% free space on the drive.

Here is the report after defragging:

Volume (C
Volume size = 74.47 GB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 14.55 GB
Free space = 59.92 GB
Percent free space = 80 %

Volume fragmentation
Total fragmentation = 0 %
File fragmentation = 0 %
Free space fragmentation = 0 %

File fragmentation
Total files = 127,031
Average file size = 129 KB
Total fragmented files = 0
Total excess fragments = 0
Average fragments per file = 1.00

Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 1.50 GB
Total fragments = 1

Folder fragmentation
Total folders = 6,896
Fragmented folders = 1
Excess folder fragments = 0

Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 340 MB
MFT record count = 133,990
Percent MFT in use = 38 %
Total MFT fragments = 3

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fragments File Size Files that cannot be defragmented

None
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So, I have:

1. Zero total fragmented files.

2. But one fragmented folder.

3. No files that cannot be defragmented.

4. Red block on display indicating fragmented files.

Curious...

DSH

Read the defrag report when defrag gets done. If there were files that
were
not defragged, they will be listed.

Do you have at least 15% of free space on your hard drive?

[[Defragmentation Report
You can view or print the Defragmentation Report only after you defragment
a
volume. The Defragmentation Report dialog box displays detailed
information
about the volume that was defragmented. The second half of the
Defragmentation Report lists any files that were not defragmented.

If the volume is formatted with the NTFS file system and a file is open
and
writable, the defragmentation report might show small files (for example,
1
KB in size) with a large number of fragments. This is because when a
writable file is open, NTFS attempts to allocate additional space to help
prevent fragmentation as the file grows. Because Disk Defragmenter does
not
allow the extra space to be moved and consolidated while the file is open,
the extra space is shown as additional fragments in the report. ]]
from...
Analysis and defragmentation displays and reports
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...proddocs/en-us/sag_graphic_text_disagree.mspx

Defrag & Free Space

[[A volume must have at least 15% free space for defrag to completely and
adequately defragment it. Defrag uses this space as a sorting area for
file
fragments. If a volume has less than 15% free space, defrag will only
partially defragment it. To increase the free space on a volume, delete
unneeded files or move them to another disk. ]]
Defrag
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/defrag.mspx

[[Although the defragmentation tools can partially defragment volumes that
have less than 15 percent free space, for best results delete unneeded
files
or move them to another volume to increase the free space to at least 15
percent. You can also use the Disk Cleanup tool to delete unnecessary
files. For more information about Disk Cleanup, see Windows XP
Professional
Help.]]
Before Using the Disk Defragmentation Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prkd_tro_oegv.asp

[[After you defragment a volume, you can view the defragmentation report
to
see the results. The report includes a list of files that remain
fragmented
(having two or more fragments). Some reasons that a file might remain
fragmented include:

* The volume lacks adequate contiguous free space to defragment all files.
Disk Defragmenter requires at least 15 percent free disk space to
completely
defragment a volume.]]
From...
Files That You Cannot Defragment
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...windows/xp/all/reskit/en-us/prkd_tro_ldtg.asp

There is a list of Files That You Cannot Defragment here...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c28621675.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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