Files fragmentation?

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If we do DVD backup and copy image (up to 8GB) into harddrive, then, after
one or two days, we'll remove this image - will this cause files
fragmentation?
 
Santander,

The 8 Gb will be in chunks anyway in different memory locations & not always
continuous. So, the chances are it is already fragmented

You can search Google for an application that shows a Disc Map. One used to be
in one of the resourse kits available from Microsoft, but don't remember which
version now - sorry
 
SANTANDER said:
If we do DVD backup and copy image (up to 8GB) into harddrive, then, after
one or two days, we'll remove this image - will this cause files
fragmentation?
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That sounds like a terribly slow and painful thing to do. In addition, you
can't use the restore function of the image program sourcing the partition
to restore that partition. So, makes no sense to copy the image file to
that location. Am assuming you have one partition, the XP partition on the
hard drive.

The only fragmentation that will occur as result of removing those image
file(s) is the writes that occur when the image is occupying the hard drive,
and subequent writes afterwards of the same program of those same files.
Dave
 
Lil' Dave said:
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That sounds like a terribly slow and painful thing to do. In addition,
you can't use the restore function of the image program sourcing the
partition to restore that partition. So, makes no sense to copy the image
file to that location. Am assuming you have one partition, the XP
partition on the hard drive.
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The only fragmentation that will occur as result of removing those image
file(s) is the writes that occur when the image is occupying the hard
drive, and subequent writes afterwards of the same program of those same
files.
Dave
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so it cause fragmentation or not? I need save image on harddrive, there is
no workaround to process it without saving on hard drive.

Regards
 
SANTANDER said:
If we do DVD backup and copy image (up to 8GB) into harddrive, then, after
one or two days, we'll remove this image - will this cause files
fragmentation?
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Your best bet is to defrag the drive first before copying over the 8GB. That
will allow the copy to be stored contiguously. Once you delete it, all bets are
off for the next time unless you defrag again.
 
Newbie Coder wrote
Santander,

The 8 Gb will be in chunks anyway in different memory locations & not always
continuous. So, the chances are it is already fragmented

You can search Google for an application that shows a Disc Map. One used to be
in one of the resourse kits available from Microsoft, but don't remember which
version now - sorry
Click to expand...
I'm fascinated by your mention of this MS disc map - I'm going to see if
I can track it down later on. (I bet it'll be somewhere in the horrible
maze that is the MSDN download section.)

I use have used O&O Defrag 2000 Freeware Edition for some time, and it
shows a disc map where one can examine the contents of the cluster
groups :
http://www.majorgeeks.com/O&O_Defrag_2000_Freeware_Edition_d4545.html

Google turned up Auslogics disc defrag, also freeware, which I have only
tried once (my drives are reasonably well housekept so the try-out
didn't achieve much), but in addition to the disc map it produces a
defrag report :
http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/index.php
 
Roger Hunt said:
Newbie Coder wrote
I'm fascinated by your mention of this MS disc map - I'm going to see if
I can track it down later on. (I bet it'll be somewhere in the horrible
maze that is the MSDN download section.)

I use have used O&O Defrag 2000 Freeware Edition for some time, and it
shows a disc map where one can examine the contents of the cluster
groups :
http://www.majorgeeks.com/O&O_Defrag_2000_Freeware_Edition_d4545.html

Google turned up Auslogics disc defrag, also freeware, which I have only
tried once (my drives are reasonably well housekept so the try-out
didn't achieve much), but in addition to the disc map it produces a
defrag report :
http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/index.php
Click to expand...

Try this one:
http://windirstat.info/
 
If there is no choice, why the question?
I did answer your question if you would only read the reply and understand
it. Cyrillic type, why?
Dave
 
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