Laptop shuts down during Defrag Process...

[Robert Bodling]

I was running system defrag on my laptop and after it sat there sorting the
files, it decided to shut power off, any ideas as what might tell the system
to shut off. It doesn't do this during normal operation...

 

[Kelly]

Hi Robert,

No answer, just a comment....if your system is NTFS, there really isn't a
need nor purpose using defrag.

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[Bob I]

Is that one of those laptops that die if you run the processor too hard
for too long?

 

[Unknown]

Would you please explain that. Why isn't there a need or purpose for defrag?

 

[John]

I was running system defrag on my laptop and after it sat there sorting the
files, it decided to shut power off, any ideas as what might tell the
system to shut off. It doesn't do this during normal operation...

It most likely shut off because the cpu got too hot.
Is it a Toshiba 1800 or 1805?

 

[V Green]

It most likely shut off because the cpu got too hot.

Defrag uses almost NO CPU, it just runs the
disk I/O subsystem.

Unless you have something configured wrong...(running
disk in PIO vs. DMA).

If you have the laptop set to shut itself off after
a period of inactivity (POWER settings), that would do it.

Just having a program running is NOT considered "activity",
it needs to see key presses or mouse movement.

Are you plugged in when you do this, or running on battery?