.log Files Don't Defrag

[CWLee]

After I defrag I note there are a few files that are still
fragmented. The report (this is in Norton AV) shows these
as 5 or 6 files, all but one of which ends in .log
and the other one ends, I believe, in .dat I wonder
if there is a problem with these files, of if something in
their nature prohibits files of this type from being
defragged. Comments? Thanks.
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CWLee
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[Bob I]

Open files aren't defragged.

 

[CWLee]

Here are the files that did not defrag. Are these files
that are normally open all the time, and thus will never be
defragged?

Should I be concerned about the size or number of fragments
associated with these files which did not defrag?

The full (Norton) defrag report is shown below in case that
is useful.

------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------
Fragments File Size Files that did not
defragment
2 1,080 KB
\WINNT\security\logs\scepol.log
27 1 KB
\WINNT\system32\config\software.LOG
2 1 KB
\WINNT\system32\config\default.LOG
2 1 KB
\WINNT\system32\config\SECURITY.LOG
60 1 KB \Documents and
Settings\CWLEE\ntuser.dat.LOG
2 68 KB
\WINNT\ModemLog_56K_PCI_Voice_Modem_SF-1156IV_R9A.txt
2 336 KB \WINNT\ShellIconCache

=======================

Volume (C:
Volume size = 4,000 MB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 2,796 MB
Free space = 1,203 MB
Percent free space = 30 %

Volume fragmentation
Total fragmentation = 0 %
File fragmentation = 0 %
Free space fragmentation = 1 %

File fragmentation
Total files = 18,247
Average file size = 191 KB
Total fragmented files = 8
Total excess fragments = 94
Average fragments per file = 1.00

Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 384 MB
Total fragments = 2

Directory fragmentation
Total directories = 1,484
Fragmented directories = 1
Excess directory fragments = 1

Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 119 MB
MFT record count = 19,776
Percent MFT in use = 16 %
Total MFT fragments = 2

------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------
Fragments File Size Files that did not
defragment
2 1,080 KB
\WINNT\security\logs\scepol.log
27 1 KB
\WINNT\system32\config\software.LOG
2 1 KB
\WINNT\system32\config\default.LOG
2 1 KB
\WINNT\system32\config\SECURITY.LOG
60 1 KB \Documents and
Settings\CWLEE\ntuser.dat.LOG
2 68 KB
\WINNT\ModemLog_56K_PCI_Voice_Modem_SF-1156IV_R9A.txt
2 336 KB \WINNT\ShellIconCache

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[Unregistered]

See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 228198:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=22819

Unregistered

 

[generic]

Won't defrag if in use as mentioned. Could you boot with something like
ERD commander and move or compress the problem files to another drive?
Replace the original with an empty file of same name. My scepol.log
file was over 214MB.


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