new file fragmentation

[Carl G]

I have a computer that seemingly every new file is fragmented. After
running XP's defrag or PerfectDisk, they report 0 (or perhaps a few)
files fragmented. There is plenty of disk space free (40+ GB). But when
I save a file and run the analyze function through either of those
tools, the file I just saved is at the top of the "most fragmented"
list and is in dozens, if not hundreds of fragments. And I'm not trying
to save a 30 GB file - my test file is 2MB.

Has anyone ever seen this behavior?

Below is the snippet from XP Defrag's analyze. The excel file is one
I've tried saving to different locations trying to figure out if the
problem is limited to a particular directory (which it doesn't appear
to be). I don't believe I've done anything wacky with my disk settings.

Thanks for any pointers.

Volume (C
Volume size = 74.50 GB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 32.62 GB
Free space = 41.88 GB
Percent free space = 56 %

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

File fragmentation
Total files = 172,030
Average file size = 255 KB
Total fragmented files = 50
Total excess fragments = 271
Average fragments per file = 1.00

Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 1.50 GB
Total fragments = 1

Folder fragmentation
Total folders = 14,257
Fragmented folders = 1
Excess folder fragments = 1

Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 266 MB
MFT record count = 186,631
Percent MFT in use = 68 %
Total MFT fragments = 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fragments File Size Most fragmented files
95 2 MB \Documents and
Settings\cgrant\Desktop\CMART-dev-005c.xls
83 2 MB \CMART-dev-005c.xls
25 20 MB
\WINDOWS\system32\Logfiles\WMI\trace.log
5 87 KB \Documents and
Settings\cgrant\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.wg7\cookies.txt
4 1 KB \Documents and
Settings\cgrant\ntuser.dat.LOG
4 981 KB \Documents and
Settings\cgrant\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.wg7\history.dat
4 154 KB \Documents and Settings\cgrant\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.wg7\Cache\9C403D75d01
4 32 KB \Documents and
Settings\cgrant\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.wg7\bookmarks.html
4 42 KB \WINDOWS\system32\wbem\Logs\wbemess.log
3 57 KB \Documents and Settings\cgrant\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.wg7\Cache\0D7F3BBAd01
3 62 KB \Documents and Settings\cgrant\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.wg7\Cache\17F35C04d01
3 62 KB \Documents and Settings\cgrant\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.wg7\Cache\E5BD7B62d01
3 32 KB \Documents and Settings\cgrant\Local
Settings\Temp\~DF4457.tmp
3 71 KB \Documents and Settings\cgrant\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.wg7\Cache\8869F8F2d01

 

[Wesley Vogel]

All you have to do is open a Word *.doc, do nothing at all, close it and it
will become fragmented.

Although PerfectDisk claims...
[[Single Pass Consolidation of Free Space - Defragmenting files is just one
part of maintaining peak disk performance. Another important part is free
space consolidation. Consolidating free space ensures that new files will be
created quickly and contiguously - ensuring that peak performance is
realized from the beginning. Free space consolidation also results in a
faster performing drive - much faster than simply defragmenting files.
PerfectDisk’s advanced defragmentation technology ensures that free space is
as consolidated as possible. With less advanced disk defragmenters, either
there is no effort made to consolidate free space or free space
consolidation occurs slowly over a long period of time. Either way, the disk
will quickly refragment - immediately reducing performance and requiring
more frequent defragmentation passes - each consuming a significant amount
of system resources. ]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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