"Problem" with WinXPPro Defragger

[Bob Felton]

Windows XP Pro built-in defragger. NTFS file system.

After upgrading the machine's HDD from 13GB to 30GB by using the
partition copy function of Maxtor's MaxBlast 3 utility, I ran the
defragger. Defrag reported 28.63GB capacity, 16.41GB free space
and that no files were fragmented. However, I noticed in the
displayed graphic that there was a wide white space at the front,
just after a small black space, before a longer black space section.
About 2/3 of the way in the longer black space section there was a
narrow red space section. Using dimensional extrapolation, the
length of the white space at the front was equivalent to about
3.65GB. The total length from the left end to end of the longer black
space equated to 15.7GB or almost equal to the reported used space of
16.41GB. Wanting to get rid of the white space at the front, I ran
defrag. When complete, the white space at the front remained
unchanged. Some files must have been moved around because some new
white space was created in the longer black section and that section
now extends further than it did.

Question: Why didn't the white space at the front get removed? I
would have thought files would have been moved into it. How can this
desire achieved?

Tnx!

 

[Shootist]

The defrag program that comes with XP is not that good. You need a
aftermarket defrag program. I have used them all, Norton Speed Disk (not
very good with XP NTFS), Diskeeper (OK but slow and does leave fragmented
file) and PrefectDisk (this is the 1 to get) which is what I use now.

 

[Dana]

PerfectDisk is even better.

The defrag program that comes with XP is not that good. You need a
aftermarket defrag program. I have used them all, Norton Speed Disk (not
very good with XP NTFS), Diskeeper (OK but slow and does leave fragmented
file) and PrefectDisk (this is the 1 to get) which is what I use now.

 

[Cindy]

Forget Diskeeper - even the latest version is crap with NTFS under both 2000
Pro and XP (all falvours).

PerfectDisk is even better.

 

[me]

Forget Diskeeper - even the latest version is crap with NTFS under both
2000 Pro and XP (all falvours).

Defagg, prefect, any falfour is grate four me!

 

[Alexander Grigoriev]

This is MFT (master file table - contains all directory records) reserved
expansion zone. It's not used for files until all other space is exausted.

 

[Bob Felton]

The space seems to be of the order of 6GB or so. Do you still think
your explanation is the issue?

This is MFT (master file table - contains all directory records) reserved
expansion zone. It's not used for files until all other space is exausted.