Scheduling Disk Defrag

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Charlie Grimes

How do I schedule my computer to preform a defrag on my C
drive at night time when I am away from my computer?
 
Hi

Control Panel>Scheduled Tasks - Add Scheduled Task - Next>Browse to %SystemRoot%\System32\dfrg.msc. You will need a valid password for your account so that the Defrag will run.
 
I had tried what you suggested but the defrag menu just
came up on the screen without starting to defrag the
computer.
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Hi

Control Panel>Scheduled Tasks - Add Scheduled Task -
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Next>Browse to %SystemRoot%\System32\dfrg.msc. You will
need a valid password for your account so that the Defrag
will run.
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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Charlie Grimes" <[email protected]> wrote in
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Charles,

That's because the gui interface to the built-in defragmenter can't be
scheduled. You need to schedule the command line interface - defrag.exe

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System

Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.

Want to email me? Delete ntloader.
 
Use "defrag" instead. See...

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| Help and Support |
defrag
[Enter]

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| I had tried what you suggested but the defrag menu just
| came up on the screen without starting to defrag the
| computer.

| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi
| >Control Panel>Scheduled Tasks - Add Scheduled Task -
| Next>Browse to %SystemRoot%\System32\dfrg.msc. You will
| need a valid password for your account so that the Defrag
| will run.
| >--
| >Will Denny
| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

| >> How do I schedule my computer to preform a defrag on my C
| >> drive at night time when I am away from my computer?
 
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