Unmovable Files

[Paul]

When I run disc defrag on XP, large blocks, and many
small blocks, of the hard drive are marked as "Unmovable
Files". Why are these files "unmovable". By scattering
them all over the drive, it doesn't leave very big spaces
for large files and new large files end up becoming
fragmented anyway and there is no way that you can defrag
them.

 

[nkjg]

These unmovable files are system files that Windows is
using or files that the defragger is denied access to,
like the pagefile or the hibernation file. Unfortunately,
the defragger in XP (and all other Windows for that
matter...) is extremely limited in it's capabilities. If
you're looking for a better defragger program, get a copy
of Raxco's PerfectDisk.

Hope this helps,

Nick
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[Gerry Cornell]

Paul

An advantage of partitioning is that you can locate certain files ( like the swapfile ) in their own partition.

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[Rocket J. Squirrel]

Locating the paging file in its own partition is only an advantage if said
partition is on a second hard disk.

Rocky

Paul

An advantage of partitioning is that you can locate certain files ( like the
swapfile ) in their own partition.

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