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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Performance and Maintainance / May 2008Working while defragging
I hate to admit it but I've owned my PC for 4 years and never defragmented my hard drive. I use my PC for music apps. Well I finally got myself into a mode of organizing things and began defragmenting the hard disk. Problem is nearly my whole hard drive had defragmented files and it has now been nearly 24 hours since I began the process. I'm anxious to get beck to work on my music. Can you defrag and run apps at the same time. By the way , the defragmenting is going beautifully > I hate to admit it but I've owned my PC for 4 years and never > defragmented my hard drive. I use my PC for music apps. Well I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > you defrag and run apps at the same time. By the way , the > defragmenting is going beautifully You can - it will slow everything down. Might I suggest getting JKDefrag and using its screensaver? That way you will be defragging all the time (when you are not around.)  SignatureShenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Thank you so much for your response, as well as you suggestion for defragmenting software. Much apreciated > > I hate to admit it but I've owned my PC for 4 years and never > > defragmented my hard drive. I use my PC for music apps. Well I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Might I suggest getting JKDefrag and using its screensaver? That way you > will be defragging all the time (when you are not around.) I ran my PC for almost 5 years without using anything other than Window's built-in defragger. Then, just for sh**s and giggles I installed a trial of a third party defragger. It told me my disc didn't need defragging! --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > I hate to admit it but I've owned my PC for 4 years and never defragmented my > hard drive. I use my PC for music apps. Well I finally got myself into a mode [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Can you defrag and run apps at the same time. By the way , the defragmenting > is going beautifully Thanks for the reply Leonard! I guess I need to defragment my disk more often LOL > I ran my PC for almost 5 years without using anything other than > Window's built-in defragger. Then, just for sh**s and giggles I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Can you defrag and run apps at the same time. By the way , the defragmenting > > is going beautifully Leonard Surely someone as cynical as you does not believe everything they read <G> SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I ran my PC for almost 5 years without using anything other than > Window's built-in defragger. Then, just for sh**s and giggles I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> you defrag and run apps at the same time. By the way , the >> defragmenting is going beautifully Tuch There is more to defragmenting than just running Disk Defragmenter. Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter. SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I hate to admit it but I've owned my PC for 4 years and never > defragmented my hard drive. I use my PC for music apps. Well I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > you defrag and run apps at the same time. By the way , the > defragmenting is going beautifully > Tuch > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System > Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter. I would add to that, visit Windows Sysinternals, Windows Sysinternals http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx and get PageDefrag: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426.aspx PageDefrag defrags the Windows swap file and the Windows Registry, which can have a significant impact on overall Windows performance. |
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