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    Defragmenting my T61p

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ed_h, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. ed_h

    ed_h Notebook Consultant

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    Firstly, sorry if this question has been discussed before...

    I've just used the Diskeeper (v9.0.545.0) that came with my T61p and ran the Defragment facility and it showed the following after it completed:

    Fragmentation percentage
    Volume fragmentation: 4%
    Data fragmentation: 24%

    I've run it a few times but the figures don't change. I've also run the Disk Defragmenter program that came with Windows and there's been no change.

    Is there a problem with the program or my T61p?

    Is there another defragmenting program (preferably free) that people use? I've heard the name JK Defrag bandied around, but how good is it?
     
    ed_h, Aug 31, 2008
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  2. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    JKDefrag will not only defragment your computer but also optimize. By optimizing, it pushes all your data to the fastest part of your HDD (outside rim).

    JKDefrag is a highly recommend defragmenter. Just download and run it. No installation necessary. If you don't want it, just delete what you downloaded and that's that.
     
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  3. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Try running the Windows Defragmenter in Safe Mode and see if it lowers the data fragmentation %.
     
    stewie, Aug 31, 2008
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    newskin Notebook Geek

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    I recommend JKDefrag as well but for a faster solution Auslogics Disk Defrag is another popular one.
     
    newskin, Aug 31, 2008
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    M3Coupe Notebook Enthusiast

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    just use:
    JkFrag.exe -a 3

    fast enough for sure
     
    M3Coupe, Aug 31, 2008
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  6. Arki

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    The -a 3 switch on by default, btw. You don't need to do that when you run JKDefrag.

    This is what the makers recommend,

     
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  7. ed_h

    ed_h Notebook Consultant

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    I've heard that JKDefrag is quite slow. Approximately how long would it take to defrag a 200GB HDD?
     
    ed_h, Aug 31, 2008
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  8. Arki

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    Speed depends on how much of the 200GB you've filled.
     
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    ed_h Notebook Consultant

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    I've filled about 60GB. (This includes the extra partition that was automatically setup with the T61p which stores the original program files etc)
     
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  10. Arki

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    The hidden partition you don't really need to defrag. JKDefrag takes about as long as Windows Defragmenter, possibly shorter.
     
    Arki, Sep 1, 2008
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