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    40% Fragmented after running Defrag

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jpzsports, Nov 1, 2009.

  1. jpzsports

    jpzsports Notebook Evangelist

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    I had this problem before, but didn't bother looking into since I was about to install Windows 7, but even after I did a clean install of Win 7, I still have this problem:

    I use Auslogics Disk Defrag and did a simple defrag. After it was finished, it said I still was 40% fragmented (down from 46% originally). When I look at the file report, it shows a lot of big System Volume Information files are locked.

    How do I defrag these files?

    Thanks

    EDIT: For some reason, according to Windows Disk Defragmenter, I'm only 1% fragmented...?
     
    jpzsports, Nov 1, 2009
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  2. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Auslogics and Windows Disk Defrag don't use the same defragmentation API, so they defrag differently. Personally, I think Auslogics is crap. Just stick with built-in Windows defrag.
     
    McGrady, Nov 1, 2009
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    Tinderbox (UK), Nov 1, 2009
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  4. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    The files under \System Volume Information are, mostly, your restore points.

    They cannot be defragged under Vista and Windows 7 AFAIK.
     
    surfasb, Nov 1, 2009
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  5. newsposter

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    try defragging in safe mode so that things liek your page file can be moved around.
     
    newsposter, Nov 1, 2009
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  6. surfasb

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    Your page file isn't sorted in \System Volume Information
     
    surfasb, Nov 1, 2009
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