Defragmenter Won't Move Files

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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:01:02 -0800, HMT
<HMT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I need to move all files possible to the front of my C: drive so Drive Image
>can make a backup image via my CD-RW. I have run defragmenter over a dozen
>times in a row, but it will not move a group of contiguous files (Blue) from
>the middle of my drive past a group of unmovable files (Green) to the front
>of my drive. There are large gaps (White) on either side of the unmovable
>files with plenty of room on the front end. Is something wrong with my WinXP
>SP-2 defragmenter?
>
>Best Practices says to only run defragmenter if Analyze recommends it. Why
>is this? I had several groups of contiguous files (Blue) and some fragmented
>(Red) and Analyze said defrag was not needed at first. Now I only have two
>groups of contiguous files (Blue) on either side of the unmovable files
>(Green).
>
>Finally, after running Defragmenter once in Safe Mode, it showed I had less
>free drive space than before and two large groups of unmovable files (Green).
>I only had one unmovable group before. This seems abnormal.
Surely Drive Image ignores the white space?
I don't think the physical placement of files within the partition
matters.
Dave

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Drive Image Tech Support recommends defragmenting before creating an Image.
They say this is sometimes required to verify Image integrity. I cannot
verify Image integrity. I'm also concerned my XP defragmenter is not working
properly.

"da_test" wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:01:02 -0800, HMT
> <HMT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I need to move all files possible to the front of my C: drive so Drive Image
> >can make a backup image via my CD-RW. I have run defragmenter over a dozen
> >times in a row, but it will not move a group of contiguous files (Blue) from
> >the middle of my drive past a group of unmovable files (Green) to the front
> >of my drive. There are large gaps (White) on either side of the unmovable
> >files with plenty of room on the front end. Is something wrong with my WinXP
> >SP-2 defragmenter?
> >
> >Best Practices says to only run defragmenter if Analyze recommends it. Why
> >is this? I had several groups of contiguous files (Blue) and some fragmented
> >(Red) and Analyze said defrag was not needed at first. Now I only have two
> >groups of contiguous files (Blue) on either side of the unmovable files
> >(Green).
> >
> >Finally, after running Defragmenter once in Safe Mode, it showed I had less
> >free drive space than before and two large groups of unmovable files (Green).
> >I only had one unmovable group before. This seems abnormal.
> Surely Drive Image ignores the white space?
> I don't think the physical placement of files within the partition
> matters.
> Dave
>

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:07:03 -0800, HMT
<HMT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Drive Image Tech Support recommends defragmenting before creating an Image.
>They say this is sometimes required to verify Image integrity. I cannot
>verify Image integrity. I'm also concerned my XP defragmenter is not working
>properly.
Use chkdsk c: /r
to check the integrity of the disk. The /r flag tells the program to
do a surface check of the media. (runs a long time)
Or you can use /f (which tests/fixes th file system but omits the
surface check)

The inbuilt defragment tool does not consolidate free space.
Try downloading perfectdisk from raxco.com
and try the "smart placement"
Dave

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Thanks for the feedback Dave.

Harry

"da_test" wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:07:03 -0800, HMT
> <HMT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Drive Image Tech Support recommends defragmenting before creating an Image.
> >They say this is sometimes required to verify Image integrity. I cannot
> >verify Image integrity. I'm also concerned my XP defragmenter is not working
> >properly.
> Use chkdsk c: /r
> to check the integrity of the disk. The /r flag tells the program to
> do a surface check of the media. (runs a long time)
> Or you can use /f (which tests/fixes th file system but omits the
> surface check)
>
> The inbuilt defragment tool does not consolidate free space.
> Try downloading perfectdisk from raxco.com
> and try the "smart placement"
> Dave
>
>