Excessive HD fragmentation after moving page file.

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"Madala" <Madala@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have two 60 Gig HD's which both have over 60% free space. C drive is
used
> for the OS and my Programs, while D drive is used mainly for working
files. I
> recently moved my page file from C to D understanding this is preferable,
> however am now experiencing excessive fragmenting of C drive. Any
suggestions
> on why this should happen?
Most likely not caused by moving the pagefile.
Jim

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Madala wrote:
> I have two 60 Gig HD's which both have over 60% free space. C drive
> is used for the OS and my Programs, while D drive is used mainly for
> working files.

Separate PHYSICAL hard drives? Or partitions?

> I recently moved my page file from C to D
> understanding this is preferable, however am now experiencing
> excessive fragmenting of C drive. Any suggestions on why this should
> happen?

Doubtful the two are related - since if you truly moved the page file from C
to D, the pagefile no longer writes/reads from the C drive (assuming
different physical drives - if the same physical drive - moving it gave you
nothing - but in either case - not writing to the C: partition.) What this
means is that since there is no reading/writing of the pagefile to the C
"partition", it cannot cause your fragmentation.

What is "excessive fragmenting" to you?

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