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If I try and defragg a disk which has less than 5% free then XP's
defragger says:
--------------- QUOTE -------------
Volume 160-DATA (E has only 5% free space available for use by Disk
Defragmenter. To run effectively, Disk Defragmenter requires at
least 15% usable free space. There is not enough disk space to
properly complete the operation. Delete some unneeded files on your
hard disk, and then try again.
--------------- END QUOTE -----------
Then it adds at the end of the above message:
"Do you want to run Disk Defragmenter now anyway?"
Does this mean it is actually ok to defrag with under 5% spare or
will I run the risk of losing data?
If I try and defragg a disk which has less than 5% free then XP's
defragger says:
--------------- QUOTE -------------
Volume 160-DATA (E has only 5% free space available for use by Disk
Defragmenter. To run effectively, Disk Defragmenter requires at
least 15% usable free space. There is not enough disk space to
properly complete the operation. Delete some unneeded files on your
hard disk, and then try again.
--------------- END QUOTE -----------
Then it adds at the end of the above message:
"Do you want to run Disk Defragmenter now anyway?"
Does this mean it is actually ok to defrag with under 5% spare or
will I run the risk of losing data?