Effect of Sleep Function to Defragmentation Process

[deo0376]

If I ran defrag while the sleep function is On, will the process be affected. I've read somewhere that the hdd stops when the system sleeps. Thanks.

 

[kenrivers]

Yes, the defrag process will be affected if the computer goes into Sleep Mode.
"Sleep is a power-saving state that allows a computer to quickly resume full-power operation (typically within several seconds) when you want to start working again. Putting your computer into the sleep state is like pausing a DVD player—the computer immediately stops what it’s doing and is ready to start again when you want to resume working."
Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Sleep-and-hibernation-frequently-asked-questions
After a period of inactivity by the user the computer will enter sleep mode and the defragging process will halt.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090509012913AAmhvZW

 

[deo0376]

Yes, the defrag process will be affected if the computer goes into Sleep Mode.
"Sleep is a power-saving state that allows a computer to quickly resume full-power operation (typically within several seconds) when you want to start working again. Putting your computer into the sleep state is like pausing a DVD player—the computer immediately stops what it’s doing and is ready to start again when you want to resume working."
Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Sleep-and-hibernation-frequently-asked-questions
After a period of inactivity by the user the computer will enter sleep mode and the defragging process will halt.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090509012913AAmhvZW

Thanks so much for that info. Then, I may just temporarily disable the computer to sleep, whenever I ran the defrag process through the power options. Thanks again.

 

[kenrivers]

Yes, the defrag process will be affected if the computer goes into Sleep Mode.
"Sleep is a power-saving state that allows a computer to quickly resume full-power operation (typically within several seconds) when you want to start working again. Putting your computer into the sleep state is like pausing a DVD player—the computer immediately stops what it’s doing and is ready to start again when you want to resume working."
Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Sleep-and-hibernation-frequently-asked-questions
After a period of inactivity by the user the computer will enter sleep mode and the defragging process will halt.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090509012913AAmhvZW

Thanks so much for that info. Then, I may just temporarily disable the computer to sleep, whenever I ran the defrag process through the power options. Thanks again.

You're welcome. Disabling sleep mode while defragging is a good idea. If you ever want to try a defrag program that may do a better job than the one included with Windows you may want to try Defraggler from Piriform (http://www.piriform.com/defraggler/download).