error message during defrag of drive. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support () hi, im getting an error while defragging one of my drives. the error reads f:\recycled\df3.mp3. ive tried turning every thing off and running it, did...

At what % should I defrag my drive. Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell () I ran disk defrag (I have a Dell Dim 2400 with XPand a 40gb, 7200 RPM hard drive) and it suggests I defrag my drive. The defrag factor is 11%. Would I really see a performance...

on the drive as there are only so many writes per cell before failure. As listed by chuckt above. Being that the life span of an ssd drive is supposed to be more than a hard drive, I don't see the harm in defragmenting them if not too frequent. That said,...

RAID 0 and defrag.. I Just Built a Raid 0 system, and I was wondering if defragging the drive is a good idea? I mean, considering the point of a RAID system is to have fragmented files to speed up access time, would defragging the drive kill the whole purpose...

of a full defragment of the drive. And I think the other option is by when the files were last modified. I always do an access defragment of the drive, so my most used files/programs are put where they can be accessed the quickest. Not a guru when...

defrag this drive message every month or so. There have been no changes made on the system, but the defrag message calling for a defrag doesn't come up any more. Is this a known issue in XP, or is there something I can do to check that the defrag program...

have a look here for related info: "ScanDisk Cannot Check This Drive Now Because the Disk ... : "Windows Cannot Defragment This Drive now Because It Has Been Locked by a Disk Utility" When Using Disk Defragmenter: -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/...

WfW >> 3.11. You could also DEFRAG a:\ or c:\ from a . . . DOS Prompt on >> boot. (Remember FAST working DOS?) >>>> RTF files are retained on the floppy. Additions, deletions and text >> changes are made therefore I - - - - DO NEED to defrag drive...

42476701@news2.actrix.gen.nz... > jt wrote: >> Hello all, >>>> New user of XP home w/ sp2. Is the native defrag>> adequate or should I get a better one? Which is >> better, O&O pro or PerfectDisk? >>> I never defrag. If you have a reasonably...

running defrag too often can > reduce the life expectancy of your drive. > Oh? I didn't know that. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general () History Fan wrote: >>> Just remember running defrag too often can >> reduce the...