Re: Windows XP won't defrag?

There might be a database or some other application that
would stop working if the file handles all moved around
(as it would in a defrag). In other words - the files
must be found in the tract and section where the program
stored them (ie - it talks directly to the hard drive and
doesn't use the FAT table to find files). The analysis
program would see the separated files and say "you should
defrag" but the program says "no - don't. leave it where
I put it".

If there are no actual problems on the machine, ignore the
suggestion regarding defrag: it might not applicable in
this system's situation.

Just my opinion
CJ

>-----Original Message-----
>Windows XP won't defrag?
>
>My client has a Windows XP laptop. When he defrags it,

it

>reports that many of the files could not be

defragmented.

>If you do an analysis immediately after you defrag it

says

>you 'should defrag this drive'. I just did defrag it!
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>mick2767@hotmail.com
>.
>

I have founed that power quest backup files can show up
as as much as 90% fragmented but it wont allow you to
defrag them.

>-----Original Message-----
>Windows XP won't defrag?
>
>My client has a Windows XP laptop. When he defrags it,

it

>reports that many of the files could not be

defragmented.

>If you do an analysis immediately after you defrag it

says

>you 'should defrag this drive'. I just did defrag it!
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>mick2767@hotmail.com
>.
>