Re: Defrag. The problem persists



make sure to disable the screen saver. shutdown back ground services/apps.
then defrag a couple of times.
"mike" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My Drive C (in Sony laptop VGN-A190 which has large capacity D drive but
> small capacity C drive) is a mess and although there is now more than 30%
> free (I have it compacted) it is impossible to do a thorough defrag with
> many
> files remaining "scattered". Is this because of the compacting (if
> uncompacted it goes well below 15% free) or is there another reason that I
> can solve and actually completely defrag the drive which I believe is
> slowing
> the computer to a crawl... The defrag stops after 12%. Getting more space
> on
> the drive does not seem to solve the problem.


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