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Answer» Hi all. I have a HP and i'm running XP on my comp. and for some REASON it will only defrag. can I get alittle help with my problem plzTry Safe Mode.You've tried letting it defrag overnight, right? To be sure it has all the time it wants?How much FREE space is on that drive ? ? I have alot of room in comp. it only takes about 1 min or less to run. and it defrag about 50%If it doesn't finish how do you know how long it takes to run ? ? Alot of room doesn't mean much on this end.Run all other maintenance programs before defrag. Diskcleanup Remove old programs not used Remove all temp files Clean the registry Run the antivirus and antiAd Close all windows Make sure you have 15 to 20% free space on the HD Run sfc /scannow ( sounds like system files are messed up ) If you have lots of free space, yet the defrag doesn't run fully, then it's PROBABLY due to fragmented system files like the MFT. Check the defrag analysis report, and you'll know for sure. The Windows XP defragger cannot process these files (although the defrag API does have this function from XP onwards), and neither can any of the free ones, AFAIK. Easiest thing to do is use the Diskeeper 2009 free trial versions as mentioned in the other thread. These work just like the full versions except that they are active only for a month. Download from the Diskeeper site, install and defrag. It will defrag most of the MFT without any hassles. Run a boot-time defrag if necessary. I use the full version (paid) and it's excellent, so I can recommend it without hesitation. |
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