Hi Andy,
How long defrag takes depends on a number of factors. How much data there
is, how badly fragmented it is, how much drive space there is, etc. A badly
fragmented drive could easily take days to correct. However, it may not be
the cause of your problems. A fragmented drive can cause slow performance,
but delays in startup and shutdown are more likely to be caused by programs
(either overloaded at startup, or failing to acknowledge a terminate signal
at shutdown). I would concentrate your efforts on those potential issues
rather than be concerned about fragmentation (which, by the way, when left
on automatic will take care of that issue without having to manually run
it).
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"andy" <andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:92117118-EAA8-452C-830B-40FB7ADA031F@microsoft.com...
>I have manually run the defrag as my computer( new) has been slow to close
> down and slow to start up...the defrag has been running for 6 hrs
> already..how many hours does it take to defrag on Manual and should I let
> it
> continue on manual defrag......Need help
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Defrag is now a low priority background service. There are no graphics or
>> interface to watch (did you really enjoy watching blocks move anyways?)
>> It
>> will run as needed during idle times. Initially this may be a lengthy
>> run,
>> as an OS install tends to splatter data all over the drive.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Stephen" <swjensen@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:ujQ%232Uw1HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > With the new Vista, there is not any indications of how far along the
>> > defrag is.
>> > It states it may take minutes to hours. Well mine has been going for
>> > hours and not completed yet and no indications it will finish soon.
>> > Any others have any experience with this?
>>
>>