Vista - Defrag not defragging

09-09-2009

I defragged with only 13% free space after I transferred to flashdrive &
deleted lots of videos & photos. After I still only had 13% & when I printed
out report, most of files that didn't defrag were from my Norton. 10 thousand
unable to defrag. Should I uninstall my Norton, then defrag & then reinstall
it all? I need more than 13% free & hardly have anything stored so I don't
know how I have so little space. I am sure I have alot of garbage in there
between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that were
properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been reading bad
things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do. Please help. I'm
trying to avoid having to pay to bring it in to Best Buy or some other place
to have it cleaned out or whatever they can do. Low on money LOL. Thanks,

09-09-2009

Try a Windows newsgroup. This is a newsgroup for programming applications
using Microsoft .NET.

"meowkatt2002" <meowkatt2002@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:23419BC0-BEEE-4DFA-8922-5D4D0E1E2017@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I defragged with only 13% free space after I transferred to flashdrive &
> deleted lots of videos & photos. After I still only had 13% & when I
> printed
> out report, most of files that didn't defrag were from my Norton. 10
> thousand
> unable to defrag. Should I uninstall my Norton, then defrag & then
> reinstall
> it all? I need more than 13% free & hardly have anything stored so I don't
> know how I have so little space. I am sure I have alot of garbage in there
> between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that were
> properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been reading
> bad
> things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do. Please help. I'm
> trying to avoid having to pay to bring it in to Best Buy or some other
> place
> to have it cleaned out or whatever they can do. Low on money LOL. Thanks,

09-09-2009

oops. sorry

"Scott M." wrote:

Quote:

> Try a Windows newsgroup. This is a newsgroup for programming applications
> using Microsoft .NET.
>
>
> "meowkatt2002" <meowkatt2002@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:23419BC0-BEEE-4DFA-8922-5D4D0E1E2017@xxxxxx

Quote:

> >I defragged with only 13% free space after I transferred to flashdrive &
> > deleted lots of videos & photos. After I still only had 13% & when I
> > printed
> > out report, most of files that didn't defrag were from my Norton. 10
> > thousand
> > unable to defrag. Should I uninstall my Norton, then defrag & then
> > reinstall
> > it all? I need more than 13% free & hardly have anything stored so I don't
> > know how I have so little space. I am sure I have alot of garbage in there
> > between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that were
> > properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been reading
> > bad
> > things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do. Please help. I'm
> > trying to avoid having to pay to bring it in to Best Buy or some other
> > place
> > to have it cleaned out or whatever they can do. Low on money LOL. Thanks,

>
>
>

**Benjamin** · 09-10-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by meowkatt2002

I am sure I have alot of garbage in there
between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that were
properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been reading bad
things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do.

You can use the Windows native disk cleanup utility; it's safe.
My Computer -> select drive and right click -> properties -> disk cleanup.
Delete the temp files, browser cache etc. Don't compress the drive contents.

This should clear up some space. (It will not delete Norton files .)

You can also use the trial version of a commercial defrag utility such as Diskeeper 2009. Install and put DK in auto defrag mode, and it will defrag perfectly fine with even less than 6-7% free space. If the MFT and/or page file are fragmented, run a boot-time defrag to take care of it. The free trial versions work exactly like the full retail version for one month or thereabouts, so there's sufficient time to do your maintenance.

09-11-2009

"Benjamin" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:7e4eb01930dd2e32a3249d0f0c279951@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Quote:

>
> meowkatt2002;1131760 Wrote:

Quote:

>> I am sure I have alot of garbage in there
>> between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that
>> were
>> properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been
>> reading bad
>> things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do.

>
> You can use the Windows native disk cleanup utility; it's safe.
> My Computer -> select drive and right click -> properties -> disk
> cleanup.
> Delete the temp files, browser cache etc. Don't compress the drive
> contents.
>
> This should clear up some space. (It will not delete Norton files .)
>
> You can also use the trial version of a commercial defrag utility such
> as Diskeeper 2009. Install and put DK in auto defrag mode, and it will
> defrag perfectly fine with even less than 6-7% free space. If the MFT
> and/or page file are fragmented, run a boot-time defrag to take care of
> it. The free trial versions work exactly like the full retail version
> for one month or thereabouts, so there's sufficient time to do your
> maintenance.
>
>
> --
> Benjamin
>

If you're going to go the route of a commercial defragged, use Perfect Disk
Professional. Both DK and PD handle on-line defrags reasonably well, but PD
does a far better job on boot time defrags, getting files that DK won't
touch.

Mike.

09-09-2009	#1 (permalink)
meowkatt2002 n/a posts	Defrag not defragging I defragged with only 13% free space after I transferred to flashdrive & deleted lots of videos & photos. After I still only had 13% & when I printed out report, most of files that didn't defrag were from my Norton. 10 thousand unable to defrag. Should I uninstall my Norton, then defrag & then reinstall it all? I need more than 13% free & hardly have anything stored so I don't know how I have so little space. I am sure I have alot of garbage in there between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that were properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been reading bad things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do. Please help. I'm trying to avoid having to pay to bring it in to Best Buy or some other place to have it cleaned out or whatever they can do. Low on money LOL. Thanks,
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09-09-2009	#2 (permalink)
Scott M. n/a posts	Re: Defrag not defragging Try a Windows newsgroup. This is a newsgroup for programming applications using Microsoft .NET. "meowkatt2002" <meowkatt2002@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:23419BC0-BEEE-4DFA-8922-5D4D0E1E2017@xxxxxx Quote: >I defragged with only 13% free space after I transferred to flashdrive & > deleted lots of videos & photos. After I still only had 13% & when I > printed > out report, most of files that didn't defrag were from my Norton. 10 > thousand > unable to defrag. Should I uninstall my Norton, then defrag & then > reinstall > it all? I need more than 13% free & hardly have anything stored so I don't > know how I have so little space. I am sure I have alot of garbage in there > between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that were > properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been reading > bad > things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do. Please help. I'm > trying to avoid having to pay to bring it in to Best Buy or some other > place > to have it cleaned out or whatever they can do. Low on money LOL. Thanks,
My System Specs

09-09-2009	#3 (permalink)
meowkatt2002 n/a posts	Re: Defrag not defragging oops. sorry "Scott M." wrote: Quote: > Try a Windows newsgroup. This is a newsgroup for programming applications > using Microsoft .NET. > > > "meowkatt2002" <meowkatt2002@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:23419BC0-BEEE-4DFA-8922-5D4D0E1E2017@xxxxxx Quote: > >I defragged with only 13% free space after I transferred to flashdrive & > > deleted lots of videos & photos. After I still only had 13% & when I > > printed > > out report, most of files that didn't defrag were from my Norton. 10 > > thousand > > unable to defrag. Should I uninstall my Norton, then defrag & then > > reinstall > > it all? I need more than 13% free & hardly have anything stored so I don't > > know how I have so little space. I am sure I have alot of garbage in there > > between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that were > > properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been reading > > bad > > things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do. Please help. I'm > > trying to avoid having to pay to bring it in to Best Buy or some other > > place > > to have it cleaned out or whatever they can do. Low on money LOL. Thanks, > > >
My System Specs

09-10-2009	#4 (permalink)
Benjamin XP Pro/SP3, Vista HP 59 posts	Re: Defrag not defragging Quote: Originally Posted by meowkatt2002 I am sure I have alot of garbage in there between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that were properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been reading bad things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do. You can use the Windows native disk cleanup utility; it's safe. My Computer -> select drive and right click -> properties -> disk cleanup. Delete the temp files, browser cache etc. Don't compress the drive contents. This should clear up some space. (It will not delete Norton files .) You can also use the trial version of a commercial defrag utility such as Diskeeper 2009. Install and put DK in auto defrag mode, and it will defrag perfectly fine with even less than 6-7% free space. If the MFT and/or page file are fragmented, run a boot-time defrag to take care of it. The free trial versions work exactly like the full retail version for one month or thereabouts, so there's sufficient time to do your maintenance.
My System Specs

09-11-2009	#5 (permalink)
Michael D. Ober n/a posts	Re: Defrag not defragging "Benjamin" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:7e4eb01930dd2e32a3249d0f0c279951@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > meowkatt2002;1131760 Wrote: Quote: >> I am sure I have alot of garbage in there >> between me & my daughter downloading programs we never used or that >> were >> properly installed. I really need to clean this out but have been >> reading bad >> things about using cleaners so I don't know what to do. > > You can use the Windows native disk cleanup utility; it's safe. > My Computer -> select drive and right click -> properties -> disk > cleanup. > Delete the temp files, browser cache etc. Don't compress the drive > contents. > > This should clear up some space. (It will not delete Norton files .) > > You can also use the trial version of a commercial defrag utility such > as Diskeeper 2009. Install and put DK in auto defrag mode, and it will > defrag perfectly fine with even less than 6-7% free space. If the MFT > and/or page file are fragmented, run a boot-time defrag to take care of > it. The free trial versions work exactly like the full retail version > for one month or thereabouts, so there's sufficient time to do your > maintenance. > > > -- > Benjamin > If you're going to go the route of a commercial defragged, use Perfect Disk Professional. Both DK and PD handle on-line defrags reasonably well, but PD does a far better job on boot time defrags, getting files that DK won't touch. Mike.
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