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[Defragmentation] Feature request!

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Old 04-17-2008   #1 (permalink)
Markus Eßmayr
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[Defragmentation] Feature request!

Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,

please please add some progress information to the tool.
Thanks very much!

Max


Old 04-17-2008   #2 (permalink)
Paul Smith
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Re: [Defragmentation] Feature request!

"Markus Eßmayr" <essmayr/at/racon-linz.at> wrote in message
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> Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,
>
> please please add some progress information to the tool.
> Thanks very much!
The built-in defragmenter is very much more of a background process, most
users won't ever open the UI. Even if it did have a progress bar, they're
very rarely accurate.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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Old 04-17-2008   #3 (permalink)
Markus Eßmayr
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Re: [Defragmentation] Feature request!

Well, I see.
As I have disabled the background defragmenting, I run the whole thing
manually from time to time and so it would be quite nice to see a bit more
of what's going on.

Would you recommend to use another defragmentation tool?
Maybe there are some out there (maybe Freeware) that offer some
visualization.

Max

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> "Markus Eßmayr" <essmayr/at/racon-linz.at> wrote in message
> news:%23mgfesHoIHA.4928@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,
>>
>> please please add some progress information to the tool.
>> Thanks very much!
>
> The built-in defragmenter is very much more of a background process, most
> users won't ever open the UI. Even if it did have a progress bar, they're
> very rarely accurate.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>

Old 04-17-2008   #4 (permalink)
Richard Urban
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Re: [Defragmentation] Feature request!

Most people have better things to do with their time than sit and watch
little boxes or bars being shifted around.

The Vista defragmenter is a background service that does what must be done -
when your computer is idle. It needs no interaction from you and is
sufficient for the task.


"Markus Eßmayr" <essmayr/at/racon-linz.at> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,
>
> please please add some progress information to the tool.
> Thanks very much!
>
> Max
>
Old 04-17-2008   #5 (permalink)
Mikep
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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Most people have better things to do with their time than sit and watch
> little boxes or bars being shifted around.
>
> The Vista defragmenter is a background service that does what must be
> done - when your computer is idle. It needs no interaction from you and is
> sufficient for the task.
What I dislike is looking at the task schedular event log and see that the
defrag aborted because it ran more than 3 days. And I can see it start and
stop during each of the last 3 days. But I have no clue as to what it did.
Is it caught in a loop?

m
Quote:

> "Markus Eßmayr" <essmayr/at/racon-linz.at> wrote in message
> news:%23mgfesHoIHA.4928@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,
>>
>> please please add some progress information to the tool.
>> Thanks very much!
>>
>> Max
>>
>

Old 04-17-2008   #6 (permalink)
Mark
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Re: [Defragmentation] Feature request!

If you want to see what's going on for free Auslogics is good. I use
Diskeeper which is not free but has a very nice interface with lots of
options like offline defrag, and automatic defrag. It's a top-notch program
and works great. It does have a full function free trial.

Mark

"Markus Eßmayr" <essmayr/at/racon-linz.at> wrote in message
news:%23mgfesHoIHA.4928@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,
>
> please please add some progress information to the tool.
> Thanks very much!
>
> Max
>
Old 04-17-2008   #7 (permalink)
Mark
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Re: [Defragmentation] Feature request!

Why is it so hard to understand what this person wants. A lot of people want
to see what is going on.

Mark

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OkeAjOJoIHA.2636@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Most people have better things to do with their time than sit and watch
> little boxes or bars being shifted around.
>
> The Vista defragmenter is a background service that does what must be
> done - when your computer is idle. It needs no interaction from you and is
> sufficient for the task.
>
>
> "Markus Eßmayr" <essmayr/at/racon-linz.at> wrote in message
> news:%23mgfesHoIHA.4928@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,
>>
>> please please add some progress information to the tool.
>> Thanks very much!
>>
>> Max
>>
>
Old 04-17-2008   #8 (permalink)
Tom Lake
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Re: [Defragmentation] Feature request!


"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OkeAjOJoIHA.2636@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Most people have better things to do with their time than sit and watch little
> boxes or bars being shifted around.
>
> The Vista defragmenter is a background service that does what must be done - when
> your computer is idle. It needs no interaction from you and is sufficient for the
> task.
How about Microsoft letting *US* decide what we want to see or not see?
They could add an option to run in either GUI mode or in background mode.

I don't like companies (or governments or other people for that matter)
deciding what I should be allowed to see.

Tom Lake

--

Libertarian Forever!


Old 04-17-2008   #9 (permalink)
Delboy
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Re: [Defragmentation] Feature request!

I use Piriform (same people that publish CCleaner) Defraggler. OK with Vista
and can defrag DriveSpace as well as files.

--

Delboy

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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"Markus Eßmayr" <essmayr/at/racon-linz.at> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,
>
> please please add some progress information to the tool.
> Thanks very much!
>
> Max
>
Old 04-17-2008   #10 (permalink)
LesleyO
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Re: [Defragmentation] Feature request!

I'm with you, Mark. Have been using Diskeeper for several years, now, on
several units - it's efficient and reliable, and I love being able to
customize when it does its thing and how often. I have it defragging my
tower's drives and my USB drive as well, in the wee small hours when I'm
asleep.

LesleyO

"Mark" <83097markcynt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> If you want to see what's going on for free Auslogics is good. I use
> Diskeeper which is not free but has a very nice interface with lots of
> options like offline defrag, and automatic defrag. It's a top-notch
> program and works great. It does have a full function free trial.
>
> Mark
>
> "Markus Eßmayr" <essmayr/at/racon-linz.at> wrote in message
> news:%23mgfesHoIHA.4928@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Hello to the defragmentation-tool-developer-team,
>>
>> please please add some progress information to the tool.
>> Thanks very much!
>>
>> Max
>>
>
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