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08-10-2008
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| | Scheduled defrag The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? |
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08-10-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag The Storage Team at Microsoft - File Cabinet Blog : A quick note about Defrag.exe parameters in Windows Vista: http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...arameters.aspx -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OXogDnq%23IHA.4020@xxxxxx Quote: > The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" > > Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? > > |
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08-10-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle". -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OXogDnq%23IHA.4020@xxxxxx Quote: > The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" > > Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? > > |
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08-10-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag Aww, man! 8 minutes to late. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:OWYEByq%23IHA.4912@xxxxxx Quote: > I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle". > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OXogDnq%23IHA.4020@xxxxxx Quote: >> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" >> >> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? >> >> > |
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08-10-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag The scheduled task that runs defrag has the 'stop if the computer ceases to be idle' condition checked. Why would defrag need it as well? any ideas on the -g switch? "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eUDaDvq#IHA.4196@xxxxxx Quote: > The Storage Team at Microsoft - File Cabinet Blog : A quick note about > Defrag.exe parameters in Windows Vista: > http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...arameters.aspx > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog > > > "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OXogDnq%23IHA.4020@xxxxxx Quote: >> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" >> >> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? >> >> > |
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08-10-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag where's your money for the -g switch? "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:u55UA1q#IHA.2060@xxxxxx Quote: > Aww, man! 8 minutes to late. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:OWYEByq%23IHA.4912@xxxxxx Quote: >> I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle". >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com >> >> "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:OXogDnq%23IHA.4020@xxxxxx Quote: >>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" >>> >>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? >>> >>> >> > |
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08-10-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eBr1B8t%23IHA.5056@xxxxxx Quote: > where's your money for the -g switch? > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:u55UA1q#IHA.2060@xxxxxx Quote: >> Aww, man! 8 minutes to late. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >> news:OWYEByq%23IHA.4912@xxxxxx Quote: >>> I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle". >>> >>> -- >>> Gary S. Terhune >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>> http://grystmill.com >>> >>> "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:OXogDnq%23IHA.4020@xxxxxx >>>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" >>>> >>>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> Running defrag c: -g from the command line generates 2 reports. -- Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire |
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08-10-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag If I had even a guess about the -g switch, I'd lay it down. I have no idea what the -g switch does. Where did you learn about betting, because you sound absolutely clueless, <g>. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eBr1B8t%23IHA.5056@xxxxxx Quote: > where's your money for the -g switch? > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:u55UA1q#IHA.2060@xxxxxx Quote: >> Aww, man! 8 minutes to late. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >> news:OWYEByq%23IHA.4912@xxxxxx Quote: >>> I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle". >>> >>> -- >>> Gary S. Terhune >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>> http://grystmill.com >>> >>> "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:OXogDnq%23IHA.4020@xxxxxx >>>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" >>>> >>>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> |
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08-10-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag Redundancy? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u0Jde7t%23IHA.4788@xxxxxx Quote: > > The scheduled task that runs defrag has the 'stop if the computer ceases > to be idle' condition checked. Why would defrag need it as well? > > any ideas on the -g switch? > > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eUDaDvq#IHA.4196@xxxxxx Quote: >> The Storage Team at Microsoft - File Cabinet Blog : A quick note about >> Defrag.exe parameters in Windows Vista: >> http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...arameters.aspx >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] >> The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog >> >> >> "Mike" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:OXogDnq%23IHA.4020@xxxxxx Quote: >>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g" >>> >>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do? >>> >>> >> |
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08-12-2008
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| | Re: Scheduled defrag Mike wrote: Quote: > where's your money for the -g switch? the Government. Doh! Marc |
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