Vista Tutorial - Defraging

05-17-2007

I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you could
in XP.
All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how
long it is going to take as there is no progress bar

05-17-2007

None of us can see it.. It's quite a mystery.

Actually, it's designed that way. Supposedly, it does the work in the
background, so you won't notice it.

"Pixie" <Pixie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B59A250B-DB2A-49D3-872A-97DE80EE1DBB@microsoft.com...
>I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you
>could
> in XP.
> All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how
> long it is going to take as there is no progress bar

05-18-2007

I used the graphical representation on teh Xp version of defrag to show the
state of my hard drive. How fragmented is fragmented in the opinion of the
system? How much of my drive is free? I have nothing against improvements,
most of Vista has been a great step forward, just not this part.

"Pixie" wrote:

> I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you could
> in XP.
> All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how
> long it is going to take as there is no progress bar

05-22-2007

Pixie wrote:
> I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you could
> in XP.
> All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how
> long it is going to take as there is no progress bar

Try this for command-line defragging:
http://www.howtohaven.com/system/vis...entation.shtml

06-12-2007

You can still see analysis of the drive by using the command line (defrag
c: -a) for analysis only. I've used the command line defrag in XP because
it seams to run faster than the GUI.

"Bert" <Bert @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6C99B572-A13D-42AD-8E7E-90FF1FE272D5@microsoft.com...
>I used the graphical representation on teh Xp version of defrag to show the
> state of my hard drive. How fragmented is fragmented in the opinion of
> the
> system? How much of my drive is free? I have nothing against
> improvements,
> most of Vista has been a great step forward, just not this part.
>
> "Pixie" wrote:
>
>> I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you
>> could
>> in XP.
>> All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea
>> how
>> long it is going to take as there is no progress bar

**Brink** · 06-12-2007

Quote: Originally Posted by Pixie

I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you could
in XP.
All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how
long it is going to take as there is no progress bar

Hi Pixie,

You can use Auslogics Disk Defrag. It has a graph with details. Only thing is, that it doesn't have a scheduled defrag in the free version. You could leave Vista's defrag scheduled to run every so often and run Auslogics with all progress graphs when you like manually. Here's the link:

Disk Defrag - Reclaim the Speed Of Your Disks (It's Free)

Hope this helps,
Shawn

05-17-2007	#1 (permalink)
Pixie Guest n/a posts	Defraging I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you could in XP. All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how long it is going to take as there is no progress bar
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05-17-2007	#2 (permalink)
Dave Guest n/a posts	Re: Defraging None of us can see it.. It's quite a mystery. Actually, it's designed that way. Supposedly, it does the work in the background, so you won't notice it. "Pixie" <Pixie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B59A250B-DB2A-49D3-872A-97DE80EE1DBB@microsoft.com... >I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you >could > in XP. > All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how > long it is going to take as there is no progress bar
My System Specs

05-18-2007	#3 (permalink)
Bert Guest n/a posts	RE: Defraging I used the graphical representation on teh Xp version of defrag to show the state of my hard drive. How fragmented is fragmented in the opinion of the system? How much of my drive is free? I have nothing against improvements, most of Vista has been a great step forward, just not this part. "Pixie" wrote: > I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you could > in XP. > All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how > long it is going to take as there is no progress bar
My System Specs

05-22-2007	#4 (permalink)
Gary Schnabl Guest n/a posts	Re: Defraging Pixie wrote: > I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you could > in XP. > All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how > long it is going to take as there is no progress bar Try this for command-line defragging: http://www.howtohaven.com/system/vis...entation.shtml
My System Specs

06-12-2007	#5 (permalink)
OldWolf Guest n/a posts	Re: Defraging You can still see analysis of the drive by using the command line (defrag c: -a) for analysis only. I've used the command line defrag in XP because it seams to run faster than the GUI. "Bert" <Bert @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6C99B572-A13D-42AD-8E7E-90FF1FE272D5@microsoft.com... >I used the graphical representation on teh Xp version of defrag to show the > state of my hard drive. How fragmented is fragmented in the opinion of > the > system? How much of my drive is free? I have nothing against > improvements, > most of Vista has been a great step forward, just not this part. > > "Pixie" wrote: > >> I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you >> could >> in XP. >> All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea >> how >> long it is going to take as there is no progress bar
My System Specs

06-12-2007	#6 (permalink)
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,817 posts	Re: Defraging Quote: Originally Posted by Pixie I have Vista Premium but can I see the progress when defraging like you could in XP. All I can see is the program saying Defrag in progress so have no idea how long it is going to take as there is no progress bar Hi Pixie, You can use Auslogics Disk Defrag. It has a graph with details. Only thing is, that it doesn't have a scheduled defrag in the free version. You could leave Vista's defrag scheduled to run every so often and run Auslogics with all progress graphs when you like manually. Here's the link: Disk Defrag - Reclaim the Speed Of Your Disks (It's Free) Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

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