Solved Defrag Question

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Larry D

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Hello all, My first post here. I have my defrag set (not to run on a schedule) . After i defrag and check back it always tells me file system performance can be improved no matter how often i defrag. Is this normal? Thanks for any replys.
 

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Hello Larry,

Yes, this can be normal. The Vista Disk Defragmenter only runs slowly in the background while the computer is idle or at low use. It may just not be finished yet when you run it next. That or you are saving/installing and deleting a lot of files/programs.

You might find the free program Auslogics Disk Defrag much easier to work with.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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Thank you very much for the reply Shawn , I will give auslogics a go.
 

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    Dell xps420
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    quad [email protected] Ghz
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    BTX otp406
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    4 gig @ 800mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ati radeon hd 2600 xt PCI-E 256MB
    Sound Card
    PCI Express X-Fi Xtreme Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    dell 2707wfp
    Screen Resolution
    1900 x 1200
    PSU
    375 w
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    stock
    Cooling
    stock
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    dell bt
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    dell bt
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    Download 2.8 mps Upload 722kbps
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    Nod32 4/
    Logitech z5500 5.1/
    Canon mp600 printer
Hello Larry,

Welcome to the forums, please excuse me for this, I don't mean to hijack your thread at all, but rather than start a new one, I was wondering about this, and thinking that is it wise to have two defrag programs? I mean does the Vista built in one know not to defrag when, say, you have used the auslogics one?

If you should only have one defrag program, how do you dsiable the Vista built in one?

My apologies to you Larry :)

Jekyll and Hyde ;)
 

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Hello J&h, I have my vista defrag set to scan manually.
 

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    4 gig @ 800mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ati radeon hd 2600 xt PCI-E 256MB
    Sound Card
    PCI Express X-Fi Xtreme Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    dell 2707wfp
    Screen Resolution
    1900 x 1200
    PSU
    375 w
    Case
    stock
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    stock
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    dell bt
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    dell bt
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    Download 2.8 mps Upload 722kbps
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Jekyll you can uncheck the scheduler for the defrag and also you can delete the task in the Task Scheduler.
 

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I see, ok thanks both :)

mansrm81, to my rescue again :D

I'm not great at the minute, hence the reasons for being dumb

Please excuse me

Jekyll and Hyde ;)
 

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    4 Gig DDR 2
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    GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" Belinea
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    500 Gig Barracuda
    PSU
    No idea
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    a few fans and a Zalman something or other.......
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Broadband at around 750kb's
Your welcome Hyde :D
 

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    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
Larry D said:
Thank you very much for the reply Shawn , I will give auslogics a go.
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You're welcome Larry. Hope it works better for you. :geek:
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
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    16 GB DDR4-2133
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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