chilli Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Tempted to buy disk keeper pro but I'd rather use something free, does such a thing exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 defragmenter, if you mean that, windows has one built in, under system tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 that's a fair point, I'd forgotten about the built in one - but is it any good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 From command prompt: Syntax defrag volume defrag volume [/a] defrag volume [/a] [/v] defrag volume [/v] defrag volume [/f] Parameters volume : The drive letter or a mount point of the volume to be defragmented. /a : Analyzes the volume and displays a summary of the analysis report. /v : Displays the complete analysis and defragmentation reports. When used in combination with /a, displays only the analysis report. When used alone, displays both the analysis and defragmentation reports. /f : Forces defragmentation of the volume regardless of whether it needs to be defragmented. /? : Displays help at the command prompt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 So Defrag c: /f Will defrag the c drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 thanks Lewis, now I feel like a right numpty lol bearing in mind I'm a software developer - it's been a long day but to be fair if it does the job, I can't see the point in parting with hard earned cash cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 make sure the screen saver is disabled though - the number of times I've been defragging a drive and the screen saver kicks in, it then starts from the beginning again as the drive has been accessed !!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 So Defrag c: /f Will defrag the c drive Is this better than using it from system tools? What's the advantage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 I'm trying it now, the only thing I don't like is that I'm not getting an indication of it's progress - either that or it's hung lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Is this better than using it from system tools? What's the advantage? It is the same program but runs without the GUI (IIRC) and therefore would use less resources and not be in the way. I've been on vista quite a while though so that coul be wrong. You'll soon find out when you run it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I'm trying it now, the only thing I don't like is that I'm not getting an indication of it's progress - either that or it's hung lol If you are doing it in GUI mode it will be analysing the disk first (look for that text in the window), then it will start making changes which you can see the progress of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 It is the same program but runs without the GUI (IIRC) and therefore would use less resources and not be in the way. Got ya, makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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