[Menno Hershberger]

XP-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4300S
Isn't there any way to compact it better than this?
Or is it alright thay way?
http://www.mewnlite.com/defrag.gif

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[Jon]

Run the defragmenter again

Jon


"Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> wrote in message
news:Xns968383F273603butter@daisymae.com...
> XP-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4300S
> Isn't there any way to compact it better than this?
> Or is it alright thay way?
> http://www.mewnlite.com/defrag.gif
>
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> --- A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. ---

[Plato]

Menno Hershberger wrote:
>
> XP-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4300S
> Isn't there any way to compact it better than this?
> Or is it alright thay way?
> http://www.mewnlite.com/defrag.gif

So, you're going from 99% red-fragmented, to 99% blue-contiguous.

99% is pretty good





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[Wesley Vogel]

The After looks way better then the Before.

Defrag does not compact, it defragments drives.

[[Disk Defragmenter consolidates fragmented files and folders on your
computer's hard disk, so that each occupies a single, contiguous space on
the volume. As a result, your system can gain access to your files and
folders and save new ones more efficiently. By consolidating your files and
folders, Disk Defragmenter also consolidates the volume's free space, making
it less likely that new files will be fragmented.]]

Compact refers to disk compression or compacting a database.

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In news:Xns968383F273603butter@daisymae.com,
Menno Hershberger <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> hunted and pecked:
> XP-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4300S
> Isn't there any way to compact it better than this?
> Or is it alright thay way?
> http://www.mewnlite.com/defrag.gif
>
> --
> --- A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. ---

[Rock]

Menno Hershberger wrote:

> XP-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4300S
> Isn't there any way to compact it better than this?
> Or is it alright thay way?
> http://www.mewnlite.com/defrag.gif
>

What is the problem?

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MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

[Menno Hershberger]

Rock <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in news:#d9rlTDfFHA.3448
@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:

> Menno Hershberger wrote:
>
>> XP-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4300S
>> Isn't there any way to compact it better than this?
>> Or is it alright thay way?
>> http://www.mewnlite.com/defrag.gif
>>
>
> What is the problem?

Judging by the answers I'm getting, none. There is not a lot of contiguous
free space anywhere, which would let an extremely large file go on without
having to be split up. This particular party had had all her files
compressed which was not really necessary. So I uncompressed them. I don't
know if that had anything to do with the scattering out or not. I was
tempted to copy the whole drive off onto another one and then back again.
Pending on whatever opinions I got here. I guess I'll leave it alone.

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