The simplest options to defrag just C: would be just plain "defrag c:" . If
you do that "defrag /?" I mentioned earlier, you'll see all the possible
parameters for the command. To force defrag to defragment even the big
fragments it normally wouldn't touch on that drive and use verbose mode, you
could use "defrag c: -w -v" .
"neil.t." <neilt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I was wondering also, what if you have 2 or 3 hard drives and only want to
> defrag the OS and programs C: drive? I have about 300GB of backups and
> music
> on two other large hard drives that I don't think needs to be
> "automatically"
> defraged everytime I just want to defrag the most used OS drive.
> I guess I will also look in to a third party defrager if I can't defrag
> which ever drive I want to.
>
> Thanks also,
>
> Neil
>
>
> "David A. Lessnau" wrote:
>
>> If you just want an analysis of the drive fragmentation, you can do the
>> following:
>> - Find your Command Prompt program (normally Start | All Programs |
>> Accessories)
>> - Right-click on it and select Run As Administrator
>> - Type "defrag -c -a -v" (that should give you a verbose (-v) analysis
>> (-a)
>> of all volumes (-c).
>> - For other options, type "defrag /?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3074BF31-6C93-4662-9EC9-EC5D5EFE794E@microsoft.com...
>> > Yeah, but I liked the analyse button in XP. I used it on customers
>> > computers
>> > to see whether they needed to be defragged or not. And also, the old
>> > way
>> > with
>> > the % complete was very handy.
>> > Mick
>> >
>> > "John Barnett MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The graphical interface for defrag was removed because it wasn't
>> >> deemed
>> >> necessary. I don't think many people are willing to spend hours in
>> >> front
>> >> of
>> >> the screen watching little boxes being shuffled around the screen as
>> >> they
>> >> get put into a contigious order.
>> >>
>> >> If you want to see what goes on with defragmentation then you need to
>> >> buy
>> >> a
>> >> third party defragmentation application. For preference I would
>> >> recommed
>> >> PerfectDisk (see the following link on my website for a review of
>> >> PerfectDisk)http://vistasupport.mvps.org/perfectdisk_8.htm
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> John Barnett MVP
>> >> Associate Expert
>> >> Windows - Shell/User
>> >>
>> >> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>> >> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>> >>
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>> >> "Dino+" <Dino@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:EEDA27B9-00D0-494F-A543-32B9954112F7@microsoft.com...
>> >> > The disk defrag in vista does not show much. Is there a way to see
>> >> > the
>> >> > details and at what point it is, or when it will be finished?
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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