Re: XP Pro SP2, Vista & Vienna -- A Useful Progression?

Correction:

It's Raxco Perfect Disk 8.0 not Acronis -- Acronis makes True Image Home
10.0.

Build 58 is the latest PerfectDisk 8.0.

Build 4940 is the latest True Image Home 10.0.

DSH
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Do you think your data/code segregation is increasing rather than decreasing
the speed of operations?

How large is your HDD and which model?

Cheers,

DSH
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"HEMI-Powered" <none@none.sn> wrote in message
news:Xns98EF4B7832288ReplyScoreID@216.168.3.30...

> Today, D. Spencer Hines made these interesting comments ...
>
>> Jerry, Raxco PerfectDisk 8.0 does a beautiful job of
>> defragmenting ALL the System Files, including the Pagefile and
>> the MFT. I do that about every two weeks.
>
> Didn't know about that, I'll look into it, thanks.
>
>> Yes, you're right -- the Disk Defragmenter in XP is simply not
>> up to that task -- it's not sophisticated enough.
>>
>> My performance improvements are across the board after
>> defragmenting.
>>
>> Have you considered putting more on the C:\ Drive rather than
>> on D:\ or E:\ Drives?
>>
> Why would I do that, Spence? The whole idea of segregating data
> from code is two-fold in my view: 1) reduce fragmentation on the
> drive with the code on it for max performance even without defrags
> and 2) to protect valuable data in the event of something bad
> happening to C:\ such as a partial HD crash, malware infestation,
> etc. And, I find it FAR easier to manage hundreds of folders if I
> keep things in a logical order, which goes to why I subdivide my
> data into graphics and non-graphics.
>
> I'll listen to your views, of course, I am always in learning mode.
> I just drifted away from a single partition once HD sizes started
> edging up and liked its many advantages - to me.
>
> Have a good one!
>
> --
> HP, aka Jerry