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bkempf · #1 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007

geez, I've been cleaning some things off my computer for the last few weeks...and it dawned on me I hadn't defragged in awhile...it is showing that I only have a tiny bit of space left on my hard drive and boy am I fragmented. When I go into defrag it stops at less than 20%...so what do I do! Help!

~Amy~ · #2 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007

uht oh.... I'm sure Pesto will be along... or Colleen.... but what I'm thinking is that your computer doesn't have enough "room" to defrag... do you have an EHD you can move that stuff to or a lot of it?

bkempf · #3 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007

I was up last night moving and removing....geez, I had thought there should be lots of room after all the stuff I had taken off...
I can remove more...will hope that PEsto and Colleen come on soon !

simplyred · #4 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007

What's your operating system? If you're using Win98 by any chance, there are known issues with the defrag program. Second question, have you done a scandisk recently?

bkempf · #5 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007

xp, and no I dont' believe I've run a scan disc...should I do that? and how do I do that

Diamante · #6 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007

Try rebooting in safe mode and then defraging. Here is a page that tells how to get it in safe mode http://www.columbia.edu/acis/securit.../safemode.html

I'm thinking there is something running in the background that is preventing it from doing its thing fully so it keeps restarting the defrag. Nortons is a good one for this.

Good luck.

simplyred · #7 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007

Scandisk in WinXP is known as "Error Checking" and you reach it the same way you reached your defrag program. If you have a cable/broadband connection on your computer, when you do an error check you may receive a message that it can't be done right now, other things are using the system, do you want to do it the next time you restart. Choose yes and then restart. Just let the computer do it's thing. It will do a "scandisk" (my DOS background is showing, since I still call it a scandisk). After your computer has finished and is re-booted, once again try defragging. If it still won't defrag, then trying Lori's method is a good idea or you can download a defragging program (try www.tucows.com for some freeware/shareware options). Windows native defrag program is not the best but if it works, it is adequate.

bkempf · #8 (**permalink**) 02-07-2007

well, I'm moving all my files to my hard drive, I really don't think it has room to defrag like Amy says...then I'll see what next ...ugh