Re: Writing Script for ScanDisk and Defrag

Here's how you could do it if you only wanted to run the script on the first day of the month:

@echo off
if %date:~7,2% equ 01 (defrag c:)

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"Jeffery Hicks [MVP]" <jhicks@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AEB67620-9C6E-494B-85E0-C3154280B22F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
All you need is a small batch file:

@echo off
defrag c:

What I don't know is if if non-admin users can execute this. I suspect not. If that is the case, then create a computer startup script GPO to run it. What you could do in addition is add code to only run if the date is say the first of the month. Or store a value in the registry and check that to determine if a defrag is needed.


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"JayBee" <JayBee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:65328973-E801-4C7F-B5BA-2237A188E185@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Deskstops only, Windows XP OS, some users have admin rights, some don't, it
would need to be done once a month, no need for results reporting, probably
quite a bit a free space on most pc's, only concern is C:\.

No problems has occurred, just want some sort of preventive maintenance done.

"Jeffery Hicks [MVP]" wrote:

I know you're stuck in a bad position. Managers think scripting can be a
"cheap" solution, but that is not always the case and I suspect in your
situation this is going to be the case. But back to the situation at
hand...

First, are we talking desktops, servers or both? What OS do you have to
support? Do user's have local admin rights? Is this a one time deal or
something you want to do on some sort of repeated basis? Do you need any
sort of centralized results reporting? Do you have an idea of how much
average free space, as a percentage, users or servers have? Do you have to
worry about drives other than C:\?

Can I ask what is driving this? Is there some suspicion of a problem? Did
somebody read something in a trade mag that they think everything needs to
be defragged?

This is not necessarily a difficult task but let's make sure we do it right

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"JayBee" <JayBee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am quite positive I wouldn't get the approval to buy something like
> DiskKeeper. The big bosses want a simple script wrote to run this. Is
> there
> not an easy VB script I can write to get this going? Please Help!!
> Thanks.
>
> "Jeffery Hicks [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> As much as scripting can help, this may be a situation where a third
>> party
>> like DiskKeeper or PerfectDisk may be warranted. You clearly have >> the
>> need
>> to manage multiple machines. Using a third party tool gives you much
>> more
>> control and information. Plus you can do things like boot time >> defrag
>> which
>> you can't do with the built-in defrag tools.
>>
>> If management has identified this task as business critical they >> should
>> recognize the need to get the best solution.
>>
>> -- >> Jeffery Hicks
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>>
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>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > Put these lines into c:\Windows\MyDefrag.bat:
>> > @echo off
>> > chkdsk.exe /.. /.. /..
>> > defrag.exe /.. /.. /..
>> >
>> > Add your own switches as required. As Jeffery recommended, type
>> > defrag /? and
>> > chkdsk /?
>> > at the Command Prompt to see what the switches mean.
>> >
>> > Running these commands frequently may give you a warm feeling
>> > inside but is neither necessary nor recommended. Chkdsk.exe does
>> > not need to be run all the time in a healthy system and defragging
>> > your partition frequently makes no difference to the speed but >> > could
>> > corrupt the file system if the system gets rebooted in the middle, >> > e.g.
>> > because of a power failure.
>> >
>> >
>> > "JayBee" <JayBee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:6743AA97-3527-4296-986B-9C8762C701A2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Can you give me an example of a basic script for them? I am not >> >> real
>> >> sure
>> >> how
>> >> I would write it to get it to work. Thanks in advance.
>> >>
>> >> "Jeffery Hicks [MVP]" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> open a command prompt and run defrag /? and chkdsk /? to see the
>> >>> syntax
>> >>> for
>> >>> each command.
>> >>>
>> >>> -- >> >>> Jeffery Hicks
>> >>> Microsoft PowerShell MVP
>> >>> http://www.scriptinganswers.com
>> >>> http://www.powershellcommunity.org
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>> >>>
>> >>> "JayBee" <JayBee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >>> news:954818FD-6444-4411-8E96-3584E87D8ABB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> > Do you know of just a basic script I can write in Notepad to >> >>> > run
>> >>> > defrag
>> >>> > and
>> >>> > scandisk?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > "Jeffery Hicks [MVP]" wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> You could make it part of a user's logon script, assuming >> >>> >> their
>> >>> >> account
>> >>> >> has
>> >>> >> rights to run defrag. Another option would be to make it part >> >>> >> of
>> >>> >> a
>> >>> >> computer
>> >>> >> startup-script. Or as a variation, use a computer startup >> >>> >> script
>> >>> >> to
>> >>> >> set
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> scheduled task to run one time only. You could then use a
>> >>> >> computer
>> >>> >> shutdown
>> >>> >> task to delete the job if you wanted.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> -- >> >>> >> Jeffery Hicks
>> >>> >> Microsoft PowerShell MVP
>> >>> >> http://www.scriptinganswers.com
>> >>> >> http://www.powershellcommunity.org
>> >>> >>
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>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> "JayBee" <JayBee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >>> >> news:2E9F79A2-BCC4-43AF-B5DC-CA179509280C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> >> > Thanks for the info, but I need a script I can run once and >> >>> >> > it
>> >>> >> > push
>> >>> >> > to
>> >>> >> > all
>> >>> >> > the computers on our network. We don't want to have to go to
>> >>> >> > every
>> >>> >> > pc
>> >>> >> > and
>> >>> >> > set
>> >>> >> > up a scheduled task. Any ideas?
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > "Al Dunbar" wrote:
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >> Running defrag as a scheduled task makes sense; >> >>> >> >> fragementation
>> >>> >> >> occurs
>> >>> >> >> naturally on a healthy volume, so there is really no need >> >>> >> >> to
>> >>> >> >> know
>> >>> >> >> what
>> >>> >> >> is
>> >>> >> >> going on with defrag unless it reports a serious disk >> >>> >> >> error.
>> >>> >> >> But,
>> >>> >> >> as
>> >>> >> >> far
>> >>> >> >> as
>> >>> >> >> I know, any conditions that CHKDSK might resolve would be
>> >>> >> >> better
>> >>> >> >> known
>> >>> >> >> about
>> >>> >> >> than simply "fixed".
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> /Al
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> "Jeffery Hicks [MVP]" <jhicks@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >>> >> >> news:ume6yL%23SIHA.4104@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> >> >> > If you have XP and later clients you can use DEFRAG.EXE >> >>> >> >> > from
>> >>> >> >> > the
>> >>> >> >> > command
>> >>> >> >> > line. You can't run it remotely. You might try setting >> >>> >> >> > up a
>> >>> >> >> > scheduled
>> >>> >> >> > task to do it. You can do that remotely using >> >>> >> >> > SCHTASKS.EXE.
>> >>> >> >> > You
>> >>> >> >> > could
>> >>> >> >> > do
>> >>> >> >> > the same thing with CHKDSK.EXE.
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > -- >> >>> >> >> > Jeffery Hicks
>> >>> >> >> > Microsoft PowerShell MVP
>> >>> >> >> > http://www.scriptinganswers.com
>> >>> >> >> > http://www.powershellcommunity.org
>> >>> >> >> >
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>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> > "JayBee" <JayBee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in >> >>> >> >> > message
>> >>> >> >> > news:60D55911-5707-4B16-B650-06FE51D6E1DD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> >> >> >> I need help figuring out a good script to write for >> >>> >> >> >> running
>> >>> >> >> >> ScanDisk
>> >>> >> >> >> and
>> >>> >> >> >> Defrag on our network. It would need to be able to run >> >>> >> >> >> on
>> >>> >> >> >> all
>> >>> >> >> >> the
>> >>> >> >> >> pc's.
>> >>> >> >> >> Can
>> >>> >> >> >> I use it in Group Policy? Any suggestions? Thanks in
>> >>> >> >> >> advance.
>> >>> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >>
>> >
>> >
>>

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