Re: Page File Defragmentation

From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:00:15 +1000

Folders are files with a Directory attribute set. An excess fragment is the fragments above 1. A file in two parts has 1 excess fragment. 

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'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
"RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OngClddZEHA.3432@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Seeing as you're all discussing fragmentation, and seeing as how backalong,
> following tips in this group, I switched off pagefile.sys - defragged all
> drives  - set a nominal 60mb swap file on C:\ where my XP home lives - and
> set a Windows size controlled paging file on drive g:\    ...for some
> strange reason.  ..drives c d e f  are on my first hard disk and drives g h
> i and j are on my 2nd hard disk.  I just had a quick look at drive g:\ and
> pagefile.sys on g:\ is 1.12 GB (1,207,148,544 bytes) in size.  I wouldn't
> have thought it got used for all that much - I have 512mb system memory.
> ...though when I'm working with my photos, I do tend to load 20 or so at a
> time, approximately 40mb's worth I s'pose.
> 
> Anyway, I just did an "analyse" with XP Home's defragger, and here's it's
> log.  ...wots a fagmented folder for goodness sake ?   ...and what on earth
> is "excess fragments" ?
> 
> Volume 26012004 (C:)
>     Volume size                                = 9.99 GB
>     Cluster size                               = 8 KB
>     Used space                                 = 6.47 GB
>     Free space                                 = 3.52 GB
>     Percent free space                         = 35 %
> 
> Volume fragmentation
>     Total fragmentation                        = 7 %
>     File fragmentation                         = 15 %
>     Free space fragmentation                   = 0 %
> 
> File fragmentation
>     Total files                                = 50,182
>     Average file size                          = 113 KB
>     Total fragmented files                     = 209
>     Total excess fragments                     = 979
>     Average fragments per file                 = 1.01
> 
> Pagefile fragmentation
>     Pagefile size                              = 65 MB
>     Total fragments                            = 1
> 
> Folder fragmentation
>     Total folders                              = 2,342
>     Fragmented folders                         = 55
>     Excess folder fragments                    = 179
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> Fragments       File Size       Most fragmented files
> 63              73 MB           \WINDOWS\Driver Cache\I386\DRIVER.CAB
> 15              6 MB            \Documents and Settings\New Owner\My
> Documents\My Music\NeilYoung\Neil Young - Comes A Time\Neil Young - Comes A
> Time (CD)-10-Four Strong Winds.mp3
> 14              13 MB           \Documents and Settings\New Owner\My
> Documents\My Music\NeilYoung\Neil Young - Everybody Knows\Neil Young -
> Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (CD)-04-Down By.mp3
> 21              14 MB           \Documents and Settings\New Owner\My
> Documents\My Music\NeilYoung\Neil Young - Everybody Knows\Neil Young -
> Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (CD)-07-Cowgirl.mp3
> 9               6 MB            \Documents and Settings\New Owner\My
> Documents\My Music\NeilYoung\Neil Young - Harvest\Neil Young - Harvest
> (CD)-03-A Man Needs A Maid.mp3
> 30              14 MB           \Documents and Settings\New Owner\My
> Documents\My Music\NeilYoung\Neil Young - Harvest Moon\Neil Young - Harvest
> Moon (CD)-10-Natural Beauty.mp3
> 11              8 MB            \Documents and Settings\New Owner\My
> Documents\My Music\NeilYoung\Neil Young - Unplugged\Neil Young - Unplugged -
> Track14.mp3
> 10              1 MB            \Program Files\Outlook Express\MSOE.DLL
> 11              15 MB           \Program
> Files\Corel\Graphics10\Programs\CorelDrw100.dll
> 20              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP42\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 13              5 MB            \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP46\SNAPSHOT\Rep
> ository\FS\OBJECTS.DATA
> 8               20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP47\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 11              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP48\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 9               20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP49\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 20              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP50\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 8               5 MB            \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP50\SNAPSHOT\Rep
> ository\FS\OBJECTS.DATA
> 20              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP51\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 18              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP52\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 9               5 MB            \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP53\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_USER_NTUSER_S-1-5-21-1715567821-583907252-1417001333-1004
> 12              5 MB            \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP54\SNAPSHOT\Rep
> ository\FS\OBJECTS.DATA
> 14              5 MB            \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP55\SNAPSHOT\Rep
> ository\FS\OBJECTS.DATA
> 12              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP58\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 92              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP59\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 14              232 KB          \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP60\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_USER_NTUSER_S-1-5-18
> 36              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP67\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 18              4 MB            \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP67\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM
> 39              5 MB            \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP67\SNAPSHOT\Rep
> ository\FS\OBJECTS.DATA
> 10              840 KB          \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP67\SNAPSHOT\Rep
> ository\FS\INDEX.BTR
> 21              5 MB            \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP69\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_USER_NTUSER_S-1-5-21-1715567821-583907252-1417001333-1004
> 86              20 MB           \System Volume
> Information\_restore{CAFF988C-ECB8-4B49-BFAD-DF2C1AD56BBC}\RP69\SNAPSHOT\_RE
> GISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
> 
> reagrds, Richard
> 
> ....and where are these "snapshots" kept ?   I assume that these are retore
> points !
> 
> 
> "wigs" <wigs@qwertywanadoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:OWh6lcLZEHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I understand that it is not normally possible to defragment the page file
> area of a disk running under XP.  However, I have read that it is possible
> to move the page file to another partition/disk and then defrag the original
> disk space.
> Is this a worthwhile thing to do from time to time?  Is it a straightforward
> operation to perform and what, if any, are the problems?
> Any advice please.
> Wigs
> 
>