Re: Defrag doesn't

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Tom Ellison wrote:
Dear Wesley:

I have removed many files from the hard drive. I now have 41% free space, and I still cannot compact these files.

I seem to recall the Symantec / Norton utilities do a much better job of defragmentation. Any comments?

Turn off your AV's auto scan. If that doesn't work, try it in Safe Mode.

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