Re: Defrag log

From: Ted Zieglar aka Rocky (teddyz_at_notmail.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:55:00 -0400

"...are there some files that just won't defrag?"

Correct.

"I'm sure it isn't hurting anything..."

Also correct.

"...just curious."

Curiosity killed the cat. But to put it in a nutshell: Windows does not
defragment files that are currently in use by Windows, files that are on low
priority paths (e.g. restore points) and files that would not benefit by
defragmentation (e.g. the hibernation file, which has no use after your
computer comes out of hibernation.)

Ted Zieglar

"Richard" <rwrede2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:10j80ih3fpiie56@corp.supernews.com...
> Every time I finish defragging the log says "not all files were able to
> defrag" (or something like that) it is always the same file (Some file in
> Delorme Street Atlas) no matter how many times I re-defrag it is still in
> the log. Is there a trick to get this cantankerous file to defrag? (It did
> the same thing on an older version of the same program) are there some
files
> that just won't defrag? I'm sure it isn't hurting anything, just curious.
>
>

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