Re: Some files won't defragment
- From: "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:29:19 -0000
What programmes are you using that use so much memory?
Is your hard drive formatted as FAT32 or NTFS?
Do some of the files on your hard disk represent data archives, which might be backed up to a CD?
Do you have any Norton utilities?
FileSize -a useful tool for use with Windows Explorer when investigating how disk space is being used.
http://markd.mvps.org/
In Internet Explorer select Tools, Internet Options, Temporary Internet Options, Settings. What is the disk space allocation?
Web site addresses added to Favourites. When adding to Favourites do you check the box before "Make available Offline" always often or occasionally?
You could change your hard disk for a larger disk.
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"DrcAnjel" <DrcAnjel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F27837A3-C29E-493C-A9E8-B69C5240F769@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Commit Charge (K) Total = 428772 Limit = 2727772 Peak = 1795752
I have thought about adding a second drive, but I want to upgrade my video
card and that will take the last plug on my power supply. I could uninstall
my floppy drive and just use a usb flash card to give me another plug for a
second drive.
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
That is a lot of RAM
Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and select the Performance Tab. What is the Total, the Commit Charge and the Peak?
You managed to use a lot of disk space on a fairly large hard drive.
Have you considered a partitioned second hard drive to archive or backup
data files?
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"DrcAnjel" <DrcAnjel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have 2 GB of RAM in my system. I guess the restore points were so
>large
> because I removed about 9-13 GB of software and other files. Thanks
> for the
> help.
>
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> The files are not actually files they are folders, each being >> System
>> Restore point. They are all within your System Volume Information
>> folder. The contents remain hidden even when " Show Hidden Files" >> is
>> enabled to discourage users from deleting them. You can see the
>> contents
>> if you follow the instructions in the Knowledge Base Article, >> which
>> follows:
>> How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531
>>
>> There are two preferred ways to delete the contents of these >> folders
>> (
>> or most of the contents as some files need to be retained ).
>>
>> In certain specific circumstances one would delete all restore >> points
>> by
>> turning System Restore off and then back on. This is desirable if
>> there
>> has been a viral infection and restore points contain the virus. >> This
>> is
>> achieved by right clicking your My Computer icon on the Desktop,
>> selecting Properties, System Restore, and checking the box before
>> "Turn
>> off System Restore on all drives" and click on OK. To turn System
>> Restore back on you simply uncheck the box before "Turn off System
>> Restore on all drives" and click on OK. In normal situations >> System
>> Restore should only be monitoring the drive or partition >> containing
>> your
>> Windows operating system files.
>>
>> As part of routine maintenance you should use Disk CleanUp to >> remove
>> all but the latest restore points, except when the system is >> unable
>> and
>> you might need older restore points to back to an earlier system >> set
>> up.
>> Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More
>> Options, System Restore, OK, and OK. This is what you should do >> now.
>>
>> Another aspect of System Restore to be mentioned is the default
>> space
>> allocation of 12%. This is allocation is over generous given the >> size
>> of
>> new hard drives today's. Reset it to 4% by dragging the slider to
>> the
>> left. Right click your My Computer icon on the Desktop, selecting
>> Properties, System Restore, select Drive C and click on Settings.
>>
>> You can read more about System Restore here:
>> http://bertk.mvps.org/
>>
>> When you have used Disk CleanUp and changed the System Restore
>> Allocation run Disk CleanUp to remove all Temporary Internet Files
>> and
>> to empty the Recycle Bin. If you have more than one user logging >> on
>> you
>> need to do it in each User Profile. You should then be in a >> position
>> to
>> see Disk Defragmenter fully defragment your drive. I say fully
>> defragment but in reality the Defragmenter provided with Windows >> XP
>> leaves the Master File, Table, the Pagefile, some lesser files and
>> free
>> space fragmented. You may need to run Disk Defragmenter twice or
>> three
>> times to fully defragment your drive.
>>
>> I do not agree with the comments by others that defragmenting >> system
>> restore point is unnecessary. It is true that a user will only >> ever
>> need
>> to access a system restore point once, if ever ,but a fragmented
>> system
>> restore point will increase fragmentation of other files because
>> free
>> space will be more fragmented.
>>
>> I notice that your pagefile is 768 mb. How much RAM memory do you
>> have?
>>
>> Your System Restore Points are large. Have you been making a lot >> of
>> system changes?
>>
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>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
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>> "DrcAnjel" <DrcAnjel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >I should have been a bit clearer in my first post. When I attempt >> >to
>> > defragment my hardrive, it gets to around 15-16% completed >> > before
>> > giving me
>> > the message that some files cannot be defragmented and then
>> > stopping.
>> > Now
>> > from the previous posts I'm assuming I can delete them, but I
>> > cannot
>> > find
>> > them. I have the option set to show hidden files and folders. >> > When
>> > I
>> > use the
>> > search function, it is also set to search in hidden files and
>> > folders.
>> > Any
>> > idea on how I can find and get rid of these files so I can >> > defrag
>> > the
>> > rest of
>> > my hardrive?
>>
>>
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