Re: Cannot Defrag file

Chuck

The normal way to remove System Restore points (in the System Volume
Information folder ) is Disk CleanUp. To increase your free space on your
drive select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore points? Restore points can be quite large.

To investigate how you are using hard disk space you need to make sure that
you can see all files. Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View,
Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and
folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is
unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should
also make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file types"
is not checked. Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is selected
and then select View, Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total
Size, and Free Space.

You still will not see the System Volume Information folder.
How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"Chuck Davis" <newsgroup at anthemwebs dot com> wrote in message
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JIm,

Thanks for responding. At 651 MB it would make a great difference on a 14
GB drive. Fragmented or not.


"Jim" <j.n@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Chuck Davis" <newsgroup at anthemwebs dot com> wrote in message
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I have been attempting to defrag the C drive on my wifes computer.

Running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and all updates since.

C drive is 14.33 GB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 11.43 GB
Free space = 2.90 GB (20%)

One file cannot be defragmented:
1,061 fragments
File size 651 MB
\System Volume
Information\_restore{D25EE6D7-F6A9-44B9-9EAC-479887D138A5}\RP1532\A0155433.old

I can't locate the file, and if I did could I safely remove it (being
"old")?



Since it is located in the repository of restore files, I would image
that any such file would seldom if ever used.
Hence whether it is fragmented or not is unlikely to be important.
Unless, of course, such fragmentation causes another more frequently used
file to be fragmented as well
I for one would not bother with the file..
Jim





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