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XP Defrag FAT 32

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by oldbear, 2007/10/31.

  1. 2007/10/31
    oldbear

    oldbear Inactive Thread Starter

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    Should it take hours for XP to defrag a FAT 32 40 gig HD the first tme under XP? Using Norton or Windows defrag program?
    Will Power saving, hibernation or other savings settings affect the defrag?
    Is there a faster program available w/o paying an arm & leg.

    I am new to XP.

    Thank you
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Depending on the number of files, the processor speed and amount of ram - yes it can take a while to run defrag for the first time.

    ALL Power saving features should be turned OFF.
     
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    PeteC

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    Oldbear

    The defrag engine in XP is very basic - it was written for MS by Diskeeper Corp, who supply more advanced versions - I use Diskeeper Pro.

    I suggest you look at Diskeeper Home - not exactly an arm & a leg at $30?
     
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    oldbear

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    Thank you. I will look into diskkeeper and be sure all power and screen savers are off.
    You have answered my questions.
     
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