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Old 08-30-2008, 02:00 AM
LaDeeDah
 
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Default Defragmentation Question

Should a drive periodically be defragged even when the utility says it
doesn't need the operation ?? TIA

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Old 08-30-2008, 03:54 AM
Max Wachtel
 
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In news:20080830-010003.203.0@LaDeeDah.news.us.easynews.com,
LaDeeDah, after much thought, came up with this jewel:
> Should a drive periodically be defragged even when the utility says it
> doesn't need the operation ?? TIA


I use JKDefrag once a week
http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/
max
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Old 08-30-2008, 05:02 AM
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Default Re: Defragmentation Question

"Max Wachtel" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> said:




>In news:20080830-010003.203.0@LaDeeDah.news.us.easynews.com, LaDeeDah,
>after much thought, came up with this jewel:
>> Should a drive periodically be defragged even when the utility says it
>> doesn't need the operation ?? TIA


>I use JKDefrag once a week
>http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/
>max
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When my XP system defragger said no defragging was needed, Defraggler said
there over 4500 fragments.

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Old 08-30-2008, 04:21 PM
Max Wachtel
 
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Default Re: Defragmentation Question


In news:1220105832_20088@news.usenet.com,
Leythos, after much thought, came up with this jewel:
> In article <g9acpv$su6$1@news.albasani.net>,
> maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org says...
> >
> > In news:20080830-010003.203.0@LaDeeDah.news.us.easynews.com,
> > LaDeeDah, after much thought, came up with this jewel:
> > > Should a drive periodically be defragged even when the utility
> > > says it doesn't need the operation ?? TIA

> >
> > I use JKDefrag once a week
> > http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/
> > max

>
> Max, your sig terminator is broken, you need a space after the two
> dashes and then a return.
>
> I use JKDefrag on servers (scheduled for a Sunday run) and
> workstations (in screen saver) - it's a very good tool - I set it to
> leave 5% space between defrag areas.


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Old 08-30-2008, 04:36 PM
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In news:g9bp0t$d0o$1@news.albasani.net,
Max Wachtel, after much thought, came up with this jewel:
> In news:1220105832_20088@news.usenet.com,
> Leythos, after much thought, came up with this jewel:
>> In article <g9acpv$su6$1@news.albasani.net>,
>> maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org says...
>>>
>>> In news:20080830-010003.203.0@LaDeeDah.news.us.easynews.com,
>>> LaDeeDah, after much thought, came up with this jewel:
>>>> Should a drive periodically be defragged even when the utility
>>>> says it doesn't need the operation ?? TIA
>>>
>>> I use JKDefrag once a week
>>> http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/
>>> max

>>
>> Max, your sig terminator is broken, you need a space after the two
>> dashes and then a return.
>>
>> I use JKDefrag on servers (scheduled for a Sunday run) and
>> workstations (in screen saver) - it's a very good tool - I set it to
>> leave 5% space between defrag areas.

>
> Is it fixed now? I am using OE QuoteFix to make it all better.
>

No it's still not working! Dammmmmmmm!
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Old 08-30-2008, 04:43 PM
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Max Wachtel wrote:
> In news:1220105832_20088@news.usenet.com,
> Leythos, after much thought, came up with this jewel:
>> In article <g9acpv$su6$1@news.albasani.net>,
>> maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org says...
>>> In news:20080830-010003.203.0@LaDeeDah.news.us.easynews.com,
>>> LaDeeDah, after much thought, came up with this jewel:
>>>> Should a drive periodically be defragged even when the utility
>>>> says it doesn't need the operation ?? TIA
>>> I use JKDefrag once a week
>>> http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/
>>> max

>> Max, your sig terminator is broken, you need a space after the two
>> dashes and then a return.
>>
>> I use JKDefrag on servers (scheduled for a Sunday run) and
>> workstations (in screen saver) - it's a very good tool - I set it to
>> leave 5% space between defrag areas.

>
> Is it fixed now? I am using OE QuoteFix to make it all better.
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