[Defraggler versus Microsoft Optimizer]

Okay I managed to get Windows to Clean off all of those massive restore points

Panic over   Case closed Thanks to those who gave any advices & court adjourned    

[Defraggler versus Microsoft Optimizer]

[Defraggler versus Microsoft Optimizer]

Okay   

I tried Wiztree and fair enough I found these huge 'articles' (what use to Windows/system are they) obviously these are whats taking up like 120GB a

and I know where they are but I cant get at them   they have some sort of HSA attributes on them
But theyre files/articles created during the defrag process I know because I saw the Pie chart overview representing HDD space  get fatter by a chunk in the first minute of the full defrag  they must have been created right then & there

At the end of the day theres no getting rid of them to get my whopping 120Gigs back is there! 

...

At trium :- reinstall DeFraggler just to try that  You must be joking!  I am not letting DF cause any more problems on this machine  - I am fkn. angry as hell about this 

[Defraggler versus Microsoft Optimizer]

@Andvari this  bloody issue was caused by Defraggler  - the issue of  abrupt loss of space!! And as I mentioned in a previous message I did all possible to configure DF in advanced options
Furthermore DF didnt give me any hope of resolving that lack of space as I mentioned in my last It made me feel under siege to get a clear free space so I could install whatever programs needful

I had spend hours  going through my main HD and finally I managed to get a decent chunk of space back (admittedly with the help of your Crap Cleaners Disk Analyser) 
But never ever again will I go near Defraggler to fix any problem -good night to it

[Defraggler versus Microsoft Optimizer]

[Defraggler versus Microsoft Optimizer]

On 23/11/2017 at 10:25, Aeroguy said:

  

OMG yes extreme similarities to yours with my experience yesterday  fragmentation reported as 51% thats  36% worse off than Defraggler lleft it complete Job done         If I hadnt checked it today what space would I have been left with if any?  This despite following advice about advanced setup in options  my remaining Harddrive space which still diminishes rapidly after a completed Defrag  what kind of a shitstorm job is that? 
So on yer feckin bike Defraggler never again disturb me  with your absurd results

[Drag checked List - No Go]

Hi nukecad,

Thank you for that & Ill try it next time Im defragging ! 

[Drag checked List - No Go]

 

 

 

 

 

So I tried on the spur of notions of speedy defragmentation   
After Analysis on my main  drive  with Program  files x86 and Windows folders excluded (Options - exclude)
By just checking the 10 top listed items top fragmented items I then ran defrag on them...

Result - aborted defrag operation in above error box!
 (see attached relevant screenshots). Where the hell did I go wrong?