I have made defragmentation of a FAT32 volume from a WinXPmini using Defraggler.v2.18.0.945.x86.
I did defragmentation and free space optimization several times, but at the end, there are lots of folders, that are left fragmented and spread over free space. Please explain why does this happen and how the fix this and finally defragment the folders? (Circled on the screens)
A quick Google brings up many comments that directories in FAT32 cannot be moved - and thus defragmented - using the Windows defrag API. Perhaps a Defragler user can confirm this?
You see, i'm not looking for a support from Piriform and of course i won't purchase it. I want to contact with developers and report a bug and want to get bugfix.
Can you help me to contact them - email, or something?
As there are many, many hits on Google saying that you can't defrag a FAT directory using the Windows API, and there is no defragger under Windows that does this, I don't consider this a bug.
As I'm repeating what I said in post two, I don't think I can add any more to this thread.
In the case when user can't defrag a FAT directory using the Windows API, what are other way to do this - may be other OS(DOS) and some specific program tool?
By the way, Raxco Perfectdisk(8.0.0.64) does the FAT32 folder defragmentation perfecly. From windows XP and Win7. You don't even need to reboot. Is just asks to block a disk and close all handles(threads)