Knighmare Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 After I defragged my computer, Defraggler had increased my fragmentation from 14% to 18%! Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethec Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Please do the following : Analyze Check all files in the File List tab, click Defrag Checked Analyze again Post a list of the fragmented files (there shouldn't be much of them) That way it'll be possible to see why some files are still fragmented Piriform French translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighmare Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Please do the following : Analyze Check all files in the File List tab, click Defrag Checked Analyze again Post a list of the fragmented files (there shouldn't be much of them) That way it'll be possible to see why some files are still fragmented I did what you said but it said that no files were not defragged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethec Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Those files are System Restore Points. They can't be defragged. Add C:\System Volume Information\ to Defraggler's Exclude list (you'll have to enable system files/folders view in Windows Explorer's Folder Options first) Piriform French translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighmare Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 1) What does "Recurse Subfolders" mean? 2) I've never had to do this with Defraggler, so why do I have to do it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethec Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 1) Exclude not only the folder, but also its subfolders, and sub-subfolders, and so on. 2) Well, because some SRP became fragmented. There's no other answer, really. Sometimes SRP are fragmented as soon as they are created, and in most case they aren't. Piriform French translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighmare Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 So what will happen when I defrag now? The fragmentation will decrease? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eL_PuSHeR Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Try to do a SRP before defragging and then use the windows cleanup utility to clean up everything but the latest SRP. Your fragmentation level should decrease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethec Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 However, remember that the total fragmentation level has no influence at all on your drive's performance. I think you should leave all SRP, you never know when you might need them Piriform French translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighmare Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 You mean I can delete them without harming my system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethec Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Yes, but...it also means that if you have problems, you won't be able to restore your computer. Piriform French translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighmare Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 I had to reformat because I got a trojan and didn't know how to fix it. I just deleted the System Restore files, so no more issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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