If you're not satisfied with the Windows Defrag you may wish to check out 3rd party ones -

Enhancing file system performance
http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
Raxco - PerfectDisk - Defragmentation
http://www.raxco.com/


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"JJ" <JJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| When I run disk defrag the files are still completely separated. Instead of 1
| or 2 large blue blocks of files I have several dozen very thin blue lines and
| my hard disk seems to be constant working furiously during routine
| processing. Any suggestions to better layout the files on my disk for
| smoother, faster processing or to make sure my defrag is working properly?
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| jj