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Old 04-07-2007, 04:45 PM
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Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

Is there a way to view a progress bar during disk defragmenting with Vista
Home Premium?

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Old 04-07-2007, 05:15 PM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

No. Defrag runs in the background under low priority. It takes almost no
resources. When it is done, it's done. Start the defrag and then do whatever
else you want to do.

You can always use a 3rd party defragger such as Raxco's PerfectDisk version
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Old 04-07-2007, 05:15 PM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

Nope, they took that out of this version of defrag. Your only option for the
progress bar right now would to use a third party defrag utility (O&O
Defrag, etc.).

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Old 04-07-2007, 05:15 PM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

Hi,

No, it is now a background process that occurs while the machine is not in
use. You'd have to use a third party defragging product if you want to watch
blocks move around.

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Old 04-07-2007, 06:15 PM
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> Is there a way to view a progress bar during disk defragmenting with Vista
> Home Premium?
>
> NSA



The progress bar was removed from defrag in Vista. Take a look at the free
defrag program from Auslogics. It's faster and more effective than Vista's
defrag tool and gives a nice graphics display of its progress.

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Old 04-07-2007, 08:00 PM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

I take no pleasure in watching bars move around. I asked because it takes
hours and hours to complete causing me to wonder if the application was
working.

NSA

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> "NSA" <nospam@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
> news:u5JEnWXeHHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to view a progress bar during disk defragmenting with
>> Vista Home Premium?
>>
>> NSA

>
>
> The progress bar was removed from defrag in Vista. Take a look at the
> free defrag program from Auslogics. It's faster and more effective than
> Vista's defrag tool and gives a nice graphics display of its progress.


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Old 04-07-2007, 11:00 PM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

On Apr 7, 8:46 pm, "NSA" <nos...@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> I take no pleasure in watching bars move around. I asked because it takes
> hours and hours to complete causing me to wonder if the application was
> working.
>
> NSA
>
> "PTravel" <ptra...@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:utU3MIYeHHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > "NSA" <nos...@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
> >news:u5JEnWXeHHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> Is there a way to view a progress bar during disk defragmenting with
> >> Vista Home Premium?

>
> >> NSA

>
> > The progress bar was removed from defrag in Vista. Take a look at the
> > free defrag program from Auslogics. It's faster and more effective than
> > Vista's defrag tool and gives a nice graphics display of its progress.


You saw this in my post, right? "It's faster and more effective than
Vista's
defrag tool. . ."

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Old 04-08-2007, 03:00 AM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

Hi,

It runs as a low priority background service now. When the machine is being
used, the process halts until the system is idle again.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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>I take no pleasure in watching bars move around. I asked because it takes
>hours and hours to complete causing me to wonder if the application was
>working.
>
> NSA
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>> "NSA" <nospam@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
>> news:u5JEnWXeHHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Is there a way to view a progress bar during disk defragmenting with
>>> Vista Home Premium?
>>>
>>> NSA

>>
>>
>> The progress bar was removed from defrag in Vista. Take a look at the
>> free defrag program from Auslogics. It's faster and more effective than
>> Vista's defrag tool and gives a nice graphics display of its progress.

>


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Old 04-08-2007, 06:45 AM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

Auslogics Disk Defrag is a good one to use.
FREE and gives the neat little moving boxes display.
fast to.



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Old 04-08-2007, 11:15 AM
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No, Microsoft has decided that you don't need one.

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Old 04-08-2007, 01:45 PM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 09:37:07 -0500, "mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@comcast.net> wrote:

> Auslogics Disk Defrag is a good one to use.
> FREE and gives the neat little moving boxes display.
> fast to.


Reasonably fast, yes. Bit it does not appear to make any attempt to
consolidate free space, so leaves many small "holes" which leads to more
rapid fragmentation with use.

Also, if your metadata or MFT gets fragmented, Auslogics is pretty well
crippled, and just treats a lot of user files as "unmovable".

But, it is free, and that is of great importance to some.
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Old 04-08-2007, 02:45 PM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

each system is different in the results as it has always been.
mine does not have the problems you describe.



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On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 09:37:07 -0500, "mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@comcast.net> wrote:

> Auslogics Disk Defrag is a good one to use.
> FREE and gives the neat little moving boxes display.
> fast to.


Reasonably fast, yes. Bit it does not appear to make any attempt to
consolidate free space, so leaves many small "holes" which leads to more
rapid fragmentation with use.

Also, if your metadata or MFT gets fragmented, Auslogics is pretty well
crippled, and just treats a lot of user files as "unmovable".

But, it is free, and that is of great importance to some.
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Old 04-08-2007, 06:30 PM
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Re: Disk Defrag-Progress Bar

On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 17:31:40 -0500, "mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@comcast.net> wrote:

> each system is different in the results as it has always been.
> mine does not have the problems you describe.


I'm sorry, but that has to be the dumbest thing I've heard lately. It's
just a matter of time until you get into that position.

>
>
>
> mikeyhsd@comcast.net
>
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>
> "Jay Somerset" <jay-1941-********.com> wrote in message news:tgni1316sii7si7p6kitu21q8vl5p9ru95@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 09:37:07 -0500, "mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Auslogics Disk Defrag is a good one to use.
> > FREE and gives the neat little moving boxes display.
> > fast to.

>
> Reasonably fast, yes. Bit it does not appear to make any attempt to
> consolidate free space, so leaves many small "holes" which leads to more
> rapid fragmentation with use.
>
> Also, if your metadata or MFT gets fragmented, Auslogics is pretty well
> crippled, and just treats a lot of user files as "unmovable".
>
> But, it is free, and that is of great importance to some.

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