Comments on: How do I Defragment – Do I have to? (Windows) http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: KING OF THE WORLD http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3849 KING OF THE WORLD Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:34:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3849 senor presidente - what does your royal self use to automate defragmenting? senor presidente – what does your royal self use to automate defragmenting?

]]> By: El Presidente http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3848 El Presidente Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:57:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3848 With a good automatic defragmenter, running in safe mode is not required; only with manual defraggers do you have to worry about such things. Besides, automatic defraggers can be set once and left alone, with zero user intervention from that point onward. The defraggers manages the entire defrag process on it's own, silently and efficiently. With a good automatic defragmenter, running in safe mode is not required; only with manual defraggers do you have to worry about such things. Besides, automatic defraggers can be set once and left alone, with zero user intervention from that point onward. The defraggers manages the entire defrag process on it’s own, silently and efficiently.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3847 Anonymous Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:26:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3847 Whether you have to or not would depend on how fragmented the drive gets. Its like a disease which affects different drives differently depending on usage patterns, those who add and delete lots of files need to do it very often like daily or weekly, some others do it monthly etc. When you run the utility, it IS best to run it in safe mode since there might be programs running in the background that may interfere and cause it to restart, hang etc. Whether you have to or not would depend on how fragmented the drive gets. Its like a disease which affects different drives differently depending on usage patterns, those who add and delete lots of files need to do it very often like daily or weekly, some others do it monthly etc. When you run the utility, it IS best to run it in safe mode since there might be programs running in the background that may interfere and cause it to restart, hang etc.

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3846 El Di Pablo Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:59:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3846 Have I tried it? Heck no. Running it while Windows is running is good enough for me. I was just wondering if anyone else had heard what my teacher had said.<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.bauer-power.net" REL="nofollow">Bauer-Power</a> Have I tried it? Heck no. Running it while Windows is running is good enough for me. I was just wondering if anyone else had heard what my teacher had said.

Bauer-Power

]]> By: The Slothman http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3845 The Slothman Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:43:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3845 Running it in safemode is indeed faster, as per my anecdotal evidence from having done it.<br/><br/>Reason being....is that there is less overhead on the system in terms of services, applications and drivers. So more processing cycles are available to handle the requests as they come through as opposed to having to wait. Running it in safemode is indeed faster, as per my anecdotal evidence from having done it.

Reason being….is that there is less overhead on the system in terms of services, applications and drivers. So more processing cycles are available to handle the requests as they come through as opposed to having to wait.

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3844 Karl L. Gechlik Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:48:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3844 This is what we did in windows 98 - because any changes would cause the scan to restart.<br/><br/>Nowadays you can run the defragger in the background and continue to work (albeit slowly) <br/><br/>@Evil Cackle did you try it out? I would love to hear your findings?<br/><br/>@ElDiPablo - have you used safe mode defrag on XP before? This is what we did in windows 98 – because any changes would cause the scan to restart.

Nowadays you can run the defragger in the background and continue to work (albeit slowly)

@Evil Cackle did you try it out? I would love to hear your findings?

@ElDiPablo – have you used safe mode defrag on XP before?

]]> By: PD http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3843 PD Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:40:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3843 pablo - I don't see why that would be true. The whole point of safe mode is that all your drivers aren't loaded, in case one of them is crashing your system.<br/>Having fewer drivers loaded and a few extra services not running shouldn't make defragging any more or less efficient. pablo – I don’t see why that would be true. The whole point of safe mode is that all your drivers aren’t loaded, in case one of them is crashing your system.
Having fewer drivers loaded and a few extra services not running shouldn’t make defragging any more or less efficient.

]]> By: Evil Cackle http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3842 Evil Cackle Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:46:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3842 I didn't even this i could run it in safe mode. Will it run?? Time for some testing. Evil Cackle I didn’t even this i could run it in safe mode. Will it run?? Time for some testing. Evil Cackle

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html/comment-page-1#comment-3841 El Di Pablo Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:09:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/09/how-do-i-defragment-do-i-have-to-windows.html#comment-3841 One of my professors in school recommends running the Windows Defrag in safe mode. He said it works more efficiently that way. has anyone else heard that?<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.bauer-power.net" REL="nofollow">Bauer-Power</a> One of my professors in school recommends running the Windows Defrag in safe mode. He said it works more efficiently that way. has anyone else heard that?

Bauer-Power

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