Defrag programs lockup HELP!!

AR · Post by AR » Sun Dec 17, 2000 4:06 pm

I can't seem to defrag my hard drive I have tried windows defrager and nortons and both lockup toward the start of defraging. My hard drive like 72% not fragmented. Its a 40gb maxtor hard drive. I have run scandisk norton and windows version with no trouble except for maybe lost clusters which could of been caused from turning off computer because it froze. My computer runs everything else fine with no trouble.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Dec 17, 2000 4:59 pm

If it's one big partition, it will take all night to defrag.

It's normal for Windows Defrag to stop at 10% and stay there a long time. As long as the drive continues to be accessed, don't worry.

28% fragmented is VERY fragmented. It's possible (although this is rare) that the drive is so fragmented that Windows can't run Defrag properly (this happens when you have a lot of non-contigous blocks).

Try booting into Safe Mode and see if it'll defrag all the way (it will take even longer in Safe Mode though).

Another option is to install the drive temporarily in another computer as a spare drive and defrag it from there.

Hope this helps...

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Sun Dec 17, 2000 5:27 pm

Well when my HD died it would freeze in the middle of scan disk, defrag, and anything that accessed the HD alot...

Biohazard · Post by **Biohazard** » Sun Dec 17, 2000 5:38 pm

do you have McAfee Virus scan? if so disable it THEN run the defrag, or go out and DL the new version

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Sun Dec 17, 2000 5:53 pm

I too was having probs before with one of my older Maxtor HDDs. It couldn't defrag or scandisc anymore without locking up or doin' a BSOD even though things seemed OK otherwise. The same HDD did that in 2 different mobos too, even after formatting. I think it's goin' south.

AR · Post by AR » Sun Dec 17, 2000 7:54 pm

Well i booted up in safe mode ran windows defrag and guess what no freeze. Also I didn't have any other programs running. So my hd must of been so fragmented that winblows couldn't do it without crashing.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Mon Dec 18, 2000 2:16 am

Maybe it was the program you were running in the background causing it to lock up defrag? What programs are you running in the background?

AR · Post by AR » Mon Dec 18, 2000 7:53 am

No other programs at all where running in background.
My computer still freezes if i try to run defrag in regular windows mode. I'm guessing reinstall windows and see if it still does it.

[Edited by AR on 12-18-2000 at 11:45 AM]

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Defrag programs lockup HELP!!

Worked in safe mode

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