Re: Linux based FAT defragger?

[Robert Fraser]

Thanks for the offer, but I don't think DOS 6.22 knew about FAT32 - so I had to go to Plan B - fdisk and reinstall...   I found the FreeDOS site www.freedos.org , and they had a very nice improvement on MSDOS defrag.exe that does know about FAT32 (some issues with larger volume sizes, but I've only got a little one).  Unfortunately scandisk couldn't get the fs into a clean enough state to defrag anyway.   Anyway, my old Tosh Libretto (P75, 32Mb RAM, 640x480 6.1" screen), which had almost ground to a halt under Win 98/ Antivirus/ IE 6/ etc etc is now screaming along (relatively speaking) running a small install of Slackware with Links 2 on svgalib.   Cheers Robert   >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/11/2003 6:14:06 p.m. >>> On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Yuri de Groot wrote: > > do i take it windows has left the building, but the data > > is still there? > > > > if so, and given the size of the data, backing up and > > reformatting/repartitioning is by far the best option > > IMHO. Its less than one cd if you are short on hd space. > > If you value your data, do it Nick's way as above. > The time it takes to back up the partition would be less > than locating, downloading, installing and running a > defrag tool. > > Plus, you now have a back-up! > > OTOH if you don't value your data, just delete it. > I'm in the arduous process of sifting through the data > on my harddrive (mainly {C|Dun|NZ}LUG posts which is > archived by others anyway) and deleting stuff I don't > want to have to back up all the time. > > It's taking bl--dy ages because I have to double check > each item that there's nothing useful before I delete it. > > Yuri > > > > Does anyone know of a FAT32 file system defragmenter > > that runs under linux (or DOS)? Did a quick google search > > > , but couldn't see anything non-commercial... > > > I am trying to repartition a small (720MB) hard drive... > > and Windows doesn't live there any more. FIPS won't go > > until it is defragged. I can always copy everything off > > > and repartition, but looking for the lazy way first... I do have a dos 6.22 boot floppy with defrag on it which will do the job, any use? Phil. -- Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 025 267 9420 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - preferred. [EMAIL PROTECTED] I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz ********************************************************************** ** This email and attachments have been scanned for content and viruses and is believed to be clean ** This email or attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the addressee(s). Any use, redistribution, disclosure, or reproduction of this message, except as intended, is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender and remove all copies of the message, including any attachments. Any views or opinions expressed in this email (unless otherwise stated) may not represent those of Canterbury District Health Board **********************************************************************