I use Vopt frequently and to some extent, the same requirements for
standard Windows Defrag apply. You still need to deactivate the more
vigorous disk writing files such as screen savers, instant messagers, etc.
I use EndIt All to get rid of most of my files, keeping my firewall and
virus checker active (I have a cable connection), but leaving some that
are not intensive in disk access. It usually takes me about 15-20 minutes
for 17 gig at about 8% frag. Check with the Control/Alt/Del to see what is
running and take some of these out temporarily. I think you should be able
to defrag at 1% in 10-15 minutes at the most.
Keith Thompson
Rocky wrote:
>
> Peter I downloaded VOPT and after looking through it I clicked on the
Defrag
> button and walked away. Two hours later when I came back it was still
> setting in the same place. I had defragged May 19th so it was still
pretty
> good condition as it was saying 1% defrag. It had indicated that it had
> moved some files on the right hand pane, but no indication it was done
> working. How can you tell what it has done and/or if it is done working?
> Help files didn't answer what I needed to know as far as I could find.
> --
> Rocky Fithian
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Kaulback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 9:47 AM
> Subject: Re: PCWorks: Slow Defrag
>
> > In the wee hour of 09:58 PM 6/2/01 +1000, Morton bequeathed such tales
as
> > these:
> > >Running W98SE, AMD K6 350, 3 gig HD. 160Meg RAM with Nod32 A/V.
> > >Scandisk takes about 45 min. Pauses briefly (about 30sec) after
starting,
> > >progress bar sits on 10% for long time even though scanning is
> progressing.
> > >Was doing this prior to installing Nod32.
> > >Any suggestions please.
> > >Ken
> > How full is your hard drive and how long since you ran scandisk?
Windows
> > defrag is slow period and the only thing to speed it up is to use a
third
> > party defrag tool like VOPT www.goldenbow.com/. HTH
> > Peter Kaulback
>
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