On 2/28/07, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Levi Pearson wrote: > "Andrew Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> Ah, let me correct myself before someone else has to: recent versions >> of ntfsresize will relocate your data for you. No need to defragment >> first (especially since windows defrag doesn't move files to the front >> of the drive anyway). > > Also, because defrag is running while the drive is mounted and the OS > is using it, some blocks are marked as unmovable because they belong > to files that are currently opened by the OS. An offline, > memory-resident defrag would be necessary to completely shift the > drive's contents. > Such as "Partition Magic"? Amazing application.
Agreed. And possibly safer in this scenario. -- Lars /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
