Mail Archives: djgpp/2000/08/14/20:21:10
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Eli Zaretskii spoke the following immortal words,
> > From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
> > Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 05:47:33 GMT
> >
> > >Too many unmovable clusters usually mean lost or cross-linked clusters
> > >and other similar calamities. One should run CHKDSK or SCANDISK (or
> > >similar tools) before running the defragger.
> >
> > According to the docs, the Windows 98 defragger checks the disk
> > for errors before it begins to juggle clusters. Does this count?
>
> Assuming that the docs tells the truth, yes.
FWIW, I always run scandisk first before running defrag, as I don't trust
defrags error detection a lot. If there was a error and it did not detect
it and went ahead with the defrag, you can imagine the disastrous
consequences...:(
BTW just show the difference, after 1 years of usage, my linux 3 MB Ext2
file system has a amazingly low 2.8% of fragmentation, where as the
windoze disk has a amazingly (not any more I suppose , it's from M$ you
know..) high 12.5% of fragmentation, and I don't use it that much either
:(
Time to defrag the windoze disk...bye!
Best Wishes,
Grendel
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