2006-09-13 00:20:54 · 7 answers · asked by bart4play 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
If you PC is badly defrag or is so full that it has almost no space to move files around, it can take several hours to complete - whether in safe mode or not.
2006-09-13 00:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's about right! As far as I normal that is normal for computer. Safe Mode is doing things as safe as they can! If you really have
lots to defrag it could take as much as 12 hours!
I find the best time to defrag my computer in safe mode is before I hit the sack set it to defrag! I suggest you defrag about once a month! Back things up first then you can defrag in normal mode! That should be done in about 2 hours. the more stuff to defrag the lower your computer will take!
2006-09-13 07:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the size of your hard drive. The bigger the drive the longer the defrag/scan. Microsofts defragger is notoriously slow and scan disc can take forever depending on what settings you have.
2006-09-13 07:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by carbonize 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should defrag your computer at least once a week. It should only take a few minutes to do it.
2006-09-13 10:49:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the size and degree of fragmentation of your hard drive, and how long it has been since you last ran it. Try running it overnight, then again in the morning. I'll bet the second time is WAY quicker. That's assuming there are no other faults with your system.
2006-09-13 07:23:32 · answer #5 · answered by inquisitor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it depends on your HD's size.
But for a normal size drive like say 40GB, no way should it take more than 5 hours.
If this is the case you must have a few bad clusters on your drive.
Or something is physically broken inside.
2006-09-13 07:24:56 · answer #6 · answered by whuggie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it normally takes less time because there are no interruptions from other programs that are working simultaneously. Sounds like something else isn't right with your system.
2006-09-13 07:23:57 · answer #7 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋