what is the problem?.....my computer will not completely "Defragment" WHY?

Question

HOW Can I fix this?
What would have caused this to happen in the first place?

Thank You~

Answer 1

Always remember scandisk first or chkdsk what ever you want to call it do it first. While scanning disk go way from pc do some thing else. Go out to dinner just stay away from pc. It may take an hour or more just to scan the disk. Do a complete scan including surface scan. Then defrag also go away from pc.

Answer 2

Not to worry. First, how do you know it didn't defrag all the way ??

And what problems are you having that brings this up as the cause of the problem?

Let me make these short points to relieve your anxiety:

1. From the earliest computers I can remember, starting with DOS, the Disk Operating System would detect bad sectors of a disk and block off those bad sectors so as not to cause a problem.

2. Windows or other installed applications sometimes put files in specific locations and protect those files as unmovable. So no matter how much you defrag, those files don't move.

3. Some defrag programs allow you to place certain types of files at the beginning of the disk, toward the end of the disk, or at the end. Therefore, when you look at a disk map you see files "scattered" all over. But the main thing is to concatenate all the file fragments into 1 contiguous file for efficiency.

Answer 3

There is probably a damaged area - or possibly files that are missing or corrupt. These things will stop the defrag process. You could try the error checking tool located by right clicking on your C drive from my computer - going to properties - choosing tools. Be warned - I have seen this tool mess up the hard drive - a good backup of your files is essential before running the tool. There are options to fix file system errors or recover bad sectors. I recommend trying one at a time.

Answer 4

You won't ever be able to completly defrag the hard drive. If you don't have much free space the defrag software won't have enough space to work with and it won't be able to do a good job.

Also if you have a lot of software running (web browser, MP3 player, etc) any files that those programs are using won't be able to be defraged.

Try closing all programs that are running before you defrag the machine.

Answer 5

Some programs require a specific location on the drive. This location is different for everyone, but once it is on your drive, it must stay there. This is just one method they use of validating your copy of the software. Other sections that don't move may be because they are too big to move and you don't have enough room and others are likely things that are currently active in your operating system.

Answer 6

Run chkdsk to find bad sectors or problems with your hard disk

Start > Run > type chkdsk in the blank and hit OK.
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or try a third party defrag utility: FREE ones:
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/system/fwdisktools.html
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Answer 7

More than one answer to this. It is usually best to shut down as many of your programs as you can in order to defrag. Disconnect from the Internet and turn off your anti-virus and firewall. Turn off the screen saver if you are using it. Turn off as many of the programs as you can in your System Tray. I believe that some folks even defrag in Safe Mode. (Don't forget to turn your AV and firewall back on before reconnecting to the Internet!) Good luck.

Answer 8

how long have you been defragmenting it could take and hour or more depending on how many files you have and if its the first you have done it to your pc dont be suprised. but if you get erro messsage you want to do a disk scan to correct your disk erro(s)

Answer 9

try "chkdsk" from a dos window. May be bad HD.