Abba
Your Reports show that both partitions are formatted as FAT32 and not,
as is more common for computers where Windows XP is the operating
system, NTFS. For volumes (partitions) over 32 gb it is generally
recommended that they should be formatted as NTFS. Both your partitions
are over 32 gb.
NTFS or FAT32?
NTFS is the recommended file system for Windows XP and provides a number
of benefits in terms of functionality, security, stability,
availability, reliability, and performance. There are very few reasons
to persist with FAT32.
If your PC has an earlier version of Windows on it in a dual-boot or
multi-boot configuration with Windows XP then do not convert the
system/boot partition to NTFS because if you do, the older version of
Windows will not boot.
Source:
http://kadaitcha.cx/ntfs.html
A more detailed explanation of the merits of the two alternatives is
given in the next link:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm
Given your concern over the time taken to move files this quote from the
previous link may be relevant. "Searching directories in NTFS uses a
more efficient stucture for its access to files, so searching a FAT
partition is a slower process in big directories. Scanning the FAT for
the pieces of a fragmented file is also slower."
You may find moving especially large files is a more laboured process
than copying and the deleting the file at it's old location. However,
when deleting use the Shift + Delete keyboard shortcut to bypass the
Recycle Bin or you will quickly fill the Bin. However, be extremely
careful to delete the right file as you cannot restore files which have
been deleted using Shift + Delete, whereas you can restore files whilst
they remain in the Recycle Bin.
Did you deliberately decide to format the drive as FAT32 or was it
because you upgraded from an operating system ( like Windows 98 ) that
used FAT32?
Is the computer dual booting? What is on the 16 gb drive?
Both partitions have adequate free diskspace with the average file size
on your C partition at 158 kb, which is fairly typical of an operating
system partition. The average file size on your E partition is
significantly greater at 641 kb. This suggests that the savings on disk
space utilisation from converting the E partition to NTFS would be less
significant than they would be from converting your C partition to NTFS.
Note that with your pagefile on C, which is regularly accessed, is
another argument for converting your C partition to NTFS.
System Restore. You should not have System Restore set to monitor any
partition other than your C partition. It serves no useful purpose. Also
the default disk space allocation to System Restore is 12% of the disk,
which is wasting disk space on a disk of your size. Reduce it on C to 3%
or 1gb. Turning off System Restore for partition E will remove the disk
space allocation for that partition.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/drivedisable.html
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Abba Dingo wrote:
> Gerry;3134557 Wrote:
>> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report. Open
>> Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
>> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
>> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as
>> it is more informative.
>>
>> These questions are asked to get background information not because I
>> think you might need to run Disk Defragmenter!
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>>
>> [/i]
>
> Hi Gerry
> here the reports of the two partitions of the main HD
>
> Volume (E
>
> Volumegröße = 37,27 GB
> Clustergröße = 32 KB
> Belegter Speicherplatz = 10,00 GB
> Freier Speicherplatz = 27,27 GB
> Freier Speicherplatz (%) = 73 %
>
> Volumefragmentierung
> Fragmentierung gesamt = 0 %
> Dateifragmentierung = 1 %
> Speicherplatzfragmentierung = 0 %
>
> Dateifragmentierung
> Gesamtanzahl der Dateien = 15.765
> Durchschnittliche Dateigröße = 641 KB
> Fragmentierte Dateien insgesamt = 81
> Auslagerungsdateifragmente insges. = 190
> Durchschnittl. Fragmente pro Datei = 1,01
>
> Fragmentierung der Auslagerungsdatei
> Auslagerungsdateigröße = 0 Bytes
> Gesamtanzahl Fragmente = 0
>
> Ordnerfragmentierung
> Gesamtanzahl Ordner = 1.406
> Fragmentierte Ordner = 2
> Zusätzliche Ordnerfragmente = 3
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fragmente Dateigröße Am stärksten fragmentierte Dateien
> 8 632 KB \System Volume
>
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP248\change.log.1
> 10 10 MB \Eigene Daten\Email\Inbox
> 49 30 MB \Eigene Daten\Email\Trash
> 3 190 KB \Eigene Daten\Email\Trash.msf
> 3 448 KB \Eigene
> Daten\Email\Inbox.sbd\AARegister
> 5 17 MB \Eigene
> Daten\Email\Inbox.sbd\K.sbd\ina
> 4 8 MB \Eigene
> Daten\Email\Inbox.sbd\We.sbd\Ane
> 8 14 MB \Eigene
> Daten\Email\Inbox.sbd\Wt.sbd\An
> 9 1 MB \Eigene
>
> Daten\Email\Inbox.sbd\Werkstatt.sbd\Kunden.sbd\Wel ter
> 5 5 MB \Eigene
>
> Daten\Email\Inbox.sbd\Werkstatt.sbd\Kunden.sbd\Web er
> 2 1.005 KB \Eigene Daten\Br\Sy.odb
> 2 33 KB \Eigene
> Daten\Adressbuch\Adressbuch.odb
> 2 75 KB \Spiele\Cs\SavedGames\N Zy\M
> 2 283 KB \Desktop\cauldron_256.ico
> 2 194 KB \Desktop\KEYS_256.ICO
> 2 195 KB \Desktop\sws_256.ico
> 2 58 KB \Desktop\Bildarchiv\DivBilder\Diff.jpg
> 2 89 KB
> \Desktop\Bildarchiv\DivBilder\Wt\Thumbs.db
> 2 80 KB \Desktop\Bildarchiv\Bilder
> Querschnitt\Thumbs.db
> 3 2 MB \Desktop\Bildarchiv\Bilder
> Querschnitt\Gel2.jpg
> 2 760 KB \Desktop\Bildarchiv\Portfolio
>
> Michael\Tor\Kg\DSCN1350.JPG
> 2 232 KB \Desktop\Bildarchiv\Wr\Thumbs.db
> 2 125 KB \Desktop\Bildarchiv\Portfolio
> a\Leuchter\Thumbs.db
> 3 83 KB
>
> \Desktop\Bildarchiv\Homepage\Homepagegr\FigurenM\H n\Thumbs.db
> 3 555 KB
> \Desktop\Formulare\Praktikantenvertrag.odt
> 3 71 KB \Kunden\Pl\Thumbs.db
> 3 1 MB \Kunden\Pl\AngebotTor.odt
> 4 5 MB \Kunden\Zn\Tor2.psd
> 19 26 MB \Kunden\Kundenbeendet\S\Fertig\Ohne
> Titel-1.psd
> 3 67 KB \Kunden\Wo\Thumbs.db
>
>
> Volume (C
>
> Volumegröße = 37,27 GB
> Clustergröße = 32 KB
> Belegter Speicherplatz = 19,66 GB
> Freier Speicherplatz = 17,61 GB
> Freier Speicherplatz (%) = 47 %
>
> Volumefragmentierung
> Fragmentierung gesamt = 6 %
> Dateifragmentierung = 12 %
> Speicherplatzfragmentierung = 0 %
>
> Dateifragmentierung
> Gesamtanzahl der Dateien = 98.852
> Durchschnittliche Dateigröße = 158 KB
> Fragmentierte Dateien insgesamt = 1.010
> Auslagerungsdateifragmente insges. = 3.089
> Durchschnittl. Fragmente pro Datei = 1,03
>
> Fragmentierung der Auslagerungsdatei
> Auslagerungsdateigröße = 1,73 GB
> Gesamtanzahl Fragmente = 45
>
> Ordnerfragmentierung
> Gesamtanzahl Ordner = 8.101
> Fragmentierte Ordner = 24
> Zusätzliche Ordnerfragmente = 165
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fragmente Dateigröße Am stärksten fragmentierte Dateien
> 21 1 MB \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\MSJET40.DLL
> 50 8 MB
> \WINDOWS\ASSEMBLY\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\Syste m\ba0e3a22211ba7343e0116b051f2965a\System.ni.dll
> 21 12 MB
> \WINDOWS\ASSEMBLY\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\Syste m.Web\67cfb70213562afe2ca9b9066764af3a\System.Web. ni.dll
> 24 1 MB \Dokumente und Einstellungen\All
> Users\Anwendungsdaten\Symantec\LiveUpdate\4.Settin gs.LiveUpdate
> 37 65 MB \Dokumente und Einstellungen\Michael
> Haase\Anwendungsdaten\Thunderbird\Profiles\zee4ale y.Michael\Mail\Local
> Folders\Inbox.sbd\Werkstatt.sbd\Werbung.sbd\Hephai stos
> 38 27 MB \Dokumente und Einstellungen\Michael
> Haase\Anwendungsdaten\Real\RealPlayer\DB\TRACKS.FP T
> 115 12 MB \Programme\Gemeinsame
> Dateien\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\MSO.DLL
> 18 4 MB \Programme\Autodesk\Autodesk DWF
> Viewer\EMODEL\EModelViewer.dll
> 20 12 MB
> \Programme\Java\jre1.6.0_05\BIN\CLIENT\CLASSES.JSA
> 38 2 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP238\A0106010.MFL
> 22 2 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP238\A0106019.MFL
> 21 2 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP238\A0106101.MFL
> 19 3 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP238\A0106111.MFL
> 32 2 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP242\A0106305.MFL
> 47 2 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP242\A0106347.MFL
> 61 113 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP245\A0107537.EXE
> 21 6 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP246\SNAPSHOT\_REGISTRY_USER_NTUSER _S-1-5-21-1177238915-1645522239-725345543-1003
> 16 511 KB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP247\change.log.1
> 80 6 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP248\SNAPSHOT\_REGISTRY_USER_NTUSER _S-1-5-21-1177238915-1645522239-725345543-1003
> 36 1 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP250\A0110893.ILG
> 20 2 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP252\A0112068.MFL
> 28 25 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP253\A0112148.EXE
> 56 3 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP253\A0112286.MFL
> 39 3 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP253\A0113183.MFL
> 22 1 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP253\A0113216.MFL
> 21 3 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP253\A0113346.MFL
> 33 2 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP253\A0113470.MFL
> 35 6 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP255\SNAPSHOT\_REGISTRY_USER_NTUSER _S-1-5-21-1177238915-1645522239-725345543-1003
> 23 2 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP257\A0116787.MFL
> 66 117 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{7C2ACDD0-3033-4067-BAFC-F7CBBCFD82A4}\RP257\A0117044.EXE
>
> Helpfull ?
>
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