One of the other problems with some of the defrag software is that it doesn't defrag the free space. This means that as files expand or new files get written they get bits and pieces to use. I notice that Piriform Defraggler has a feature to just defrag the free space and on a file by file basis if requested. It seems pretty good. It has made a better job at defragmentation than Smart Defrag, but it took around ten times as long. I am going to try the Auslogics Defrag system next.

After Auslogics Defrag and then the other two repeated again I finally managed 0% fragmentation. Each defragmenter managed different files to a different degree.

Whist we are in disk tidy up mode (must be too quiet for much trading) can I mention the massive disk space I recovered by using the facility to delete all the recovery points but one in Drive Properties.

I have a 250 gig disk on this machine. I let MS update my Vista. I recovered about 30 gig three months ago and another 30 gig had crept back by yesterday.

TP

For those of you using Defraggler to work on free space you should look at this.

Judging from the date of the last message and that of the most recent update my guess is that the bug is not yet fixed.

TP

Well defraggler took even longer than the MS version 21.00hrs and finished around 09.30 this am. - and it had an MS defragged HD to start with. I'm still left with 11% defragmentation. I'll try Hillary's option next.

How full is your hard disk, Kernow?

That's a bit personnal!

Is your disk even hard, Skinners?

:o)

Back in the old days, I used to have an 8 inch floppy!

35gb used out of 145 gb capacity - hence I can't see the problem of slowness and fragments left over.

for the record skinny I've still got one :-)

Lol

I had a machine with two of those 8" disks - 256Kb capacity each. It was an Altos running CP/M 2.2.

The reset/reboot button protruded from the top front of the case so it was very easy to reboot the thing accidentally. I found that an essential mod was to place a piece of toilet roll centre over the button to shield it.

Are you boys sure you're that not confusing your inches with centimetres?

Kernow,

I used Auslogics on one of my PCs after you posted earlier this week as it jogged my memory. It only took about 10 minutes to defrag 22GB of used space.

Back to 9147 - time flies when you watch your defragger.

Just installed Acronis 2011. It is aeons ahead in terms of loading and creating a schedule compared with the one I bought a couple of years ago.

Now to see it it works?

Set it to run whilst I savour a pint of Old Peculiar - TGIF.

TP

And on the topic of defragging....

How about defragging your Sky+ hard drive? All that recording and deleting certainly messes the sectors up and slows down the disks operation. Obvious innit, MM?

Here's how to do it:

NB. They call it a 'Sky Rebuild' and it involves accessing a secret part of the Menu - Shhhh! Don't tell anyone else or everybody will be at it! ;-)

1. Choose 'Services' on the Remote

2. Press: 0, 0, 1 and then Select

3. Move along the tabs at the top of the screen to 'Rebuild'

4. Choose Rebuild

5. Note: The digibox's defrag procedure will now start and the digibox will also begin a re-boot procedure after the defrag has finished.

6. If the digibox does not re-boot, switch off at the wall.

7. After a couple of minutes switch on at the wall. If you now press 'TV Guide' on the Remote you will see the electronic programming guide on the screen begin to populate. You might need to be patient here sometimes but once this automatic populating procedure has finished (usually, it only takes about 20 secs) then the machine is now fully ready.

Note: The procedure of 'switching off at the wall' can actually help cure and clear up most Sky+ problems. (Well, not really the 'switching off' but definitely the 'switching on' that has to follow it)

Exec,

Any idea how to do that with a TiVo?

TP

Acronis Update.

It's done my 100 gig in just about an hour.

This 2011 version is not only easier to configure but also much easier to see what you can recover in terms of folders. With the previous version is involved a lot of delving.

According to the info this version also enables one to migrate to different machines which must be a valuable plus.

And there is an off-site internet storeage option.

TP

TP

I had a bit of a Google and found out that the average Tivo runs on Linux and so cannot really be defragged.

However, when a Tivo is re-booted (switch off, pull the plug, wait 10 - 20 secs, plug in, switch on) you can enable a Kick Start Code by using the Remote's Yellow button.

These Kick Start Codes force the Tivo perform certain functions, eg. to enable some diagnostics at boot time, or help with set-up issues. I see you can actually force a software re-install and one of the ks codes forces a Media File System (MFS) Cleanup (which is a form of defragmentation - and see KS Codes 57 and 58 on the page link below))

You can read more on this and gain some instructions at http://www.weaknees.com/tivo-kickstart-codes.php

My PC is wired to my BT 2.0 home hub. Mrs TOK has aquired a neat little Asus eee pc which I am trying to connect wirelessly to the home hub. I've managed it as all the various updates have downloaded but I can't open Internet Explorer. The page opens with: Problems found. resource (web proxy) is on line but isn't responding to connection. Detected attempts.

Any suggestions, please?