Defrag. The problem persists

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My Drive C (in Sony laptop VGN-A190 which has large capacity D drive but
small capacity C drive) is a mess and although there is now more than 30%
free (I have it compacted) it is impossible to do a thorough defrag with many
files remaining "scattered". Is this because of the compacting (if
uncompacted it goes well below 15% free) or is there another reason that I
can solve and actually completely defrag the drive which I believe is slowing
the computer to a crawl... The defrag stops after 12%. Getting more space on
the drive does not seem to solve the problem.
 
Use a third party defragmenting tool that is not crippled with the
limitations that you have with the system defragmenting utility.

PerfectDisk http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/ is one of the best.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
make sure to disable the screen saver. shutdown back ground services/apps.
then defrag a couple of times.
 
I gave up on Windows defragger and opted for the other suggestions which
worked absolutely perfectly. I doubt if there was a drive more messed up
than mine and with a bit of fiddling, it is clean as a whistle. Thank you for
your help.
 
You're welcome Mike.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
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