Files that don't defrag.

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Joe

I ran Defrag and there are a few files that did not
defragment.
\WINNT\security\logs\scepol.log
\WINNT\system32\config\software.LOG
\WINNT\system32\config\default.LOG
\Documents and settings\Administrator\ntuser.dat.LOG
\WINNT\ShellconCache

They are not large files but I was wondering why they did
not defragment and is there a problem with these files.

Thanks
Joe
 
Not all files will defrag because they are in use by the
file system.

Don't worry about it
 
I ran Defrag and there are a few files that did not
defragment.
\WINNT\security\logs\scepol.log
\WINNT\system32\config\software.LOG
\WINNT\system32\config\default.LOG
\Documents and settings\Administrator\ntuser.dat.LOG
\WINNT\ShellconCache

They are not large files but I was wondering why they did
not defragment and is there a problem with these files.

Thanks
Joe
Click to expand...

They are always in use by the O/S.



Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
As Jerold points out, these are system files - always in use and hence
untouchable while W2k is running. A defragger that has a "boot time
defrag" option (this runs before such files begin executing, early in
the boot process) can defrag such files if necessary.

A good defragger (like PerfectDisk) will, upon completing an ordinary
defrag run, report such files as "excluded" and also tell you whether
they have excess fragments or not.
 
I use O&O Defrag V4 at home and work. It will allow you to
defrag all your runtime files at boot, before the
Operating System is fully loaded.

O&O also defrags pagefiles and MFT's at boot.
 
Actually...

Microsoft's defrag APIs fully support defragmenting these files online (even
though they are in use). Whether a defragmenter takes advantage of this
ability is dependant on which defragmenter you are using.

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows Storage Management/File System

Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.
 
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