Mess up copies if use XP application?

[Eddie]

I use Windows XP and I have these partitions:

C contains the XP system.
D contains data
E is empty

I usually need to copy approx 10GB from D to E. I want the data to
be stored on E as unfragmented as possible.

Would running an application on C at the same time somehow mess up
the copy of data from D to E in such a way as to make the data on E
more fragmented?

(Maybe affecting the numbers of simultaneous "streams" of data or
maybe affecting the buffers being used or something like that.)

 

[Sjouke Burry]

I use Windows XP and I have these partitions:

C contains the XP system.
D contains data
E is empty

I usually need to copy approx 10GB from D to E. I want the data to
be stored on E as unfragmented as possible.

Would running an application on C at the same time somehow mess up
the copy of data from D to E in such a way as to make the data on E
more fragmented?

(Maybe affecting the numbers of simultaneous "streams" of data or
maybe affecting the buffers being used or something like that.)

Fragmenting on E only occurs when more programs try to write to it
at the same time, so only when the C program tries to write E at the
same time, will fragmentation take place.
The time slicing between you and the C progam in itself will not
cause fragmentation.

 

[Rod Speed]

Eddie wrote

I use Windows XP and I have these partitions:

C contains the XP system.
D contains data
E is empty

I usually need to copy approx 10GB from D to E.

I want the data to be stored on E as unfragmented as possible.

Why ?

Would running an application on C at the same time
somehow mess up the copy of data from D to E in
such a way as to make the data on E more fragmented?
Nope.

(Maybe affecting the numbers of simultaneous "streams" of data
or maybe affecting the buffers being used or something like that.)

Those doent affect fragmentation.

 

[GT]

Eddie wrote





Why ?

Non of your business, just answer the question or leave.

Nope.

As helpful as we can expect from Rod.

 

[Rod Speed]

GT wrote

Non of your business,

Wrong, as always.

just answer the question or leave.

Go and **** yourself, again.

As helpful as we can expect from Rod.

Just how many of you are there between those ears, child ?

 

[Rod Speed]

kony wrote

I want a refund of my purchase price,

You dont qualify, so **** off.

 

[GT]

You dont qualify, so **** off.

Now come on Rod, you've got better insults than that - we know you have as
you use them everyday when your insane judgement and advice is challenged!

 

[Bilky White]

Now come on Rod, you've got better insults than that - we know you have as
you use them everyday when your insane judgement and advice is challenged!

Knob Speed is hilarious, please don't scare him away. He's almost as
entertaining as Frank Ifield.

 

[detlev.e]

Fragmenting on E only occurs when more programs try to write to it
at the same time, so only when the C program tries to write E at the
same time, will fragmentation take place.
The time slicing between you and the C progam in itself will not
cause fragmentation.

Doesn't the OS write systemv olume information to that partition and
perhaps it des that whilst copying data from one partition to another?

 

[Rod Speed]

detlev.e wrote

Sjouke Burry wrote

Doesn't the OS write system volume information to that partition
Yes.

and perhaps it des that whilst copying data from one partition to another?

Nope, nothing gets written to any partition that isnt being copied to.

And that 'system volume information' doesnt affect fragmentation of files on that volume anyway.