Fragmented files won't defrag

Hello,

If this topic is covered somewhere else, please let me know.

I've defrag my drive and I always get a few files that have

32,796 fragments on a 500meg file.
2,100 fragments on another 500meg file.

This is on a database file. And no matter how much I defrag the drive
it doesn't help. Will moving the DB to another drive help with the
fragmentation?

I have at least 5gigs free on the 20gig drive that it's on.

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks,
Ray

What programme was used to create the database file?

It's called Promasoft - it's an autoresponder program
I use to manage my ezine.

Is the free space fragmented?

No... not according to the XP defrag application.

What else is on the drive? Pagefile? Windows XP files?

Yes to both. As well as program files. I wanted to
keep all programs in its own partition as I wouldn't
be backing them up.

What other drives / partitions and free space is available?

The drive I have WinXP, pagefile and program files is 80 gig
partitioned into 3.
5 gigs free on c:
19 gigs free on e:
1 meg free on g:

I have another drive also partitioned into 4 x 20 gigs.
with 2 partitions almost full and 2 empty.

Would it help to move the autoresponder program and database to the
other drive onto an empty partition?

Thanks for your help!
Ray

Boot into Safe Mode and try defragmenting from there. While you may have
5GB free, how much of that free space is contiguous? Built-in has issues if
not enough contiguous free space to fit a file.

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System

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

Want to email me? Delete ntloader.


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Hello,

If this topic is covered somewhere else, please let me know.

I've defrag my drive and I always get a few files that have

32,796 fragments on a 500meg file.
2,100 fragments on another 500meg file.

This is on a database file. And no matter how much I defrag the drive
it doesn't help. Will moving the DB to another drive help with the
fragmentation?

I have at least 5gigs free on the 20gig drive that it's on.

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks,
Ray

Well I moved the program (promosoft) to the second dirve, fragmented
the first drive and all is well.

I will run it (promosoft) from the second drive, but don't get why a
500meg file would not be able to be defraged in the first place.
Wouldn't the software just move it to a spot large enough to slot it?
I mean with 5 gigs available, and there seeming to be enough contiguous
space, I'm just a bit puzzled.

Ray

To give you an obvious example of database fragmentation, subscribe to
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general for a few weeks. Download headers 1000
each day. No need to read any of it. Once a few weeks has expired, defrag.
Download the next days headers, close your newsreader. Then check
fragmentation again.

--
Jonny
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Well I moved the program (promosoft) to the second dirve, fragmented
the first drive and all is well.

I will run it (promosoft) from the second drive, but don't get why a
500meg file would not be able to be defraged in the first place.
Wouldn't the software just move it to a spot large enough to slot it?
I mean with 5 gigs available, and there seeming to be enough contiguous
space, I'm just a bit puzzled.

Ray