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unable to defrag my computer
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amandathepanda
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Can anyone help I am a bit of a novice with computers, when I try to defrag it just keeps restaring with a error message that it has tried 10 times, and that I should close any open programs. I think I have closed down all programs and retry, but it still comes up with the same message.
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You could always try defragging in safe mode. Press F8 while the computer is booting up to get into safe mode.0
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If you`re running XP delete all your temp.internet files and right click on any icons in your task bar and close or exit them (firewall,anti virus etc)
Then go to start -accessories-system tools-disk defrag.
The main cause of "hanging" is a program ruuning in the background0 -
Didn't see this till tonight - if you are still having problems I asked the same question a few days ago further down this board!
Have a look at the "control+alt+delete" solution - worked for me!
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Why are you defragging? In the olden days (5 years ago
) it was necessary to defrag Windows boxes because the way they stored files was pretty inefficient, but XP with NTFS is mostly self-maintaining. 0 -
But XP with NTFS is mostly self-maintaining.
LOL. My drives get well & truely fragged0 -
XP with NTFS is mostly self-maintaining.
That must be some kind of urban myth - my drives are all around 20% fragged at the moment. And they were defragged 3 or 4 months ago.
It's still something that needs to be done.0 -
try shutting down your firewall and anti virus while you defrag it works for me!0
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try shutting down your firewall
At the risk of stating the obvious, make sure you are not connected to the Internet ...Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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@panda
What's your operating system??
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TOG604!0 -
Just to say thanks to Paul_BR, who answered the OP, having had the same problem. Went into safe mode and completed the de-frag, it took nearly 7 hours but that's probably down to the fact it hasn't been done for yonks!
Cheers
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