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Windows 7 won't defrag

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Hi,

I've got a windows 7 Samsung s3511 Laptop.

The problem I have is it won't de-frag, I click analyse, it flickers slightly, does nothing, if I click de-frag, it flickers and does nothing.

My system isn't running slow but it annoys me that I can't even analyse the system to see if it may need to be de-fragmented.

Is this something that I may be able to fix? I've tried error checks with a reboot but that hasn't helped and I've tried 3rd party de-frag's and get the same thing with them.

Any help would be appreciated.

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  • bluesnake
    bluesnake Posts: 1,460 Forumite
    go into file manger and look in C:\Windows\System32 right click on cmd.exe and select Run as administrator

    A black dos windows should open.You are probably already in the correct locaion but if not, in the window type cd C:\Windows\System32 and press return

    now to run the gui in the box type dfrgui.exe Note that it takes about a minute to start.

    Or to run the dos version type defrag /u /v
  • Millionaire
    Millionaire Posts: 3,748 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Try this

    http://www.piriform.com/defraggler

    It is what I use and comes from the same company that makes ccleaner.
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