Contig.exe vista

This seems like a real bug, as it's deciding to re-locate a MB 2 fragment file, but apparently storing the relocated blocks are on a first fit basis where the fragmentation HAS to be greater than before. Running the Defrag again, I got back to the very high defrag level. This is reproducible on my Vista file system at the moment, Defraggler 1. I'm afraid I've never installed or used Recuva, so I'm going by what Drive Map tells me, rather than use that tool to look at the Cluster Allocation.

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Share More sharing options Followers 0. Recommended Posts. Posted February 4, I was recently most intrigued to see that Mark Russinovich has updated his "contig. Anyway, I downloaded it and tried it out, it did indeed defrag the MFT of one of my drives. I must admit, I always thought that this was infeasible [except possibly at boot time]. Anyway, I also recently tried out another well-known freeware defragger on a drive and noticed that it fragmented the MFT as shown using Defraggler.

So, then I tried to fix that using contig, and it worked. And then I refragmented it again using the other defragger, and upon a whim tried Defraggler on that drive to see if it could also defrag the MFT I've looked in the Defraggler history and can't find any reference to it becoming capable of defragging the MFT, so I am somewhat surprised at this!

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If contig determines that the file can be optimized, it is then moved into the free spaces of the disk. No installation is required. The next step is to run Power Defragmenter. Click next , and you will arrive at the screen below:. Defragment File s : Allows you to defragment up to 4 files Defragment Folder s : Allows you to defragment up to 4 folders Defragment Disk: Allows you to defragment a disk PowerMode TM Disk Defragmentation: Defragments at a power equivalent to two consecutive defragmentations.

Time does not necessarily double. This is pretty much the fastest defragment you can ever get with great effectiveness. Update: This is the only down-side to contig. It does not really tell you how well the fragmentation process went but as you could see from the visuals above, it is quite effective. If you wait minutes before closing the window after the process is finished, the following statistics will be displayed: — Hard Drive Space — Free Space — Largest free space extent — Percent File Fragmentation.

While that may be true, many are noticing an increase in performance once they defrag their system, including myself. To defragment or not to defragment is entirely up to you. Sorry for all those confused. Email Address. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

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