Windows 10: Defragmentation - Implications of Defragmenting C drive to Windows RECOVERY Drive and any...

Hello Tech Team,


As a regular part of my System maintenance, I defrag my drives C and one external 3T my book drive. I was wondering what happens to the RECOVER drive that Windows created upon install. Does it mirror my C drive by some sort of API or process? If it does not, do I need to manually recreate or update the data on my WINDOWS RECOVERY drive?


I've NEVER found the internal System application for WIndows to work- at all, so I've always turned to other tools.

I was using IOBit Smart defrag, but recently, I go through the motions of defragging it, and it LOOKS as if it completed its actions, but then when I re-analyze the defrag percentage is the same as before I performed the defrag. SO I am trying different programs right now. So if anyone has any suggestions on this, I'd appreciate that information also. At this moment I am testing DISKEEPER.

Any information you can provide would be great.


Thank you! -TeknoDiva

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About Hard drive defragmentation of c drive

I checked my c drive by analysing tool in defragmentation & found that i need to defragment my c drive then i click on defragment,after 2hrs defragmentation completed &then i had analyzed it,still it says i need to defragment so i did after completion,i
saw that i lost space on my hard drive upto 10GB.So my question Is loss of space on hard drive during defragmentation geniune or there is some problem if so how can i get that lost 10Gb space during defragmentation back?

 

Defragment and Optimize Drives Problem

Hi Edward,

Based on the details you have provided, your C drive was unrecognized by the system. We suggest that you run these
commands and see if there are any changes:

• 
  Open
  Command Prompt
  as
  Administrator.
  
• 
  Run
  the following commands:
  
  • 
    To fix any logical file errors:
    
    • 
      Chkdsk C: /f /r
      
      
  • 
    To defrag your Drive C manually:
    
    • 
      Defrag C: /D /U
      

Update us on how it goes.

Regards.

 

Defragment C Drive

Defragmenting your hard drive will NOT result in more available space. You need to actually delete things.

By default, Windows 7 runs defrag once a week. You probably have installed some antivirus program or "optimizer" utility that has taken over scheduling defrag. See, e.g.,

https://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/59129-disk-defragmenter-scheduled-using-another-program.html

Instead of worrying about defrag, download and run TreeSize Free. This will show you what is taking up space on the drive and from that you can decide what to delete.

https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free

If you find that the culprit is that C:\Windows\TEMP is being consumed with hundreds of files with names following the pattern "cab_XXXX_X" you are suffering from the known "CAB file bug." Directions for dealing with this are here:

Windows 7 log file compression bug can fill up your hard drive