Techie help please

[sir.prize]

Windows XP on PC.

Following a full defragmentation on Local Disk C the result showed

Message 1: Some files on this volume could not be defragmented. 24 fragments.
Message 2: Please check the defragmentation report for the list of these files.
Message 3: If you use these files frequently, there might be a large impact on your system performance.

I am given a choice to Print, Save As or Close. But not other suggestions how to remove or cure the problem.

Anyone have any ideas please?

[MarkRae]

There's no problem to cure - you're running Windows XP, so fragmentation is built into the formatting on your hard disk. Forget about fragmenting...

[Wak]

I've run XP for years but have never had this problem arise so it would be interesting to know if these files are System files or User files?

[sir.prize]

Mark: Thanks for that. I did not realise that it was not necessary to fragment. It was Message 3 in my OP which was causing concern.

Wak: The files are apparently located in Documents and Settings/All Users on Disk C. But I have looked and cannot find anything.

As the only user, I am now confused!

[MarkRae]

It's not necessary to DE-fragment an NTFS partition. The moment the process finishes, it will fragment again, as fragmentation is built into the way it saves files.

Leading on from this, more and more computers these days use SSDs - fragmenting one of those will, essentially, ruin it...

[sir.prize]

Thanks Mark. That's very reassuring.

[ChuckFickens]

"It's not necessary to DE-fragment an NTFS partition"

To be fair to SP... Mark has used fragment instead of DE-fragment twice on this thread now :)

[sir.prize]

Hi Chuck. Can you elaborate on any implications please?

Do I or don't I?

Should I be concerned - or not?

[Wak]

Hi SP, For what it's worth. I defrag and scan for viruses every time I clone my C drive as back up and it tells me it saves about 1% to 3% space on the hard drive. It will also possibly save a wee bit of time searching for the separate bits of file when working but I doubt if you would notice any difference.

[sir.prize]

Thanks for the info Wak. I have always defragged regularly and up to now never found a problem. But I am stuck with these threats as I have no instructions what to do with them.

[SumBod]

It seems a bit dodgy to me. Can you post exactly what files are being referred to?