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    ssd and platter drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by takovr, Oct 29, 2010.

  1. takovr

    takovr Notebook Consultant

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    I have a ssd drive as my primary drive and a 300gb 7200rpm as my back-up drive. I have windows disk de-frag turned off for my ssd so how can I de-frag my back-up drive
     
    takovr, Oct 29, 2010
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  2. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    Hmm, you are in a pickle. But is it still necessary to turn off Windows when you add an SSD? I was under the impression that W7 could recognize the latest batch of SSDs automatically? Although I have to admit that I've been skipping over those articles since that technology is changing so rapidly and the continually updated information is vast.

    In any event, I was planning on adding an SSD around the first of the year, so I'm certainly interested in how to deal with these hybrid configurations myself.
     
    Krane, Oct 29, 2010
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  3. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Defraggler is good freeware programs. It's a bit quicker than Windows too.
     
    Phil, Oct 29, 2010
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  4. garetjax

    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    If you have a backup drive then why would it need to be defragged? The only reason you'd defrag it is if you wanted to optimize the performance of the HDD but since it's a backup what would the point be?

    I think I'm confused... :(
     
    garetjax, Oct 29, 2010
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  5. Dufus

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    Cant you just open a cmd console with admin rights and type "defrag x:" where x is the drive letter or better still start with "defrag -?" for options.
     
    Dufus, Oct 29, 2010
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  6. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    As mentioned:

    Open up a cmd prompt with administrator rights and type:

    defrag X:

    to use the windows built in defragger.

    Better still, I recommend PerfectDisk 11 Professional. Best defragmentation software available.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 29, 2010
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  7. Hayte

    Hayte Notebook Evangelist

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    Huh, you can just use disk defragmenter. All you need to do is turn of the scheduled defragmentation of drive c:\ (your SSD). By default your SSD will not even appear in the disk options for scheduled defrag assuming you installed Windows 7 onto an SSD.

    I have my backup HDDs and storage HDD set to defrag on a schedule and it works fine with an SSD boot drive (which never gets defragmented).
     
    Hayte, Oct 29, 2010
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