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    Should/Can I Defragment the HP_Recovery Drive (E:)?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Optimum08, Aug 1, 2006.

  1. Optimum08

    Optimum08 Notebook Enthusiast

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    exactly what the title says, can/should i defragment the E: (Recovery Drive)?
     
    Optimum08, Aug 1, 2006
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  2. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i don't think that is necessary, at it is in different partition, so it doesn't get fragmented coz u never use that partition, think of it as a READ ONLY drive
     
    wobble987, Aug 1, 2006
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  3. compaq64

    compaq64 Notebook Consultant

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    Plus who cares if you do or dont? If you reinstall your os enough to want to defrag it thats pretty bad haha. But what wobble987 said is correct, useage causes fragmented files, you dont use it so it doesnt fragment.
     
    compaq64, Aug 1, 2006
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    .77 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, maybe my screen cap sucks or I have no idea how to correctly resize a screen cap (or maybe my online album sucks...) but I've never used the partition and I decided to run the defrag analyzer.
    As you can tell by the red portions, it says I should degrag the drive. What do you guys think? Again, I've never used the partition so how did it get like this?

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    --EDIT-
    Ok, this is a little bigger but i need to just resize it to about 640 x 480... can't seem to get this to work.
    Anyway, what you guys think?
     
    .77, Aug 6, 2006
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  5. gmb1994

    gmb1994 Notebook Geek

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    I'm not sure if you should "degrag the drive", but it wouldn't hurt to defrag it. I ran a defrag on my recovery partition ... there's really nothing wrong in doing so ... if it makes you happy, do it!
     
    gmb1994, Aug 7, 2006
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