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    Windows 7 Free Space Count Question?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Rodster, Feb 27, 2012.

  1. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    I wanted to know if it's worth bothering with or if I should try and consolidate my free space count. I installed a few games, defragged the drive and they caused my "free space count" to jump from a 42 count from a fresh install to over 10K space count.

    I tried to consolidate the free space defrag c: /x and it did not change or improve anything. Is it worth worrying about or should I just move on?

    Btw all the games play great, the only time the free space count comes into play is when I do a full defrag defrag c: -w -v and it takes a long time to finish because of the free space count.
     
    Rodster, Feb 27, 2012
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Is this for "contiguous free space"? What kind of hard disk?
     
    namaiki, Feb 28, 2012
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    Rodster Merica

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    Yes, "contiguous free space". It's on a Samsung 1TB drive 7200 rpm.
     
    Rodster, Feb 28, 2012
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