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    defag and immovable files

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Tinderbox (UK), Dec 13, 2008.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Hi.

    I use Smart Defrag, and their is a large immovable section, now i have disabled pagefile and also the hibernation file, but the immovable section remains.

    Are there any other immovable files.

    Also is their any way to tell which file this is.

    I am sure i used a free defrag tool in vista that if you pointed to the area it told you what files it was?

    Thanks

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Dec 13, 2008
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    The defrag log after each run should tell you what part it is not being "touched"; tested with 1.03 version

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Dec 14, 2008
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  3. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There are a number of other files - all, I believe, hidden system files - that are kept open by the OS and thus are flagged as being inaccessible, such as ntuser.dat and the other registry hive files.
     
    Shyster1, Dec 15, 2008
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