Optimize and Defrag Drives in Windows 10  

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  1. Posts : 71
    windows 10
       #50

    Yeah. I defragged but it immediately reverted to 30% fragmented and then 60% upon analyze.
    Than you for your help!
    trembuzz.
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  2. Posts : 11,062
    Windows 10 Pro version 22H2 0n one desktop and running Window 11 Pro 22H2 on unsupported desktop
       #51

    Hello again Shawn mate have tried this in several different ways but noting seems to work I always get a red error message I am guessing because it might be case sensitive?? or I have included spaces in spots and not in others.
    Again not adding pics mate so cannot show you what I get.

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    Last edited by Brink; 25 Dec 2016 at 18:47. Reason: attached your uploaded image
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  3. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #52

    Hello John, :)

    You'll need to run the command in an elevated PowerShell instead.

    There should be a space after "volume" in the command, and there shouldn't be a colon after the drive letter

    Optimize-Volume -DriveLetter C -Analyze -Verbose
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  4. Posts : 369
    Windows 10 x64 Pro 22H2
       #53

    Thank you for the tutorial, Shawn.

    One question though... if I use the /B modifier to defrag boot sector, will the defrag tool reboot teh system to do this or this task will be dome with the OS loaded?
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  5. Posts : 7,254
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
       #54

    I would personally not touch the boot sector.
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  6. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #55

    Hello FerchogtX, :)

    I agree with Nick above, and wouldn't recommend to defrag the boot sector either. Usually, you'll only want to defrag the Windows drive and any data drives.
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  7. Posts : 369
    Windows 10 x64 Pro 22H2
       #56

    Well... if you say so, I'll leave it as it is.
    Thank you guys
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  8. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #57

    Glad we could help. :)
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  9. Posts : 369
    Windows 10 x64 Pro 22H2
       #58

    Sorry for the bump, but another question came to my mind.

    In Windows 7, I used to have Tune Up Utilities 2012, and used their registry defrag to keep the registry trimmed, from time to time. No issues so far (it's a Windows 7 install from 2012, never reinstalled and working steady).

    Taking in mind all the automated tasks Windows 10 has, I decided not to install Tuneup Utilities on my new laptop. But I have this doubt: I don't see problems so far by not defragging the registry, and I was wondering, Is it really nessesary? What exactly does defragging the registry does? Tuneup really defrags the registry or just "trims and cuts off unused space" as it claims it reduces the regystry size?

    Thanks in advance for your answers
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  10. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #59

    Hello FerchogtX, :)

    Defragging the registry is basically a method to remove wasted space in registry, and is fine to do.

    Cleaning the registry is to remove what is believed to be invalid registry entries. Some software are more aggressive at this than others, and can often remove registry entries that it shouldn't causing issues. Personally, I would strongly recommend to never clean the registry for this reason. Especially since you will not notice any performance difference.
    Last edited by Brink; 04 Mar 2017 at 09:14. Reason: correction
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