In our previous article we mentioned that the Disk Defragmenter has been simplified a lot. In this new version, the user interface doesn't allow users to select only one of their partitions for defragmentation. You can defragment all your partitions at once or none. However, this doesn't mean that users they cannot customize the Disk Defragmenter at all.
You can always start the Command Prompt and use the appropriate command line parameters to obtain the results you want.
When you start the Command Prompt, it is better to right click on its shortcut and select the Run as administrator option.
Once the Command Prompt is started, type "defrag" or "defrag.exe" plus the appropriate parameters and Disk Defragmenter will defragment or analyze the partition you want.
The list of supported command line parameters for "defrag.exe" is the following:
The switches can be combined to obtain the desired result. You just need to respect the following syntax:
defrag volume -a [-v]
defrag volume [{-r | -w}] [-f] [-v]
defrag -c [{-r | -w}] [-f] [-v]
Here are some examples, to help you understand better:
Related articles:
Disk Defragmenter
Benchmarking the Disk Defragmenter
Disk Cleanup
Recommended articles:
Add Defragment to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive
Disk Defragmenter FAQ
Comments
how can you find the history
how can you find the history or scrip on your computer that shows you everything that has been done on your computer?
It never went anywhere...this
It never went anywhere...this is how manual administrative commands are done
Windows default defrag
Windows default defrag option is the safest, we should avoid using any third party applications.
riiiiight
Safe? Just run a chkdsk /f and reboot before defrag.
Many defrag tools out there are as limited as 'defrag'.
But some are excellent.
Contig (Microsoft Freeware) allow us to defrag any specific files.
UltraDefrag (Open Free Software) also allows us to defrag all
unmovable locked files when Windows boots. And -o and
set UD_IN_FILTER=pagefile;.evt;ntuser;System32\config
moves the most frequently used files to the fastest area of
our Drive, the beginning.
Verbose real-time?
If choosing verbose mode, do details come as they occur (like in the old Defragmenter where you could "watch it work"), or is it a detailed analysis that pops up all at once when the defrag is done???
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