Disk Defragmenter

Is it possible to have disk defragmenter run on one particular drive
and not another. It seems when I go to the properties tab of one drive
and set it to off, it does that for the other drive... why??

"Marjay" <> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to have disk defragmenter run on one particular drive
> and not another. It seems when I go to the properties tab of one drive
> and set it to off, it does that for the other drive... why??
>

Check out 'defrag' at the command line

Start > cmd (elevated) > defrag /?

--
Jon

I understand I can run defrag from the command line, but I am talking
about the automatic defrag that runs on a schedule and I only want it
to defrag certain drives...

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:04:19 +0100, "Jon"
<> wrote:

>
>"Marjay" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Is it possible to have disk defragmenter run on one particular drive
>> and not another. It seems when I go to the properties tab of one drive
>> and set it to off, it does that for the other drive... why??
>>
>
>Check out 'defrag' at the command line
>
>Start > cmd (elevated) > defrag /?

"Marjay" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I understand I can run defrag from the command line, but I am talking
> about the automatic defrag that runs on a schedule and I only want it
> to defrag certain drives...
>
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:04:19 +0100, "Jon"
> <> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Marjay" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> Is it possible to have disk defragmenter run on one particular drive
>>> and not another. It seems when I go to the properties tab of one drive
>>> and set it to off, it does that for the other drive... why??
>>>
>>
>>Check out 'defrag' at the command line
>>
>>Start > cmd (elevated) > defrag /?
>
Sorry, but that is set as auto at a chosen time and you cannot change it.
You either need the command line defrag of download a preparatory defrag
application . I agree the the Vista fixed one is not good, XP one was
flexible.

--
Ian

As far as I know the auto defrag defragments all drives. You can stop auto
defrag from running, but, as far as I know, you can't change which drives it
defragments - other than using the command prompt to defrag, then you have
control over what drive(s) is defragmented.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows - Shell/User

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"Ian Betts" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Marjay" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I understand I can run defrag from the command line, but I am talking
>> about the automatic defrag that runs on a schedule and I only want it
>> to defrag certain drives...
>>
>> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:04:19 +0100, "Jon"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Marjay" <> wrote in message
>>>news: ...
>>>> Is it possible to have disk defragmenter run on one particular drive
>>>> and not another. It seems when I go to the properties tab of one drive
>>>> and set it to off, it does that for the other drive... why??
>>>>
>>>
>>>Check out 'defrag' at the command line
>>>
>>>Start > cmd (elevated) > defrag /?
>>
> Sorry, but that is set as auto at a chosen time and you cannot change it.
> You either need the command line defrag of download a preparatory defrag
> application . I agree the the Vista fixed one is not good, XP one was
> flexible.
>
> --
> Ian