Scheduled defrag

The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"

Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?

The Storage Team at Microsoft - File Cabinet Blog : A quick note about
Defrag.exe parameters in Windows Vista:
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...arameters.aspx

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"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"
>
> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?
>
>

I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle".

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http://grystmill.com

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"
>
> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?
>
>

Aww, man! 8 minutes to late.

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"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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> I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle".
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Mike" <> wrote in message
> news:OXogDnq%...
>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"
>>
>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?
>>
>>
>
>

The scheduled task that runs defrag has the 'stop if the computer ceases to
be idle' condition checked. Why would defrag need it as well?

any ideas on the -g switch?


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
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> The Storage Team at Microsoft - File Cabinet Blog : A quick note about
> Defrag.exe parameters in Windows Vista:
> http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...arameters.aspx
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
>
>
> "Mike" <> wrote in message
> news:OXogDnq%...
>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"
>>
>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?
>>
>>
>
>

where's your money for the -g switch?

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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> Aww, man! 8 minutes to late.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:OWYEByq%...
>> I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle".
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "Mike" <> wrote in message
>> news:OXogDnq%...
>>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"
>>>
>>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> where's your money for the -g switch?
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:u55UA1q#...
>> Aww, man! 8 minutes to late.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:OWYEByq%...
>>> I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle".
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "Mike" <> wrote in message
>>> news:OXogDnq%...
>>>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>


Running defrag c: -g from the command line generates 2 reports.

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If I had even a guess about the -g switch, I'd lay it down. I have no idea
what the -g switch does.

Where did you learn about betting, because you sound absolutely clueless,
<g>.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> where's your money for the -g switch?
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:u55UA1q#...
>> Aww, man! 8 minutes to late.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:OWYEByq%...
>>> I'll put $5 on -i being "only when system is idle".
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "Mike" <> wrote in message
>>> news:OXogDnq%...
>>>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>

Redundancy?

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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>
> The scheduled task that runs defrag has the 'stop if the computer ceases
> to be idle' condition checked. Why would defrag need it as well?
>
> any ideas on the -g switch?
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
> news:eUDaDvq#...
>> The Storage Team at Microsoft - File Cabinet Blog : A quick note about
>> Defrag.exe parameters in Windows Vista:
>> http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...arameters.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>> The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
>>
>>
>> "Mike" <> wrote in message
>> news:OXogDnq%...
>>> The scheduled defrag task has the action "defrag -c -i -g"
>>>
>>> Does anybody know what the undocumented -i and -g switches do?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>

Mike wrote:
> where's your money for the -g switch?

It sends a report of all your files (and their fragmentation status!) to
the Government. Doh!

Marc