Speed of defrag

[cal680]

When I had Windows XP defrag was fast. When I got new computer with Vista - defrag and Fast Optimize slowed way down. What used to take 10-15 min was taking 1-2 hrs. Now I have Windows 7 and the defrag says it will take 23 hrs! I tried running it and after 3 hrs canceled. Any idea why it would do this? It is updated. No new big programs were added to computer.

[solbjerg]

hi cal

The time left timer doesn't work well, hasn't for a long while, so do not trust it to tell you how much time is left, - possible exception when you run a Just Defrag.

This problem has been mentioned in many threads, and possibly the next update from IObit SmartDefrag will have a solution to this. They are aware of the problem!

The first defrag always takes a longer time than the succeding ones.

How much time depends on the size of your disk, how much free space and the amount of data on the disk - not to mention the fragmentation status. :-)

Cheers

solbjerg

 

 

When I had Windows XP defrag was fast. When I got new computer with Vista - defrag and Fast Optimize slowed way down. What used to take 10-15 min was taking 1-2 hrs. Now I have Windows 7 and the defrag says it will take 23 hrs! I tried running it and after 3 hrs canceled. Any idea why it would do this? It is updated. No new big programs were added to computer.

[solbjerg]

Hi cal

The time left timer does not work well, hasn't for a long time.

Many posts about it in the forum, and IObit also tried to repair it at one time, - I think it helped in the Just Defrag defragmentation, which by me shows the time left correctly.

The first defrag can take a long time, depending upon disk size, % of free space, amount of data and fragmentation status. Subsequent defragmenting will be done more quickly usually.

Cheers

solbjerg

 

 

When I had Windows XP defrag was fast. When I got new computer with Vista - defrag and Fast Optimize slowed way down. What used to take 10-15 min was taking 1-2 hrs. Now I have Windows 7 and the defrag says it will take 23 hrs! I tried running it and after 3 hrs canceled. Any idea why it would do this? It is updated. No new big programs were added to computer.

[Melvin_Deal]

Aye , predicted time seems to always be off!

 

Its not a heavy application anyway. It'll finish before it thinks it will.