Need Advice

[wantabe2]

I have a computer running Win Xp Pro. I need it to do a defrag around 9pm when no one is around. I understand the PC must be left on. I looked into the scheduled task wizard & did not see a defrag option. How can I set this machine to defrag when no one is around or set it as a schedules task some other way. Thanks

[mairving]

I don't think that the built-in version of defrag allows defrags to be scheduled. You would have to have Diskeeper or other 3rd party to allow you to do that.

[doctorgonzo]

I created a batch file that contained this line:

defrag C: -f -v > C:\defrag.txt

Then, I set up a new scheduled task (instead of selecting one from the list, I clicked on "Browse" and selected the batch file I just made). It runs just fine.

You could dispense with the batch file and simply navigate to defrag.exe (in your \Windows\System32 folder) and do it that way. I like my version because it will pipe the output into a text file that I can look at later to see what happened. If you don't need that output, don't use the batch file method.

[wantabe2]

What does the
-f -v
make it do. I have one set up as just defrag c: but do not have the -f or -v

Thanks

[doctorgonzo]

The -f forces it to defrag even if free space is low. The -v gives verbose output.

[Floppyman]

Originally posted by doctorgonzo I created a batch file that contained this line: defrag C: -f -v > C:\defrag.txt Then, I set up a new scheduled task (instead of selecting one from the list, I clicked on "Browse" and selected the batch file I just made). It runs just fine. You could dispense with the batch file and simply navigate to defrag.exe (in your \Windows\System32 folder) and do it that way. I like my version because it will pipe the output into a text file that I can look at later to see what happened. If you don't need that output, don't use the batch file method.

Hey this is pretty cool, I'll have to give it a try. You should post this in the Tips and Tricks forum.