I am defraging (w/ Diskeeper 10) for the first time since my RC4 install. I started yesturday, and 36 hours later, it is still only 40% defragged!!It is not stalled, it is still running. according to the crawler across the bottom, the whole time it has been defragging the RC4 .wav files.Is this typical for it to take so long? Previously a defrag wouls take 12 hours; at worst.

http://www.oncourse-software.co.uk/forum_images/fdc_beta.jpg]http://www.jdtllc.com/images/rcv4bannersupporter.jpg]"Always sit at the rear of an aircraft,because they always find the Black Boxes"I thought Norton was bad at being slow,i started to use Microsofts own defragmenter and disk-cleanup.My disks are done in no-time at all.Regards Dave

i guess if your disks were badly fragmented before installing rc, and you install rc, with it's 100,000+ files - they are going to be scattered all over the place.let it run. it won't be so bad next timedefrag before installing next timejd

jd:Thanks jd. Do you think it would be worthwhile to uninstall RC4; defrag, then re-install?

just let the defrag finishjd

Just a thought. Try running the defrag in safe mode and see how it goes.James

are you running vista?here is an interesting tweak for vista. i've started using it.http://vistarewired.com/2007/02/15/defragm...er-than-normal/if you think your defrags are bad. i probably have 4 - 5 times the number of files and directories on my development drive.jd

Try Disc Trix - Ultimate Defragger. I have been using it for six months and very impressed.NeilYPAD

fyi - i have a 500GB which I have never de-fragged, bought perfectdisk 8 took 92hours to defrag first time round, worth it tho, i hope you left it running my friend!