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dannylee78
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March 6th, 2013 07:00
winretools wont defrag
Please help, when i try to optimize and defrag my drives( win 8 ) it will only do the os(:c) drive and pbr image drive, winretools is 60% fragmented & refuses to analyze and defrag! is there anyway i can perform this task manually? im not that great with computers mind! plus im not that optamistic my hd is going to last much longer as it keeps failing short self test when ever i perform diagnostics.I have seen others with similar hd problems on here and was advised to do chk dsk command, i have no clue what their on about , is this done through promt command after booting?Advanced tools? it will not perform automatic fix i keep getting error and log scrip t (again not a clue ) im scared to go any further in case i make the problem worse ive kept all the error messages but dont know what to do with them. If this was you what would you do please help. i dnt really want to buy another hard drive if it can be helped. THANKS! Dee
Thanks for the response...
Model Inspiron 5421, i'm not a computer savvy but to explain it in detail, i was trying to defrag my drives and no prob with C: and PBR image but when it comes with winretools is says "current status : needs optimization (68% fragmented)" but every time i optimize winretools its doing nothing... What can i do?
WINRE is the Windows 8 recovery environment. I'm trying to figure out why you're trying to use that. Are you just trying to defrag your hard drive?
Let me suggest this tutorial to help you defrag your hard drive. But keep in mind that if you have a solid-state drive, you should NOT use defrag.
As a part of its weekly schedule it automatically defrag my hard drive then i noticed that winre has % fragmented, so i looked upon on the internet cuz i don't understand. So does it mean that i don't need to defrag my computer? What does 90% fragmented means in winre? Is it bad?
Silverspoon
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Posted April 14th, 2013 18:00
I have a Inspiron 15R Notebook (Inspiron 5521), Windows 8, 64-bit and I am having the same identical problem that you are having. I went to check the drive status after the automatic maintenance had finished and noticed that the Winretools drive is 40% fragmented. I tried to optimize it manually, and it wont do it. It cycles like it wants to do it, but then in stops really fast, then says 39% fragmented. I am very worried about this issue. this laptop is only 4 months old. I like everything about it except this issue.
Silverspoon
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Posted April 15th, 2013 17:00
I agree, but, the default settings have the C drive, PBR Image drive, and the Winretools drive all selected for optimization. So do you suggest that I deselect both PBR and Winretools drives, so that neither of them are optimized on a regular basis?
osprey4
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Posted March 6th, 2013 15:00
Hi Dee,
First things first. If you are getting an indication of hard drive problems, you need to make sure your files are backed up right away!! Use a high capacity flash drive if you have one.
Second, you need to test your drive from the Dell support center. Choose the custom test, then scroll down to find your hard drive and perform the short test. Let me know the results of the test.