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Defrag Help

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  • 01-06-2004 5:18pm
    #1
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭


    after reading a thread here earlier I said "oops, need a defrag!"

    ran it on my C partition but it came back incomplete.

    a san_test.tmp file, 512megs in size had 265 fragmentations and wouldn't defrag.

    it's a hidden file on my C partition and last modified on the 30 May 2004.

    anybody know if tis safe to delete or whats going on?


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    KdjaCL
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    what folder is it hidden in?

    kdjac


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    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    it's not.

    it's just hidden on C not in any of the main folders.


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    Buzz_Irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Buzz_Irl


    I have yet to come across ANY .tmp file that was not safe to delete.

    Try deleting in windows as normal.

    If you go Start-Run and type in command then a DOS window will appear. You might bebale to change the file attribute using the ATTRIB command. Type attrib <filename> - see what comes back and then try and change to a normal file type.

    All that springs to mind for now !


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    ColmOT [MSFT]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ColmOT [MSFT]


    Actually, I'd recommend to use CMD.exe rather than command.exe.

    CMD is much more powerful, as it's not DOS but a much more powerful command interpretor.

    .tmp files can be deleted (as long as the application using doesn't have a read-lock on the file. Make sure that the app that creates the file is closed, and all processes of that app are terminated.


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    #6
    MartMax
    Registered Users Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭MartMax


    if you are running Win2K/XP/Win2003, open my computer, select and right click the your C drive... choose Properties and find Clean Up...

    that might also help to remove all other files...

    not sure if this is related... but i always defrag my drives in Safe-Mode...


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    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    cheers for the replies people.

    I ended up just deleting the file and running defrag after.

    can't say I've noticed much of an improvement :dunno:

    thanks all the same tho :)


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