defrag | new in WS2003 |
drives.
Syntax
defrag Volume [/a] [/v] [/f]
Options
- Volume
The drive letter or mount point of the volume to defragment- /a
Performs a fragmentation analysis only and displays a summary report- /v
Verbose analysis report- /f
Forces defragmentation even if free space is low
Examples
Check volume E: for fragmentation:
defrag e: /a
Windows Disk Defragmenter
Copyright (c) 2002 Microsoft Corp. and Executive Software International,
Inc.
Analysis Report
502 MB Total, 60 MB (11%) Free, 1% Fragmented (2% file fragmentation)
You do not need to defragment this volume.
Get verbose information about fragmentation:
defrag e: /v
Windows Disk Defragmenter
Copyright (c) 2002 Microsoft Corp. and Executive Software International,
Inc.
Analysis Report
Volume size = 502 MB
Cluster size = 512 bytes
Used space = 442 MB
Free space = 60 MB
Percent free space = 11 %
Volume fragmentation
Total fragmentation = 1 %
File fragmentation = 2 %
Free space fragmentation = 0 %
File fragmentation
Total files = 781
Average file size = 611 KB
Total fragmented files = 8
Total excess fragments = 19
Average fragments per file = 1.02
Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 0 bytes
Total fragments = 0
Folder fragmentation
Total folders = 1,256
Fragmented folders = 1
Excess folder fragments = 36
Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 2 MB
MFT record count = 2,052
Percent MFT in use = 97
Total MFT fragments = 3
Defragment E: drive:
defrag e:
Windows Disk Defragmenter
Copyright (c) 2002 Microsoft Corp. and Executive Software International,
Inc.
Analysis Report
502 MB Total, 60 MB (11%) Free, 1% Fragmented (2% file fragmentation)
Volume New Volume (E:) has only 11% free space available for use by Disk
Defragmenter. To run effectively, Disk Defragmenter requires at least 15%
usable free space. There is not enough disk space to properly complete the
operation. Delete some unneeded files on your hard disk, and then try
again.
Force defragmentation even though free space is low:
defrag e: /f
Windows Disk Defragmenter
Copyright (c) 2002 Microsoft Corp. and Executive Software International,
Inc.
Analysis Report
502 MB Total, 60 MB (11%) Free, 1% Fragmented (2% file fragmentation)
Defragmentation Report
502 MB Total, 60 MB (11%) Free, 0% Fragmented (0% file fragmentation)
Notes
- You can't run the defrag command
and the Defragmenter tool in Computer Management at the same time. - A minimum of 15% free space is required on volumes to completely
defragment them. Forcing a defragmentation when there is less free
space often results in partial defragmentation. - To stop the defragmentation process, type Ctrl-C.
See Also
chkdsk, chkntfs,
convert, diskpart,
Disks , format,
label, mountvol