If I defragment my hard drive, can the files disappear?



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If I defragment my hard drive, can the files disappear? and got a better answer

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long but the files will not disappear.

Response from 0[++]
NT!

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The files won't disappear.

Response from 0[++]
no you just shrink the files a little and there will be free space. the files will stay don't worry

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No. Everything will stay.

Response from 0[+++++]
but it will take a long time!

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as long as the lights don't go out during defragmentation.

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haven't seen Vista but on XP there is a button "analyze" or you can copy dfrg file from XP to your computer and it will be a diagnostic

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Defragmentation is like arranging books on a shelf. Small to small, etc. And the files will stay.

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Not!

 

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