User manual WINTERNALS DEFRAG COMMANDER PERSONAL EDITION

[. . . ] 2 Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Defrag Commander Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Schedule Properties Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Scheduling a Defragmentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The second and third tabs in the dialog box let you specify defragmentation schedules and execution parameters that are used when a schedule executes. Execution parameters allow you to configure a schedule so that it only runs when the computer is plugged in, and to limit the amount of time the defragmentation process can run before it is terminated, for example. The scheduling tabs of the dialog box are the same as those used by the Windows 2000 Task Scheduler. Winternals Software LP Rev 010820a Page 5 Defrag Commander Personal Edition 5 The Schedule Properties Dialog Box When you edit a defragmentation schedule a property-sheet dialog box appears with several pages. The LOG page lets you view the log of a computer's most recent execution of the schedule. The PRIORITY page of the property sheet allows you to set the priority of your defrag schedule. The SCHEDULE and SETTINGS pages allow you to schedule the dates and times when defragmentation will execute, as well as to configure a schedule so that it only runs when the computer is plugged in, and to limit the amount of time the defragmentation process can run before it is terminated, for example. Figure 5-1 Winternals Software LP Rev 010820a Page 6 Defrag Commander Personal Edition 6 Scheduling a Defragmentation 1) Open Defrag Commander PE 2) Click on the entry that you want to schedule 3) Select Schedule Properties from the Action menu or from the rightclick context-menu 4) Click on the Schedule tab in the dialog box that appears and configure a schedule 5) Click on the Settings tab to configure when (e. g. when computer is plugged-in) and for how long a defragmentation can run Figure 6-1 Winternals Software LP Rev 010820a Page 7 Defrag Commander Personal Edition Notes · If you are running Defrag Commander PE on Windows 2000 or NT you must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. · To open Defrag Commander Personal Edition, click Start, point to Programs, point to Defrag Commander PE, and then click Defrag Commander PE. Defrag Commander PE is also accessible from the Computer Management snap-in, which is located in the Administrative Tools folder of the Control Panel. · To initiate an immediate defragmentation, select Defrag Now from the Action menu or the entry's context menu. · To interrupt a defragmentation, select Stop Defrag from the Action menu or the entry's context menu. · To view the log of a completed defrag, click Schedule Properties from the Action menu or the entry's context menu and click the Log tab. · You can independently define schedules for individual volumes and for all the volumes (the All Volumes entry) on the computer. · Scheduled defrags run sequentially. Defrags that are waiting to run are listed as Queued. You can cancel queued defragmentation the same way as you interrupt an in-progress defragmentation. · To configure the Winternals defrag engine to run on a Windows 2000 computer, select a volume and check Winternals Defrag in the Action menu or the entry's context menu. Winternals Software LP Rev 010820a Page 8 Defrag Commander Personal Edition 7 Frequently Asked Questions Why does the log file show that the defragmenter didn't do anything when there are fragmented files? [. . . ] Why doesn't the Disk Defragmenter window update to reflect the results of a Defrag Commander PE defragmentation?Whenever Defrag Commander PE utilizes the built-in Windows 2000 defragmentation engine, it runs separately from the interactive defragmenter snap-in. Thus, the defragmenter MMC snap-in will not update its graphical view of a volume to reflect the fact that a scheduled defragmentation has completed since the view was initially presented. How can I schedule defragmentation of remote systems across my network? [. . . ]