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windows98 64mg ram has not been defraged in about 2 years. has a lot of family history files. started defrag on tue may 31st this is sat. june 4th it is still running . it is moving forward it was at 81% last i checked . is it realy taking this long or is somthing wrong?
thank you Mary Ann
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Before you do anything else make sure you have a backup of those files you can't lose.
Next, read http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6141-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=62632&messageID=743043
the floppy dont work . that was going to be next thing to fix for them.do you think it is defraging ?will be one week tue. and is still going . it showing a higher % was at 86% last check.
Defragmenting is not without danger. 99.999% of the time it will be OK. Can you risk it?
Bob
Yes, but is it unusual for it to run for that long? do you think it is actually doing defragging? should i stop it?
Your choice on the matter, but others have posted in these forums with the combo of...
a. " I was only running defrag. "
b. " I don't have a copy of what I couldn't lose. "
c. " The power went out. "
or " Something didn't seem right. "
Disk defragmenting for days is not a good sign.
Bob
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