719 fragments in 2.10GB file

After defragging my Windows XP PC the report shows 719 fragments in a 2.10GB
file - it appears to my Outlook 2007 pst file. I've been having some crashing
issues with IE7 lately (hence the defrag) - could all these fragments in
Outlook be the issue?

I don't recall ever seeing these fragments before. I checked an old defrag
report that I had saved from 2/10/2007 and there was only the 2 fragments in
the 113KB file. I am concerned about the size of the fragments (over 2GB) and
not sure if there's anything I should/could do about them.

Volume Compaq (C:)
Volume size = 70.53 GB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 46.80 GB
Free space = 23.73 GB
Percent free space = 33 %

Volume fragmentation
Total fragmentation = 5 %
File fragmentation = 10 %
Free space fragmentation = 0 %

File fragmentation
Total files = 159,005
Average file size = 388 KB
Total fragmented files = 5
Total excess fragments = 803
Average fragments per file = 1.00

Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 768 MB
Total fragments = 2

Folder fragmentation
Total folders = 11,200
Fragmented folders = 1
Excess folder fragments = 0

Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 248 MB
MFT record count = 170,879
Percent MFT in use = 67 %
Total MFT fragments = 3

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fragments File Size Files that cannot be defragmented
2 113 KB \Program Files\TreasureSoft\pics\FrontORDER
CODE
719 2.10 GB \Documents and Settings\Cyndi Wiseman\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst

Gerry
Thu May 08 05:44:50 PDT 2008

Cyndi

To state the obvious it's too large!
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.asp

Once you have sorted out the file if you still need advice about
defragmenting please come back here.

You are going to get others suggesting third party defragmenters. They
will not solve your problem which is an over large Outlook file.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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cyndiwise notsowise wrote:
> After defragging my Windows XP PC the report shows 719 fragments in a
> 2.10GB file - it appears to my Outlook 2007 pst file. I've been
> having some crashing issues with IE7 lately (hence the defrag) -
> could all these fragments in Outlook be the issue?
>
> I don't recall ever seeing these fragments before. I checked an old
> defrag report that I had saved from 2/10/2007 and there was only the
> 2 fragments in the 113KB file. I am concerned about the size of the
> fragments (over 2GB) and not sure if there's anything I should/could
> do about them.
>
> Volume Compaq (C:)
> Volume size = 70.53 GB
> Cluster size = 4 KB
> Used space = 46.80 GB
> Free space = 23.73 GB
> Percent free space = 33 %
>
> Volume fragmentation
> Total fragmentation = 5 %
> File fragmentation = 10 %
> Free space fragmentation = 0 %
>
> File fragmentation
> Total files = 159,005
> Average file size = 388 KB
> Total fragmented files = 5
> Total excess fragments = 803
> Average fragments per file = 1.00
>
> Pagefile fragmentation
> Pagefile size = 768 MB
> Total fragments = 2
>
> Folder fragmentation
> Total folders = 11,200
> Fragmented folders = 1
> Excess folder fragments = 0
>
> Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
> Total MFT size = 248 MB
> MFT record count = 170,879
> Percent MFT in use = 67 %
> Total MFT fragments = 3
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fragments File Size Files that cannot be defragmented
> 2 113 KB \Program
> Files\TreasureSoft\pics\FrontORDER CODE
> 719 2.10 GB \Documents and Settings\Cyndi
> Wiseman\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst

Ron
Thu May 08 12:08:27 PDT 2008

cyndiwise notsowise <cyndiwisenotsowise@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>After defragging my Windows XP PC the report shows 719 fragments in a 2.10GB
>file - it appears to my Outlook 2007 pst file. I've been having some crashing
>issues with IE7 lately (hence the defrag) - could all these fragments in
>Outlook be the issue?
>
>I don't recall ever seeing these fragments before. I checked an old defrag
>report that I had saved from 2/10/2007 and there was only the 2 fragments in
>the 113KB file. I am concerned about the size of the fragments (over 2GB) and
>not sure if there's anything I should/could do about them.
>

Issues regarding the Outlook PST file would not affect the performance
or usability of IE7. You need to look further for the cause of the
IE7 problems.

Can you provide any details about these crashes, such as the text of
any error messages?

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

smlunatick
Thu May 08 18:51:37 PDT 2008

On May 8, 4:47=A0am, cyndiwise notsowise
<cyndiwisenotsow...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> After defragging my Windows XP PC the report shows 719 fragments in a 2.10=
GB
> file - it appears to my Outlook 2007 pst file. I've been having some crash=
ing
> issues with IE7 lately (hence the defrag) - could all these fragments in
> Outlook be the issue?
>
> I don't recall ever seeing these fragments before. I checked an old defrag=

> report that I had saved from 2/10/2007 and there was only the 2 fragments =
in
> the 113KB file. I am concerned about the size of the fragments (over 2GB) =
and
> not sure if there's anything I should/could do about them.
>
> Volume Compaq (C:)
> =A0 =A0 Volume size =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0=3D 70.53 GB
> =A0 =A0 Cluster size =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =3D 4 KB
> =A0 =A0 Used space =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=A0 =A0 =3D 46.80 GB
> =A0 =A0 Free space =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=A0 =A0 =3D 23.73 GB
> =A0 =A0 Percent free space =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=3D 33 %
>
> Volume fragmentation
> =A0 =A0 Total fragmentation =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0=3D 5 %
> =A0 =A0 File fragmentation =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=3D 10 %
> =A0 =A0 Free space fragmentation =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =3D 0=
%
>
> File fragmentation
> =A0 =A0 Total files =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0=3D 159,005
> =A0 =A0 Average file size =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0=3D 388 KB
> =A0 =A0 Total fragmented files =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =3D=
5
> =A0 =A0 Total excess fragments =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =3D=
803
> =A0 =A0 Average fragments per file =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =3D 1.0=
0
>
> Pagefile fragmentation
> =A0 =A0 Pagefile size =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0=3D 768 MB
> =A0 =A0 Total fragments =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0=3D 2
>
> Folder fragmentation
> =A0 =A0 Total folders =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0=3D 11,200
> =A0 =A0 Fragmented folders =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=3D 1
> =A0 =A0 Excess folder fragments =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=3D=
0
>
> Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
> =A0 =A0 Total MFT size =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=A0 =3D 248 MB
> =A0 =A0 MFT record count =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =3D 170,879
> =A0 =A0 Percent MFT in use =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=3D 67 %
> =A0 =A0 Total MFT fragments =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0=3D 3
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-=AD-----
> Fragments =A0 =A0 =A0 File Size =A0 =A0 =A0 Files that cannot be defragmen=
ted
> 2 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 113 KB =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0\Program Files\Tre=
asureSoft\pics\FrontORDER
> CODE
> 719 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 2.10 GB =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 \Documents and Setting=
s\Cyndi Wiseman\Local
> Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst

You neeed to know that most defrag utilities may not be able to defrag
files correctly if the file is currently opened with any other Windows
applications. The only opened file that might be able to be defragged
would be the Windows pagefile (aka Virtual Memory.)