[access-uk] Re: (Access-UK) - scandisk.

  • From: "Justin R" <mypc128@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 13:12:54 +0100

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Hi George,

to clarify, I've never, so far, had a problem with defrag.  it's always
managed to do what it needs to after analysing the disk and then defragging
it.

so, thanks for that George!  this tells me I'm doing alright.

Justin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:18 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: (Access-UK) - scandisk.


> Welcome to the newly moved access-uk list.  NOTE:  Leaving instructions,
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>
> It is actually more practical to do a regular defrag of your hard drive,
> to tidy up files which have become scattered across the drive.  This
> helps to speed up access time when you open files and such like.
>
> In doing a defrag, it will also perform a scandisk at the beginning of
> the process.  If the scandisk fails, you will not be allowed to proceed
> with the defrag, so you can rest easy on that score.
>
> George.
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> From: Justin R [mailto:mypc128@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 June 2004 21:49
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: (Access-UK) - scandisk.
>
>
> Hi Douglas and Mark,
>
> Yeah, I think we're talking about Scandisk. is check disk different?
> I've
> never come across that, not even in win98.
>
> yes, I do have both boxes checked when I scandisk.  I'm not sure what is
> better.  to have both boxes checked or just one?
>
> Or, is it a case that i should scandisk my hard drive more than once in
> a
> blue moon and have just one box checked for regular  scanning and two
> boxes
> for, say... an every sixth month scan?
>
> I don't know if I'm using scandisk in the way it's supposed to.
>
> confusing, isn't it? lol.
>
> Justin
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Douglas Harrison" <harrisondf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:25 PM
> Subject: Re: (Access-UK) - scandisk.
>
>
> > Justin,
> > I assume that we are talking about the Error checking utility in XP?
> If
> > so, I think it depends whether you have one or both of the check boxes
> > selected in the dialogue. That is when it has to schedule the
> operation
> > to occur at the next boot up.
> > That is how I understand it - but please correct me if I am wrong.
> >
> > Douglas
> >
> > On 8 Jun 2004 at 20:16, Justin R wrote:
> >
> > > how would you have jaws running when scan disk is running?  I mean,
> > > scandisk only scans on start up of the computer.
> > >
> > > JUstin
> > >
> >
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> > Douglas Harrison
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