Wildearth's Djuma cam chat - Wednesday 23 January 2008

Sorry for this extremely disjointed post.....

Last night I was skimming the Djuma thread and saw where someone was defragging their hard drive every day. I meant to post last night about it....but got side-tracked and forgot. Today it popped back into my head...

I forget who it was that posted they were having trouble and was defragging every day, but defragging at that rate is not necessary and is actually counter-productive. It lessens the life-span of the hard drive and every time defrag runs, there is a chance of data loss. The chance is extremely minor, but naturally...the more you do it, the better the chances become. Defragging is more important for older operating systems like win98 and winME, but XP uses a much better file system (NTFS) and doesn't require defrag as much. There are no rules, but a good guide is this.

Average user surfing and not installing and uninstalling much can likely get away with defragging once or twice a month or if noticeable slowing is observed. Power-users who like to install things and then rip them out alot...once a week. Is defragging everyday dangerous? No...not really...but it doesn't help either.

Sorry I can't remember who this was meant for...but hope someone will know. Then again...I was drinking last night, so maybe I read it at another forum or imagined it entirely.

Maxx, that was owlsatdawn doing the defrags.

Thanks Sagresta...

Owlsatdawn....

Sorry I didn't get that posted last night. Just wanted to pass on that little bit on defragging before I forgot again.

I know I'm supposed to be working on tax stuff but can't resist......Senior moments, TOO, Maxx?????

Maxx it was Owls, she said her computer was taking 11 minutes to boot. I was working with her to get a lot of cr_p out of start up and mentioned that even though she had spyware and antivirus software, she may be infected and that is what was causing her major slowness. She PM'd me and told me she made some changes, but I do not know how much better it is now.

Lady's Mom wrote:

I know I'm supposed to be working on tax stuff but can't resist......Senior moments, TOO, Maxx?????

No....a vodka moment...

11 minutes....WOW. When mine gets over 45 seconds...I start ripping out start programs....

Lea was just telling me that her virus scan was taking 10 hours on her MAC. Whatever is happening to people's machines....it sure is a time-waster too.

Hello Everyone..Hope everyone has good luck connecting to the drive....I warned my computer lol..hope this pic is not too big....

LOL  Cute, EC!  Hope your puter listens!  I don't have much faith in mine. *sigh*

Love it!, EC! Good luck on the drive!

please tell me there was a dump....please..please..please

I think so, EC!! Are ya on???

arrrrrrrggghhhhhh

Man totally forgot about this drive.. was busy doing something else.. will teach me to get engrossed in work!!  Evening all.. keep us posted .. letting clickers work here!

If there was a dump...I think my computer got scared lol and cooperated...I hope...I hope...I am hoping....

What Ron said......same here.

Hi, guys....I think it was the dump...when I see the driver will know.

Hi all, looked like I might get on.....then not

Drive starting   Pieter/Alex/Haley

I had the same thing Mike....oh my...I am seeing Pieter now...sorry everyone who has not connected yet...keep trying...I have not connected since Sunday night and then my puter kicked me off after 5 minutes...holding my breath....

Hi everyone!  I have my machine running MUCH better now (I think)!!  Many many thanks to Mike and Maxx!  Unfortunately I got up here too late to catch a ride at the dump but will let clicker do its thingy while I let you guys narrate!

Looking at frisky impalas.  Good luck to those not on.

I just got on. Better late than never.

Don't hold your breath, EC - blue is not your color!!

Well, I'm under the tree tonite, I guess.

Watching Impala running and leaping..I have some buffering though...now we are going to cover some ground...

lol Roger...letting out a sigh of relief since I have survived more than 5 minutes....

Rog, may I join you under the tree????

hi all, i am on!!!! i prob won't be writing much, my four year old is up (10:43 pm here)

Think I'll go bake some brownies since I have nothing better to do now! lol...

Certainly Lana.  Bring a cup!!