Yes a directory is stored as a file on the disk that essentially contains a list of the files and folders inside it and where on the disk each of them starts. ![]() Plus the unmovable files themselves may be fragmented.įrom memory FAT32 stores its directory structure in unmovable files, though it has been a lot of years since I've really used FAT32. This is because the amount of space between unmovable files may not have any combination of your files that are the same length. If there are any unmovable files on the disk it is very likely that you will not be able to have both 100% defragmented files AND 100% defragmented free space at the same time. IMPORTANT EDIT: Forgot to mention my HDD is formatted in FAT32 and it is not a system drive! ![]() VOPT Defragger "Tightest Packing" (documentation incomplete).Auslogics Disk Defrag Free (documentation incomplete about free space consolidation).dirms "Compact" mode (documentation not totally clear).Defraggler (will only move whole files if they fill the free blocks).MyDefrag "Consolidate Free Space" script (will create fragments).jkdefrag -a 5 "Force together" (create fragments).Reformat the HDD and copy all the files over (it's slow and I don't have another HDD free for the process).Defrag the new files after they are copied (can't do that when disk free space is below 10%).I think the only solution is to make the existing files "slide" toward the beginning of the disk. ![]()
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