I started to run Disk Defragmenter on my laptop with Windows Vista to 7:45 last night. She is still ongoing at 10:55 the next day. That is what it is? I can't believe that it takes more than 12 hours to defragment a hard drive.

Vista
Defragmenter

Hi Augie,

Welcome to the Microsoft Answers site!

1. you run defrag disk for the first time?

Disk Defragmenter is a tool that rearranges the data on your hard drive and brings together fragmented files so that your computer can run more efficiently. We must keep in mind that the Disk Defragmenter uses disk access low priority and processor so that it is not influence your current running programs. This automatically translates a slower process. Disk defragmentation can take a long time if you run it for the first time and also depend on the space of hard disk and available data. If may take up to 15-16 hours, depending on the data and the bad clusters on the hard drive.

Try the suggested methods.

Method 1

If you want to reduce the number of unnecessary files on your hard disk to free up disk space and help your computer run faster, use disk cleanup. It removes temporary files, empty the Recycle Bin, and removes a variety of file system and other items that you no longer need.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup

Method 2

You can run a disk scan command to remove bad sectors on the hard drive, then run Disk Defragmenter.

1. open the computer by clicking the Start button, click computer.

2. right click on the hard drive you want to check, and then click Properties.

3. click on the sur l' onglet tab Tools and then, under error-checking, click check now.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

To automatically repair problems with files and folders that detects the scanning, select automatically fix file system errors. Otherwise, the disk check will simply report a problem, but not to fix them.

To perform a full disk check, select search for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. This scan is trying to find and repair physical errors on the hard drive itself, and it may take much longer to complete.

To check for errors file and the physical errors, select automatically fix file system errors and search for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.

4. click on Start.

Depending on the size of your hard disk, this may take several minutes. For best results, do not use your computer for any other tasks while it checks errors.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/942092

Check your hard disk for errors
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors

Kind regards
Bindu S - Microsoft Support
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