cs121dt@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (04/11/90)
Question: Will using BACKUP to back up my C: partition to D:, and then RESTORing it back, eliminate file fragmentation, thereby reducing hard disk access time? I know I can backup c to d, then restore it back, and use Norton Commander to ditch the read-only backup files (I'm not interested in trying to keep them on floppies). Then I would do the same with d onto c and back. Thanks. |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | WARNING: Intentional misuse by deliberately con- | Mike Stangel | | centrating and inhaling the contents of this note | cs121dt@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu| | can be harmful or fatal. Non-flammable. | mas35638@uxa.cso... | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'
besler@cetus.mi.org (Brent H. Besler) (04/12/90)
> Question: Will using BACKUP to back up my C: partition to D:, and then > RESTORing it back, eliminate file fragmentation, thereby reducing hard > disk access time? > > them on floppies). Then I would do the same with d onto c and back. > The answer to the above questions is yes, but with the additional step of DOS formatting the disk after backup. A much easier thing to do is to get a disk defragmenter such as that found in Norton Utilities(I am not sure if it is only in the advanced edition) or PC tools.