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Debian dual boot with Windows 7



Did you specify the /X parameter after launching Defrag from the command
line?  According to Microsoft that parameter should consolidate all free
space.

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 6:09 PM, jbk <jbk-SkCWf5sxpj0sV2N9l4h3zg at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On 05/08/2010 05:01 PM, James Kramer wrote:
> > I guess that I can use Gparted to repartition but I do not know what
> > data is stored in the middle of the partition.  Does anyone have any
> > suggestions?  I do not want to allocate 500Gb to a Windows partition.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for the help.
> >
> > Jay
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> I Don't have Win7 but I'm wondering how large your page file is and
> whether it is fragmented. I usually reduce the page file to the minimum
> before I defrag because it is always fragmented and spans a large
> segment of the disc. The defragmenter will not consolidate or move the
> page file.
>
> Jim KR
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