Importance of defraging System Reserved?


  1. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    Importance of defraging System Reserved?


    Hello to all,
    I have recently gone back to using Windows standard defrag. It show that the System Reserved Partition is fragmented. It goes through the motions of defragging, very quickly and the amount of fragmentation stays the same 11%. I am just odd enough to want that defragged on general principles. Could someone explain the importance and if it really would make the machine operate faster to some degree, if it were defragmented. Thanks for you time.
    Glenn
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  2. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #2

    It won't operate any faster. System Reserved just contains boot code and is already on the fast part of the HDD.
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  3. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #3

    True system reserved needs no defragging. Windows defragger is made to put files in the order best for it. 3rd party defraggers don't do that properly.
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  4. Posts : 2,528
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    Also notice that if you haven't disabled Superfetch, the boot process is also using prefetching from RAM (ReadyBoot), so while defragmenting it *might* help in some very narrow circumstances, it won't be much even if it does.
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  5. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #5

    logicearth said:
    It won't operate any faster. System Reserved just contains boot code and is already on the fast part of the HDD.
    Hello Logicearth,
    Thanks for the response and the information. Good news!
    Glenn
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  6. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Britton30 said:
    True system reserved needs no defragging. Windows defragger is made to put files in the order best for it. 3rd party defraggers don't do that properly.
    Hello Britton30,
    So the fact that Windows defragger shows 11% fragementation, as the above poster noted, it doesn't matter. I wonder why the Windows defragger goes to the trouble of showing you the fragmentation and analyzing it, but when you try to defragment it does nothing, visible? Thanks for your time and response!
    Glenn
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  7. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #7

    cluberti said:
    Also notice that if you haven't disabled Superfetch, the boot process is also using prefetching from RAM (ReadyBoot), so while defragmenting it *might* help in some very narrow circumstances, it won't be much even if it does.
    Howdy cluberti,
    You are officially above my head now. Superfetch, ReadyBoot??? Sounds important. Might you elaborate a bit. In any case thanks for your response and information.
    Glenn
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  9. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Thanks for the links, I will give a shot a deciphering them for sure! Much appreciated!
    Glenn
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