I've heard that the ScanDisk is supposed to run before you Defrag?  I
usually run Scan Disk on all three of my drives and then Defrag all
three after that.  Is there any special order they should be run or even
if it makes a difference which one runs before the other?
                                Thanks,
                             Dave Schroeder

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Joe Drysdale [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Wednesday, March 17, 1999 12:43 AM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: [PCBUILD] ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter

        In a message dated 3/16/99 10:23:52 PM Pacific Standard Time,
        [log in to unmask] writes:

        << I have my Maint. Wizard (W98) set to run scan disk (thorough)
and disk
         defrag every night.  Is there some reason that this frequency
is not a good
         idea?  TIA! >>

        I have mine set the same way but don't always leave my computer
on for the
        Wizard to work. On some occasions I start the Maint Wizard
manually during the
        day, such as when I know I'll be gone for a couple of hours.
IMHO the % of
        fragmentation has little to do with how often to defrag. After
several days of
        normal use I always enjoy an increase in operating speed after
defragging, and
        I wouldn't go more than a week without defragging under any
circumstance.
        Scandisk, I run after a hang of any kind (thorough) and in
conjunction with
        defrag at other times. Win98 spreads files all over the hard
drives...........
        let the Wizard gather them up and place them where they belong
while I sleep.

        Joe Drysdale

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