# Disk Defragmenting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disk-defragmenting/221291>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 27, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disk-defragmenting/221291 "2003-12-27T19:24:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disk-defragmenting/221291/1 "2003-12-27T19:24:57Z")

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I am trying to use the disk defragmenter that comes with Windows XP and it keeps getting stuck at 85%. Is that ok, or is something wrong?

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**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disk-defragmenting/221291/2 "2003-12-27T19:30:09Z")

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No - not necessarily. If you’ve gone a long while without defragging it will be glacially slow. About 3 or 4 days worth.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disk-defragmenting/221291/3 "2003-12-27T19:32:14Z")

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Switch to the ‘details’ mode and see if the little tiny squares are doing things.

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disk-defragmenting/221291/4 "2003-12-27T19:38:51Z")

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Sorry, I should have had more patience before posting. Its going up. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Patr100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Patr100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patr100)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disk-defragmenting/221291/5 "2003-12-27T23:16:26Z")

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If it keeps restaring or is very slow run it in Safe mode.

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**Author:** ![Patr100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Patr100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patr100)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disk-defragmenting/221291/6 "2003-12-27T23:25:19Z")

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restarting even.