Windows defrag logs

I am using the defragger that is built-in to WinXP. Steve R Jones ,. Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. Don't think that inbuilt defragger writes any logs. You might check in Event Logs if there is anything. Thank you for your answers, Steve Jones and rsinfo.

On the MS Support Knowledge Base page, there is a utility for the Windows Script host to provide event logging for Disk Defragmenter, but I think it is over my head, so I will just give up on the idea.

I had hoped someone could just point me to something already existing in my system, but apparently that is not to be. Thank you for your kind replies to my quest. Hello elbertf, An option is to save the report that's available after the defrag is finished. Was this reply helpful?

Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. If you have multiple "Defrag" records, choose the one with the date and time of interest. And at Microsoft development: A simple 'View Log' button could be added to the UI next time around you get to work on that. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode.

Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback. In this article. Perform traditional defrag this is the default. On a tiered volume though, traditional defrag is performed only on the Capacity tier.

Run the operation on each volume in parallel in the background. You will see a percentage complete progress indicator in the Current Status column. Congratulations, your drive has been successfully defragmented. Use Google Fonts in Word. Customize the Taskbar in Windows What Is svchost. Best Home Theater Systems. Best Smartwatches. Best Gaming Laptops. Best Smart Displays. Best Home Security Systems. Best External Solid State Drives.

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