NTFS problems

abhibh · 21st June 2007, 20:58

Hi,

My laptop HDD is NTFS and i just for the first time ran disc cleanup lol and it took like 5 mins to open the disc cleanup. It hanged on "Compressed old files". I have turned off the compression on the drive and even after the window opened and i click cleanup it stuck on "Cleaning Compressed Old Files" for around 10 mins +. Is this normal for NTFS.

Also should i shift back to FAT32 or NTFS ok my hdd is 40 GB

manikjeet · 21st June 2007, 21:00

arre bhai you always end up in trouble
will let you know if its normal

abhibh · 21st June 2007, 21:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by manikjeet

arre bhai you always end up in trouble
will let you know if its normal

Kya karun teri DOSTI KE SIDE EFFECT HAIN

j/k

msdivy · 21st June 2007, 21:51

NTFS is a better filesystem than FAT32. It more robust & reliable too. Also it has better security features.
AFAIK, you can't convert NTFS to FAT, without formatting.

moralfibre · 21st June 2007, 22:22

Yes Abhibh it is normal behaviour. I learnt this from the sys admin in my office. It usually takes time.

rishibravo · 21st June 2007, 22:47

its normal...dont worry..

low_bass_makker · 21st June 2007, 23:41

in file clean up the system is asking the user to compress the unused file which are not access for a long time...this is the reason when the system is reading the files it get busy in heavy harddisk activity which make it slow and look that it hang..

Mugen_Power · 21st June 2007, 23:56

It is normal so Stick to NTFS and get a better tool for disk cleanup and defragment.

abhibh · 22nd June 2007, 00:24

Ya i am gonna stick to NTFS only its faster than FAT32 for me. I have diskeeper for defragment and i installed ccleaner now

Thanks all for clearing it up.

manikjeet · 22nd June 2007, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhibh

Kya karun teri DOSTI KE SIDE EFFECT HAIN

j/k

arre ab mei kya karu cheers:

and its normal as everybody says

chetan · 22nd June 2007, 13:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by msdivy

NTFS is a better filesystem than FAT32. It more robust & reliable too. Also it has better security features.
AFAIK, you can't convert NTFS to FAT, without formatting.

no it can be done i had done it myself but i have forgotten it now its been long time since i did that...why dont you post a query on techenclave

amit_delhi · 25th June 2007, 10:59

Run you laptop in safe mode, when your laptop starts press F8 key and the option will come to start in safe mode. in safe mode most of the windows services do not run. it will help in the disk cleanup fast.
search the *.tmp files in c drive and delete all the temp files.

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Originally Posted by abhibh

Hi,

My laptop HDD is NTFS and i just for the first time ran disc cleanup lol and it took like 5 mins to open the disc cleanup. It hanged on "Compressed old files". I have turned off the compression on the drive and even after the window opened and i click cleanup it stuck on "Cleaning Compressed Old Files" for around 10 mins +. Is this normal for NTFS.

Also should i shift back to FAT32 or NTFS ok my hdd is 40 GB

21st June 2007, 20:58	#1
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	NTFS problems Hi, My laptop HDD is NTFS and i just for the first time ran disc cleanup lol and it took like 5 mins to open the disc cleanup. It hanged on "Compressed old files". I have turned off the compression on the drive and even after the window opened and i click cleanup it stuck on "Cleaning Compressed Old Files" for around 10 mins +. Is this normal for NTFS. Also should i shift back to FAT32 or NTFS ok my hdd is 40 GB
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21st June 2007, 21:00	#2
manikjeet Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chandigarh Posts: 1,618 Thanked: 295 Times View My Garage	arre bhai you always end up in trouble will let you know if its normal
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21st June 2007, 21:51	#4
msdivy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,815 Thanked: 2,826 Times	NTFS is a better filesystem than FAT32. It more robust & reliable too. Also it has better security features. AFAIK, you can't convert NTFS to FAT, without formatting. Last edited by msdivy : 21st June 2007 at 21:53.
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21st June 2007, 22:22	#5
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	Yes Abhibh it is normal behaviour. I learnt this from the sys admin in my office. It usually takes time.
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21st June 2007, 22:47	#6
rishibravo BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 579 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	its normal...dont worry..
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21st June 2007, 23:41	#7
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	in file clean up the system is asking the user to compress the unused file which are not access for a long time...this is the reason when the system is reading the files it get busy in heavy harddisk activity which make it slow and look that it hang..
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21st June 2007, 23:56	#8
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat 03 Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 18 Times	It is normal so Stick to NTFS and get a better tool for disk cleanup and defragment.
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22nd June 2007, 00:24	#9
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Ya i am gonna stick to NTFS only its faster than FAT32 for me. I have diskeeper for defragment and i installed ccleaner now Thanks all for clearing it up.
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