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Dwiggit · Sep 02, 2006, 01:27 AM // 01:27

There is an easy way to defrag such a large file such as gw.dat.
Just copy it to a different directory, delete the old file, and move the new one back to the guid wars folder.

The act of copying moves the file into a contiguous segment, as long as your hard drive has a large enough contiguous space available.

Dwig

Dwiggit · Sep 02, 2006, 01:38 AM // 01:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by mode06

hi, i was looking over this and mine was at 3000+ when i first started, but now i can't get it any lower than this:

does anyone have any ideas on how to get it any lower, seeing as you guys are getting amazingly low in comparison? it's going down very slowly and i've run it 4 times doing 2 defrags each time, because the first time i ran it, i did the defrag 5 times and it started going up =/

any help would be much appreciated =D

Mode, check your available free space on your hard drive. I'm guessing you are probably approaching 90% full.

Your hard drive probably doesn't have enough contiguous free space to reduce the size. By the fact that you had nearly 3000 fragments afterwards makes me think that your hard drive is both nearly full and utterly fragmented.

My suggestions:
1) First, try to free up some space on your drive. Empty browser cache, clean out the temp directory (Use Start-->Run and type "%temp%"), uninstall some unused programs, delete some mp3s, etc.
2) Then do a FULL defrag on the whole hard drive

I hope that helps!
Dwig

TreeDude · Sep 02, 2006, 03:25 AM // 03:25

Hmm... mine was very low in comparison to everyone else's. Went from 33 to 1. But that may be because I've been using the -image for a long time, and I regularly defrag using perfect disk.

Xenex Xclame · Sep 02, 2006, 04:14 AM // 04:14

From 187 to 1 lol.Lets see if any difference is seen.

Mordakai · Sep 02, 2006, 04:34 AM // 04:34

Well, after much screwing around (not very computer savy, or smart). Took me three tries of getting "not recognized" before I realized I just needed to move the Contig folder under C: Documents and Settings ---> owner.

So, after getting it to finally work, wow 1442 frags/file.

I hope this solves my my problem, I've been lagging and sometime I just lock up and lose my connection (still have internet access, just not to GW).

If it continues, I'll contact GW support.

Hockster · Sep 02, 2006, 11:09 PM // 23:09

Mine was only 8 to begin with. Mind you, I use PerfectDisk from Raxco to defrag all dries on a weekly schedule. Best dam defrag app I've ever found.

http://www.raxco.com/

mode06 · Sep 03, 2006, 01:54 AM // 01:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwiggit

Mode, check your available free space on your hard drive. I'm guessing you are probably approaching 90% full.

Your hard drive probably doesn't have enough contiguous free space to reduce the size. By the fact that you had nearly 3000 fragments afterwards makes me think that your hard drive is both nearly full and utterly fragmented.

My suggestions:
1) First, try to free up some space on your drive. Empty browser cache, clean out the temp directory (Use Start-->Run and type "%temp%"), uninstall some unused programs, delete some mp3s, etc.
2) Then do a FULL defrag on the whole hard drive

I hope that helps!
Dwig

heh, you've got it in one, i've only got 16gb left out of my 80gb capacity

too much music, i guess i should uninstall C&C the first decade, i never use it and that's 9gb

thanks for the help, i'll try it and see how i get on

Mr Toraan · Sep 03, 2006, 02:07 AM // 02:07

Ok I feel weird. I've been bad and haven't defragged regularly and my gw.dat was at 7 frags lol

mode06 · Sep 03, 2006, 03:38 AM // 03:38

so I deleted a load of stuff, uninstalled a few things, freeing up about 12gb in all, moved one large folder to C:\, moved gw.dat to D:\ then ran it again and well...see for yourself!

it took an hour to complete, but hopefully it'll run much better!

again, thanks for the help!

KillerGuitar666 · Sep 03, 2006, 04:05 AM // 04:05

will this mess up your GW account?
what i mean is, will Anet think your trying to install an illegal program or whatever they are called?

Kruzing Low · Sep 03, 2006, 04:56 AM // 04:56

i hope not since i just did it too lol
1033 to 3
it isnt a big noticeable difference in performancebut im loading into ta/ra at about 22-24 seconds now compared to 12-16 seconds before

Kai Nui · Sep 03, 2006, 06:44 AM // 06:44

A very easy and commonly unknown way to check lag is to press Shift+F10 in game.

onerabbit · Sep 03, 2006, 03:59 PM // 15:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hockster

Mine was only 8 to begin with. Mind you, I use PerfectDisk from Raxco to defrag all dries on a weekly schedule. Best dam defrag app I've ever found.

http://www.raxco.com/

PerfectDisk FTW!
well, it cut my lag down, just got to get this thing working now :\

N8DOGG · Sep 03, 2006, 06:15 PM // 18:15

Nice ...mine was only 7 to start no its down to 1

my second account was only 11 and that went to 1

I clean my computer almost every day, I try to keep it as clean as possible.

Avari Zi · Sep 04, 2006, 08:17 AM // 08:17

I highly recommend to everyone at least try the program Diskeeper. It works much better than the Windows' defrag tool. It defrags your hard drive(s) much more effectively. It does not skip over large files and with alittle extra knowlege you can even use it to defrag your paging file and place it closer to the beginning of your hard drive. On the downside this program is not free, but I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to get the best from their machine. I apologize ahead of time if anyone has already mentioned this program. ^^;

Jebus · Sep 04, 2006, 04:59 PM // 16:59

Look at mine ^.^.

Never defragged it before.

sky the unstopable · Sep 05, 2006, 08:04 AM // 08:04

i was at one and i can remember defraging once since ive owned this laptop. however i know what my problem is. im on dial up! i wish someone would have told me what i was in for before i got addicted to this game.

Relambrien · Sep 07, 2006, 02:20 AM // 02:20

I just used this on my new comp to get from 50 frags to 1. Still no lag fix. Connection's fine, comp's fine, everything is fine and still lag. Here are the specs.

Custom-built computer:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 Ghz (1066Mhz FSB)
Asus P5B Wifi/AP edition motherboard.
XFX Geforce 7900GT (PCIe x16) with Zalman VF900 cooling fan/heatsink
2x1 GB Corsair XMS dual-channel DDR2 800 RAM
320GB Western Digital Caviar 7200RPM Hard drive

I have an onboard LAN and sound card, LAN is 10/100mbps, and I'm connected using an Ethernet cable. When I'm experiencing GW lag/err7 there are *no* problems anywhere else, as I'll usually browse the Internet to check. No connection problem. Defragging has had no effect. Therefore, this is a problem with either Anet or their ISP. Most likely their ISP. My brother, on a Dell Dimension 9150, experiences lag and err7's at the same time I do, as well as an alliance member of mine about 400 miles away from me. And I'm talking about the exact same time. Therefore, it is not a problem on our ends but something between us and Anet, closer to Anet.

This isn't so much of a question as it's a statement that no, not all of these problems are the fault of the user or the user's ISP. However, it's likely that the majority isn't Anet's fault either. Chances are something is screwed up between us and Anet that neither of us can help. All we can do is keep working to trace it.

~Relambrien, Lag Magnet.

IrishCatholicNewYorker · Sep 07, 2006, 02:51 AM // 02:51

ya i might have to get rid of my beatles collection put it on other comp =p or on a disk i have every cd they realeased (welll pretty much) so as u can Imagine (lol like the john lennon song) its alot... thnks for help i might buy that raxco thing looks good. Hows the windows defragmenter compared to the raxco one??? And heres a newb question for all of u how do i get to my comps info on space (how do i get to the page u kno like the screenshots posted by Dwiggit an Jebus) Plz help me yesterday I was waiting like 5-6 mins on a loading screen (that never happens and no i don't have dial up) if it helps I play GW on a laptop.

Perfected Shadow · Sep 10, 2006, 10:48 AM // 10:48

Was as high as 47325 fragments at one point. Still gotta wait till I'm not capped by my ISP anymore to see if there's a big difference.