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Sir Tidus · Apr 27, 2008, 09:31 PM // 21:31

Today I was defragmenting my computer. When it finished, it said that the Guild Wars files could not be defragmented. Is this a problem or is it supposed to be like this? Has anyone defragmented a computer with Guild Wars on it? Any help is much appreciated.

Malice Black · Apr 27, 2008, 09:42 PM // 21:42

Search the forum. People have posted ways of doing this.

Sir Tidus · Apr 27, 2008, 10:50 PM // 22:50

I searched, but I could only find threads that tell me to download from random sites that I don't know. Is there a setting that I can change in order to just use the defragmenter in my computer? I have windows XP. Thanks.

Malice Black · Apr 27, 2008, 10:58 PM // 22:58

Inde posted a way of doing it. You think she'd lead you to a dodgy site?

Sir Tidus · Apr 27, 2008, 11:31 PM // 23:31

Well alright. Though do you know if I have to defragment GW in order for it to work properly? I have been playing for 3 months and so far it has been fine. Do you know on averge how long it would last before it starts to lag?

cebalrai · Apr 27, 2008, 11:45 PM // 23:45

My GW worked fine when if was perma-fragged.

I couldn't figure out how to defrag it. I used two 3rd party apps (Auslogics and one other one) and they did nothing.

Here's what I did to fix it:

1) uninstall
2) defrag
3) reinstall
4) defrag
5) image

I also have GW all alone on my secondary hard drive now which might have something to do with it.

I noticed a slight decrease in area loading times when I got the game reinstalled/defragged, but it wasn't much.

Chthon · Apr 28, 2008, 12:21 AM // 00:21

1. GW will work OK even it if is fragmented. It just runs a little faster and smoother if it's defragged.

2. The reason you cannot defrag it is because there's not enough continuous free space on your drive to put the file together in one place.

3. To defrag GW.dat:
(a) Try contig. Official Microsoft link. (Not dodgey.) COntig uses a "smarter" algorithim than Window's native defragger, so it can sometimes find a way to defrag something the native defragger can't handle.
(b) Delete other stuff off your hard drive, then try again.
(c) Delete GW.dat (or move it to another drive), then defrag everything else, then put GW.dat back on the drive.

Age · Apr 28, 2008, 12:49 AM // 00:49

I use contig and like it and works well and it does work better than Windows Defrager.

Sir Tidus · Apr 28, 2008, 01:39 AM // 01:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chthon

1. GW will work OK even it if is fragmented. It just runs a little faster and smoother if it's defragged.

2. The reason you cannot defrag it is because there's not enough continuous free space on your drive to put the file together in one place.

3. To defrag GW.dat:
(a) Try contig. Official Microsoft link. (Not dodgey.) COntig uses a "smarter" algorithim than Window's native defragger, so it can sometimes find a way to defrag something the native defragger can't handle.
(b) Delete other stuff off your hard drive, then try again.
(c) Delete GW.dat (or move it to another drive), then defrag everything else, then put GW.dat back on the drive.

Thanks a lot. Though are you sure that this contig is safe to use and won't get me keyloggered or give me a virus? Nowadays, how do you know if something that you find online is safe to use?

Tarun · Apr 28, 2008, 03:10 AM // 03:10

It's from Microsoft, it's safe.

I'd say run CCleaner and clean out temp files, then use AusLogic DiskDefrag to defrag further.

zamial · Apr 28, 2008, 04:44 PM // 16:44

if windows defrag will not defrag the .dat file then you do not have enough room on the hard drive for a good defrag. delete some junk or back it up to a disk (cd/dvd) then you'll be g2g.

Snograt · Apr 28, 2008, 06:28 PM // 18:28

There are such things as Trusted Sites, and microsoft.com is one of them. You can trust anything from there 100%.

Except Windows. I wouldn't trust that too much.