How often should I run Diskeeper?
There are no set rules on how often you should defragment your disk partitions. There are many variables that control this, including the level of file activity on your partition, the size and types of files used on the partition, and the amount of free space available on the partition.
However, here are some general guidelines;
Disk partitions on busy file servers should be defragmented more often than those on single-user workstations. You may need to run Diskeeper on a server partition as often as every two to four hours to maintain the optimum performance from your Windows NT system. On a workstation though, you may only need to run Diskeeper daily.
To determine how often to run Diskeeper on your disk partitions, you can use the logging function of Diskeeper to monitor the number of files moved during each Diskeeper run. See
Specifying What Gets Logged
in your Diskeeper manual or Help file for information about logging which files get moved by Diskeeper.
In general, if Diskeeper is moving fewer than 50 files per run, you are running Diskeeper frequently enough. Diskeeper is maintaining the performance of your Windows NT system at an optimum level.
If the number of files moved during each run is more than 50 or so, or is increasing, schedule Diskeeper to run more frequently.
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