Error defragging Windows 8.1

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Occlusion

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I posted this on the Microsoft forums, but maybe i'll receive better support here. (they're no help unfortunately...)

When I try to defrag my hard drive I receive the following error:

Code: 
C:\WINDOWS\system32>defrag c:
Microsoft Drive Optimizer
Copyright (c) 2013 Microsoft Corp.

Invoking defragmentation on (C:)...


Pre-Optimization Report:


        Volume Information:
                Volume size                 = 440.89 GB
                Free space                  = 303.50 GB
                Total fragmented space      = 4%
                Largest free space size     = 193.86 GB


        Note: File fragments larger than 64MB are not included in the fragmentation statistics.


[B]The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)[/B]


What causes this error? How can I fix it?

What I've already tried:

chkdsk C:
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
sfc /scannow
<reboot>
Problem persists.

None of those operations gave any errors.
I have a regular HDD (not a SSD).
I checked the SMART values - no problems.

This is the first time I've tried defragging since updating to 8.1.
So it may have been caused by updating to 8.1.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Are you trying to defragment from a command prompt ?

If so try this instead:

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Thanks for the reply.

When I try that, it gets to: Pass 1: 0% relocated
Then it stops and doesn't go any further.

And an error is logged in the event viewer:
Code: 
[B]The volume (C:) was not optimized because an error was encountered: The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)

[/B]
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
There is a good free defrag utility called Auslogics Disk Defrag that can be downloaded. I have used it for years. In my opinion it's better and faster than Windows ever had.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion g7-120us Notebook
    Memory
    8 GIG
Frank1 said:
There is a good free defrag utility called Auslogics Disk Defrag that can be downloaded. I have used it for years. In my opinion it's better and faster than Windows ever had.
Click to expand...
I know I could use a third party defrag program. But it bothers me knowing something is wrong with my OS. And I would like to get it worked out regardless :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Occlusion said:
Frank1 said:
There is a good free defrag utility called Auslogics Disk Defrag that can be downloaded. I have used it for years. In my opinion it's better and faster than Windows ever had.
Click to expand...
I know I could use a third party defrag program. But it bothers me knowing something is wrong with my OS. And I would like to get it worked out regardless :)
Click to expand...
I would agree with that as it is best to find out what the problem is.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion g7-120us Notebook
    Memory
    8 GIG
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