Windows 8.1 won't optimize the C drive

[bluered]

Hello. I just updated my windows 8 to 8.1 a few days ago and now when I try to optimize the C drive it just analize it and then stops. It says that the drive is 10% fragmented. In windows 8, I always optimized it without any problem. What can I do ?

 

[Der Snoober]

Hi Bluered and welcome to Eight Forums.

I'd advice you to try running the "scf/ scannow" to check if there are any integrity errors that needs to be fixed.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/3047-sfc-scannow-command-run-windows-8-a.html

After running this command you should try optimizing your drive again.

Good luck.

Rover

 

[bluered]

I tried that and didn't work

 

[phrozen ghost]

Need some more info....

Such as what kind of drive? Meaning SSD or Mech?

Raid / AHCI / IDE or what?

Chat chipset on the motherboard or perhaps motherboard model?


TBH seems like a driver issue.

So what happens, i mean does it give errors or something?

 

[bluered]

It's a mech sata drive. I have 3 partitions, tried with a different one it optimized it without problems, but when I try with the C one it just analize and then stops as if I had clicked the analize button instead the optimize one.

 

[Der Snoober]

You might try forcing the defragmentation. Here is a link with more information. Chose the FORCE commando. It's a site about XP, but that should not make any difference now.

Microsoft Corporation

Make sure you start the commandprompt as an administrator!


Please let me know if this works.