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Q155326: Windows 95 Defrag.exe Command-Line Parameters

Article: Q155326
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 
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This article lists the command-line parameters for the Disk Defragmenter tool
(Defrag.exe) in Windows 95.

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You can use the following command-line parameters with Defrag.exe, either on the
Open line in the Run dialog box or within System Agent:

  /ALL          Defragment all local, non-removable drives.

  /F            Defragment files and free space.

  /U            Defragment files only.

  /Q            Defragment free space only.

  /P            System and hidden files will be optimized.

  /CONCISE      Display the Hide Details view (Default).

  /DETAILED     Display the Show Details view.

  /NOPROMPT     Unattended mode; do not stop and display confirmation
                messages.

  /PMIOCTL      Turns off use of the protected-mode IOCTL from
                Drvspacx.vxd.

  /SAGESET:n    Display the System Agent-Aware Setting dialog box and
                store the settings in the SETn registry key.

  /SAGERUN:n    Runs in unattended mode using the System Agent-aware
                settings in the SETn registry key.

The following switches are valid in MS-DOS version 6.x, but are not valid in
Windows 95. If you use these switches, they are ignored and no error message is
generated:

  /SKIPHIGH
  /LCD
  /BW
  /B
  /GO

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPlus95
Version           : 95

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