well, answer, no, guess yes. and it turns out I'm wrong. defrag should see your removable drive. I assume you have plugged in your drive before starting defrag? are you running XP service pack 2? -------- Original Message -------- > From: eoconnor@xxxxxxx > Sent: 21 February 2007 12:34 > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [vicsireland] Re: disk clean up and defragmenter question > > Hi Darragh, > > thanks for that - I love straightforward answers! > > Are there programs available to clean up and defrag removable drives - > preferably freeware? > > It's not a problem at present, as I have a fair amount of space. > > Regards, > > Eamonn > > > > > > > "Darragh" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent by: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 21/02/2007 12:21 > Please respond to vicsireland > > To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > cc: > Subject: [vicsireland] Re: disk clean up and defragmenter > question > > No. It shouldn't really recognise these as their removable storage. > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > From: eoconnor@xxxxxxx > > Sent: 21 February 2007 12:13 > > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [vicsireland] disk clean up and defragmenter question > > > > Hi folks, > > > > Will Windows XP disk clean up and disk defragmenter, recognise external > > USB hard drives? > > > > Having recently installed a few programs, I cleaned and defragmented my > > two internal hard drives. However,I didn't see my external drive > > listed. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Eamonn > > > > ********************************************************************** > > This communication is intended solely for the person or entity to which > it is addressed and may > > contain privileged and/or other confidential information. If you are > not the intended recipient, > > or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do > not print, copy, > > retransmit, disclose, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use the > information. > > Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this email > message in error, > > and delete the copy you have received. > > > > For more information on the Office of the Refugee Applications > > Commissioner please consult our website at www.orac.ie > > > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > > MAILsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This communication is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is > addressed and may > contain privileged and/or other confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient, > or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not > print, copy, > retransmit, disclose, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use the > information. > Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this email message > in error, > and delete the copy you have received. > > For more information on the Office of the Refugee Applications > Commissioner please consult our website at www.orac.ie > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MAILsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > **********************************************************************