I noted that the TB! message bases become _horrendously_ fragmented* (hardly a surprise, as they're continuously written to) and have worked out a way of fixing this easily without having to defragment the entire hard disk (NT4, Win2K or WinXP only).
The drill is: 1. Download contig.exe (which allows you to defragment single files) from http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/contig.shtml 2. Unpack it and, from a DOS prompt _with TB! closed_, type: contig -s -q "C:\Program Files\The Bat!\MAIL\*.*" This will grind away and come back to the DOS prompt sooner or later. In my case it produces a considerable speed improvement, particularly in backing up and compressing folders. Alastair * some files had over 400 fragments ... -- Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) Using Windows XP and The Bat! 1.54 Beta/42 -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
