Defrag Treats Lost Clusters as Unmovable Blocks (103555)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q103555

SUMMARY

Microsoft Defragmenter (Defrag) does not detect lost clusters during the defragmentation process. Defrag marks lost clusters as unmovable blocks ("X" on the drive map screen display) and then proceeds to move the data around them.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 12/3/1999
Keywords: KB103555