Contig (defragmentation utility)

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Contig is a command line defragmentation utility for Windows currently owned by Microsoft subsidiary Winternals. It is designed to defragment individual files and does not attempt to move files to the beginning of the partition. Contig is especially useful for individual files that are often changed and become defragmented quickly because it can be targeted at these individual files without defragmenting the entire partition or drive. For someone wishing to use contig without learning the text commands, Power Defragmenter GUI may be useful.

Contig does not move any data except that belonging to the file in the question, so the amount it can defrag a file is limited to the largest contiguous block of free space on a system. Use of contig exchanges decreased file fragmentation for increased free space fragmentation.

[edit] External links

• Microsoft Technet site Contig page
• Power Defragmenter GUI, a graphical interface for Contig