Disk Cleanup failure

Unread post by **{DOU}cHiCkEn** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:03 pm

When I try to do a disk cleanup, during the first part where it is compressing old files, my screen goes black and then the system shuts down. Any ideas?

Plenty of disk space left (10+ GB), no detected viruses, systems runs fine otherwise.

Unread post by **pebcak** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:04 pm

Sup Chicken,

Take a look at http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag. Download and run.

May also want to create a fresh profile and see if you have the same issue.

I am assuming you are running Windows XP.

Unread post by **{DOU}cHiCkEn** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:37 pm

Thanks pebcak, that did the trick! 27.85% fragmented before, 2.30% after. Then disk cleanup worked fine.

I like that defragmenter better than the XP one.

Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:29 pm

pebcak wrote:Sup Chicken,

Take a look at http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag. Download and run.

May also want to create a fresh profile and see if you have the same issue.

I am assuming you are running Windows XP.

That is an awesome defrag program. I use Diskeeper that I paid $$$ for and it is every bit as good in the realtime defrag. Thanks

Unread post by **pebcak** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:48 am

Sup Yall,

Glad that worked for you.

Unread post by **{DOU}cHiCkEn** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:11 pm

Just thought I'd update that I discovered the root problem of this. My system would shut down when I ran the defragmenter because my CPU's were overheating.

I have a gaming laptop and when I would run any kind of intensive program the whole system would shut down. Turns out from a small CPU temperature utility I downloaded that my CPUs under load were running in excess of 90C. At idle it was running at around 60C. So it was cutting out to save itself.

Turns out dust buildup in all the airflow areas was the culprit and after a vacuuming of all vents and blowing everything out with some compressed air I knocked it down some 20C!! I'm now running around 41C at idle and mid 60's under load.

Unread post by **{DOU}Charger** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:33 pm

Wow, and I was worrying about my machine running at 30.3C.

GRouND ZeRo · Unread post by **GRouND ZeRo** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:40 pm

Sooner or later we end up with the same problem...

http://www.clandou.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3927

Fortunately we still have running computers!