Ditto here.  We have used DefragX on 13 HP3000s for quite a while, and the
only time we had a crash it was due to a corrupted file.

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Gordon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 10:14 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: LOST DISK SPACE


I've used Defrag/X on at least 4 different systems over the years and never
had a problem.


At 08:14 AM 3/28/2000, Grunwald, Wyell C. wrote:
>I tried out DeFragX about 3 years ago, and it consistently crashed my
system
>several times, so I abandoned the product as being dangerous.  I should
also
>mentioned I tried it on 4 different 3000's, and it crashed all of them.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Art Bahrs [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 11:06 AM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Re: LOST DISK SPACE
> >
> > Hi Bill and Gary :)
> >    As the newly designated DeFragX person here at Denkor.... I know that
> > drives get frag'ed over time... and need to be defrag'ed but... does
> > anyone
> > know of how HP recommends to do this??
> >
> >    We own DeFragX ... but my predecessor had nuttin' but trouble with
> > DeFragX on our Jamaica box and 979-200.... ie... it ain't never run
> > right...
> >
> > BTW ... Gary... there was a thread on this subject some time back
> > (2+years?)
> > on here... I need to go research it too...
> >
> > Anyone got any recommendations????
> >
> > Art "Wonder who I will hear from now? hehehe " Bahrs
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bill Lancaster <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 5:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: LOST DISK SPACE
> >
> >
> > > Gary,
> > >
> > > That space is recovered, though probably fragmenting your disk, as
soon
> > as
> > > you issue the PURGE command.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > At 04:55 PM 3/27/00, Gary Sielaff wrote:
> > > >when I purge all the files from all the groups in a particular
account,
> > do
> > > >I recover that disk space????  or......... is it allocated and
unusable
> > > >until I get rid of the groups and accounts?
> > > >
> > > >tks tia
> > > >
> > > >gary sielaff