\n| \/X<\/td>\n | Perform free space consolidation on the specified volumes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n Likewise, the following switches are dropped in Windows 7<\/strike>. Although the following switches are not listed when running "defrag.exe \/?", Defrag.exe in Windows 7 still accepts these switches. It’s not clear if they’re left for backward compatibility. Perhaps we should wait for official note from Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n| Switch<\/b><\/td>\n | Description<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \/R<\/td>\n | Performs partial defragmentation (default). Attempts to
consolidate only fragments smaller than 64 megabytes (MB).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \/W<\/td>\n | Performs full defragmentation. Attempts to consolidate all file
fragments, regardless of their size.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \/F<\/td>\n | Forces defragmentation of the volume when free space is low.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n <\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Several new switches or parameters are added to the defragmentation console tool (defrag.exe) in Windows 7. The switches are \/E, \/H, \/M, \/T, \/U & \/X. 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Several new switches or parameters are added to the defragmentation console tool (defrag.exe) in Windows 7. The switches are \/E, \/H, \/M, \/T, \/U & \/X. Here is the entire list of parameters supported by defrag.exe (v6.1) in Windows 7:<\/p>\n