FAQ Special files - How do I defragment "C:\$Logfile"?
The $Logfile is a special NTFS system file. It is a circular log of all disk
operations and is used to safely roll back unsuccessful disk operations.
The file has a fixed size and is allocated when the disk is formatted.
It cannot be deleted, moved, or defragmented.
- The "chkdsk" Windows commandline utility can show and change the size of the
$Logfile.
Making the $Logfile bigger will not move it, but will append a new fragment.
Making the $Logfile smaller will remove fragments from the end.
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