MFT (Master File Table) seems to have several fragments (35) .... machine is sluggy to start - over a minute & generally iffy running for what it is ..... this particular PC gets stuff put on & off all the time & it has a stunning 100,000 odd files on it (...or it did ) !!!.... soooo I've decided that's the problem ... but how do I do it !?!?!

Defrag leaves it alone, I take it I need something like Diskeeper .... can anyone point me to a free tool that does it ?

I've search-ed MS KB but all I found was this really useful statement .... Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 303079

Currently, only third-party defrag utilities consolidate unused MFT FRS records and reclaim unused MFT allocated space




Uncle bill strikes again....