Problem when targeting disk root directory

[MerleOne]

Hi,

I have observed a possible problem when using JkDefrag, both with 3.6 and 3.7, in the following situation:

I have defined a Total Commander Button which launches the following command :

JkDefrag -a 2 "%P"
where %P is the current source dir, with a '\' at the end.  That is, when the current selected dir is 'C:\Windows', the %P string equals to 'C:\Windows\'

It seems that this added '\' has a consequence when the selected dir is a root dir of a disk.  In that case I observed JkDefrag just launches the graphic window and finished instantly.

I was able to reproduce this on a command line :

JkDefrag -a 2 "C:\" does nothing (except displaying the file layout)
JkDefrag -a 2 "C:" works as intented and defrags all files from C:

When it's a subfolder there is no difference.

Is it normal ? If not, could this be fixed so that C:\ and C: are handled the same way.

Thanks !

.merle1.

[jeroen]

JkDefrag -a 2 "C:\"

The problem is not caused by JkDefrag, but by the odd double function of the backslash. Windows uses a backslash not only to separate subdirectories, but also to escape special characters. Look at the logfile and you will see that JkDefrag receives 'C:\"' in your problem case. Notice the double quote in there! Perhaps it will work for you if you specify "%P*" in the mask (notice the asterisk), instead of "%P".

[MerleOne]

Thanks, now it is working fine !!!!

.merle1.