MOVEBACKFILL - new function

[Tracey2031]

I would like to see an additional function added to MyDefrag: MOVEBACKFILL
This would be a complement to MOVEDOWNFILL
I would like to be able to move files back on the disk without changing the sequence of files processed in the past, unless there is already a way to do that.

Thanks, Tracey
Just FYI: I am only suggesting MOVEBACKFILL because both move DOWN and move UP appear to be for moving files to the beginning of the disk, I'm puzzled at that logic .

[Darlis]

... both move DOWN and move UP appear to be for moving files to the beginning of the disk, I'm puzzled at that logic .

Both MoveToEndOfDisk and MoveUpToZone move files only upwards, whereas MoveUpToZone moves files only behind the start of the current zone, not to the end of the volume.

[jeroen]

I would like to see an additional function added to MyDefrag: MOVEBACKFILL

Thanks for sharing your idea, I appreciate it. I will put it on the wishlist, but with a low priority. The end of the disk is used by most people for rarely used files, and I do not see much of an advantage in having those files sorted.

[Tracey2031]

My logic for this request(however flawed my logic is ) was discovering that the NTFS Reserved Space is frequently in the middle of a zone.

I thought of the idea of (rebooting after) processing the system files first, then the directory/folder region, then move all the files (starting with the last file sequencing forward - without changing the sort order) to the back-end/center of the disk.
Of course, MyDefrag would have to resume it's normal file processing after that.

I would assume that this would allow the NTFS Reserved Space to be right after the "directory/folder" zone ( Optimization Feature ).

I don't foresee/envision any massive addition of "new" logic required, but modifying/enhancing and existing function that is just a change in sequence of events:
The inverse of moving the first files to the beginning of the disk; move the last files to the end of the disk; creating a gap between the folders and the User files.

Just FYI, Tracey

[Darlis]

The MFT reserved zone is placed directly behind the MFT (if there is free space). MyDefrag creates some space behind the MFT with PlaceNtfsSystemFiles, so if you restart after processing the NTFS system files (usually zone 1), the MFT reserved zone should be directly after the MFT.