Norton Internet Security / Norton AntiVirus

[tolbiny]

Hi All,

I renewed subscription for NIS a week ago and updated to NIS 2010. Everything works well. Under Norton Tasks, Background Jobs, there is a job called Optimizer. Is this job supposed to run automatically like all other background jobs?

Thanks,

Jerry

<<Edit: Subject edited for clarity>>

Message Edited by JerryM on 10-01-2009 12:01 PM

[mdturner]

Yes it should if you have it set up to do so.

[dbrisendine Norton Fighter · Accepted solution]

The Optimizer task will trigger during Idle time like any other background task but it will only run if your disk drive is above the defragmentation level; currently this is 10%.  If your disk is only 8% fragmented then the Optimizer will not run, for example.  It will only run when it can do you some good.

[tolbiny]

That explains why it hasn't run yet. Thanks.

[drshlomo]

tolbiny Hi,

In my experience, it analyses the "C" disc; I have other discs and partitions on my computer which are not analised. 

drshlomo.

[dbrisendine Norton Fighter]

drshlomo -

If you are running XP, then the Optimizer will only defrag the boot disk (C:\Windows actually).  This is MS design not a Norton design.

[drshlomo]

 

dbrisendine Hi,

Thanks for letting me know.

Actually, I mainly use Windows 7 but presumably the same applies, but anyway my main concern is to keep the boot disk as defragmented as possible, so all is well.

Cheers,

drshlomo.