File Indexing problem

**EricG** · 01-08-2008, 08:47 AM

Hi

I am using Perfectdisk 8 to defrag my drives and have had no problems getting a complete defrag until recently.

I am now regularly getting a fragmented metadata file called C:\$Extend\$UsnJrnl:$J which I understand relates to the file Indexing System.

I have disabled the Indexing Service, unchecked the box in the C: Properties so as to disable file indexing and deleted the file (fsutil.exe usn deletejournal /D C:) - doing this seemed to get rid of the offending C:\$Extend\$UsnJrnl:$J file. However, after booting up, it reappears.

When I run chkdsk c: /f the result shows the usual data plus an entry "CHKDSK is verifying the journal.....Usn Journal verification complete".

My Laptop, set up the same as my PC running the same OS (Windows XP Home) and most of the software on my PC, does not have this problem.

Can anyone tell me why my PC has the file C:\$Extend\$UsnJrnl:$J file and not my Laptop, whether it is indeed related to the Indexing Service, why it keeps reappearing and whether I can get rid of it once and for all.

**tosh9i** · 01-08-2008, 03:24 PM

http://microsoft-personal-operating-...1/Default.aspx

**EricG** · 01-20-2008, 07:54 AM

Hi

Many thanks for the link. Strange that this file has only appeared in recent weeks though and wasn't present for the past three years of using Windows XP.

01-08-2008, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
EricG I helped the forums. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cumbria, England, UK Posts: 193 OS: Windows XP Home Edition My System	File Indexing problem Hi I am using Perfectdisk 8 to defrag my drives and have had no problems getting a complete defrag until recently. I am now regularly getting a fragmented metadata file called C:\$Extend\$UsnJrnl:$J which I understand relates to the file Indexing System. I have disabled the Indexing Service, unchecked the box in the C: Properties so as to disable file indexing and deleted the file (fsutil.exe usn deletejournal /D C:) - doing this seemed to get rid of the offending C:\$Extend\$UsnJrnl:$J file. However, after booting up, it reappears. When I run chkdsk c: /f the result shows the usual data plus an entry "CHKDSK is verifying the journal.....Usn Journal verification complete". My Laptop, set up the same as my PC running the same OS (Windows XP Home) and most of the software on my PC, does not have this problem. Can anyone tell me why my PC has the file C:\$Extend\$UsnJrnl:$J file and not my Laptop, whether it is indeed related to the Indexing Service, why it keeps reappearing and whether I can get rid of it once and for all. __________________ Eric G

01-08-2008, 03:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,815 OS: Windows XP	Re: File Indexing problem http://microsoft-personal-operating-...1/Default.aspx

01-20-2008, 07:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
EricG I helped the forums. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cumbria, England, UK Posts: 193 OS: Windows XP Home Edition My System	Re: File Indexing problem Hi Many thanks for the link. Strange that this file has only appeared in recent weeks though and wasn't present for the past three years of using Windows XP. __________________ Eric G