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DismountVolume

Dismount (and remount) the volume. This will prompt Windows to do all the normal housekeeping tasks that are done when mounting a volume, usually only done when booting the computer, such as a quick scan for errors, and on NTFS volumes to re-allocate the NTFS reserved zones.

  • This command is only useful after MyDefrag has finished processing the volume, so should be placed at the end of a script just before "VolumeEnd".
  • The actual action performed is only to dismount the volume. Windows will automatically and transparently remount the volume as soon as an attempt is made to access it.
  • Volumes can only be dismounted if there are no open files.
  • Volumes can only be dismounted if not locked. Volumes are usually only locked by special utilities that need access to the entire disk, for example to format the volume.
  • MyDefrag will continue regardless, even if the volume could not be dismounted.

Syntax

DismountVolume()

Example

VolumeSelect
  ...
VolumeActions
  ...
  # Dismount and remount the volume.
  DismountVolume()
VolumeEnd

See also:

*  PlaceNtfsSystemFiles
*  VolumeActions