2006-08-14 19:02:43 · 19 answers · asked by jakebasketball88 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It really depends on your habits if u add and remove programs and files alot then probably one a week, if u keep it basic and arent doing so then i suggest 1 or maybe twice a month
2006-08-14 19:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by Matt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using Windows XP, it is not going to show any significant improvement. People do it because they are so used to it and they feel comfortable. Windows XP Professional Training Kit Page 10-60.
If you plan to defragment, it depends on your usage. If you are installing and deleting a lot of programs all the time, once a month otherwise once every six months or once a year. I have had my PC for 5 years and have never done it and it runs just fine.
2006-08-15 02:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on you. Most of the time, it makes no visible difference to the access-time. The time is in milliseconds/nanoseconds. You really won't know. But yeah, if you're that persistent, once in a month or two should be fine. But be warned, it might take up a whole day if you have a large hard disk and many drives.
2006-08-15 02:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by axman1000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Diskeeper with the smart schedule option. of course this only works well if you leave your computer on all the time. It seems to defragment every other day on my system disk.
2006-08-15 02:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by zeframc2002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't have to very often, even if it's faged up, getting rid of stuff that you don't need and cleaning out junk before you defrag will make the most diff.
2006-08-15 03:55:30 · answer #5 · answered by henry b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your pc is clean of all virus/trojans/spyware/adaware just do a analyze of your system and it will let you know if you need to defragment the cpmputer analyze every 2 days
2006-08-15 02:40:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Analyze every week or month, when it says you should defrag it.
2006-08-15 03:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by Yahoo! Answerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a MAC. You will never need to defrag!
2006-08-15 02:05:14 · answer #8 · answered by Mike D 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Once a week is fine. If you're still having problems with a "slow computer" you'll need to take other measures which i'd be happy to help you with. Hit me up if you need at dumbbutt4321@yahoo.com Thanks, Larry
2006-08-15 02:11:18 · answer #9 · answered by dumbbutt4321 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a program called Disk Keeper Lite (DKlite) it will let you know when you need it.
Works great, and it's FREE
2006-08-15 04:01:46 · answer #10 · answered by oldman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋