does compressing ur drive to save disc space really do u any good when u defrag ur pc ? and if so how? and do i have to do it everytime i defrag then?
2006-09-02 10:35:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
but if i did it now would i still run ok it says i have use 6,90gb of 22 if i compress it will i still be able to play my games a nd stuff like that or will it slow down eveything?
2006-09-02 10:42:34 · update #1
When you compress you drive, Windows takes some of the files you have not accessed in a long time and compresses them to make them smaller and free some hard drive space. But should access that file in the future, it will be slower because Windows has to uncompress it before you can use it. So you will lose a little speed to gain hard drive space.
2006-09-02 10:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use O&O Defrag., from Germany. And www.rosecitysoftware.com -- I use their registry compressor.
Even with defrag., you will still have one or two files fragmented that are not fixed.
The compressor will put your registry together with no spaces on the HDD.
You have to reboot after. Always good when you download files or remove files.
2006-09-02 10:44:07 · answer #2 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to save disk space then yes . you should still defragment like once every 3 weeks
2006-09-02 10:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by PersonXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you wants to save disk space
2006-09-02 10:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by carlosanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you are short on disk space. Otherwise skip it.
2006-09-02 10:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by mstrobert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋