I have to finish a term paper, but I really need to defragment my computer. Do I have to stop writing to do so?
2006-12-10 12:48:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
No - but it will go faster if you do... Defragmenting can take quite some time (depending on the size of your hard drive)... I would recommend running at night while you're sleeping.
2006-12-10 12:51:12 · answer #1 · answered by jhrubin1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows XP and Im not sure on windows 2000 you can Defragment the Hard disk when your using the pc this is on Windows XP for sure. But in Windows 95 98 98SE and windows ME you could not use the pc otherwise the Defragmenter will keep restarting. You might be able to use a 3rd party disk tool to defragment while using the pc but you will notice some slowdowns or lagging.
2006-12-10 13:58:11 · answer #2 · answered by James S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finish the term paper and then right before you go to bed, set your computer to defrag it will be done by morning
2006-12-10 12:54:04 · answer #3 · answered by Robert B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like you have a choice? Once you start the defrag, you are locked from doing anything else!
But, none of the BSD or Linux 800 OSes need to defrag. Our file formats don't kill hard drives. We have upto 20 desktop environments, and are totally virus proof.
You should try one! http://pclinuxos.com
2006-12-10 12:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, every time you alter data on the hard drive, like when the word processor backs the file up, the defragmenter will restart, so do you have to stop everything, well yes, unless you want to wait until you have finished!
Also stop any programs running in the background.
2006-12-10 12:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
defragging doesnt do **** unless your computer is almost out of free space... dont bother. do a disk cleanup instead
2006-12-10 12:53:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, your PC will just run slower while you defrag.
2006-12-10 12:56:28 · answer #7 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might want to upgrade your ram to 1.5GB or 2 GB but if you have 512mb or 1GB thats weird or maybe you havetoo many things in the system tray or maybe you are putting the display settings too high. The last thing on my mind is maybe the one of the ram slots are loose or you have a video card consuming too much
2016-03-29 02:32:33 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but it would be better if you saved your paper and finished it after.
2006-12-10 13:10:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should be No activity while doing this to get optimum results.
2006-12-10 13:04:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋