2006-12-19 22:46:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
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De fragmenting has very little performance benefit unless you typically create and delete very large files. The only real reason to do this is to create contiguous file space at the end of a volume for creating and manipulating video.
In the past, fragmentation was important because disk drives had virtually no on-board cache , file numbers and disk capacity were much lower, and algorithms used to store and retrieve data were ancient.
In Windows today, thousands of disk accesses are required to get most applications running. Windows also does not re-write files in place when they are modified, instead it uses a moving high water mark to relocate the file to an area never written if possible.
Believe it or not, constant use of defrag can worsen the performance of your system. It makes more sense today to have your data random all over the disk surface, than in one place. Disk drivers work off a multiple request queue's, and while the heads are travelling out looking for one piece of data, they will satisfy other read/write requests on the way. Contiguity of files is not that important anymore.
Defraging a volume also decreases the chances of you ever recovering a file you have deleted by emptying the recycle bin...
Just some 2 cents.
2006-12-19 23:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by charlyvvvvv 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Click Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Defragmenter and select the drive u want to defrag and you should be done
2006-12-19 22:48:51 · answer #2 · answered by Frank F 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to "my computer" and right click on the drive (C: for example) you want to defragment. Then click on the tools tab and click on "defragment now"
2006-12-19 22:50:13 · answer #3 · answered by Lars A 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
very simple : start >all programmes >accessories>system tools>disk defragmenter.
After finish, your PC will perform faster (depend on how long you haven't defrag it). Merry Christmas.
2006-12-19 22:50:45 · answer #4 · answered by MGG 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Click
Start-->Programs-->Accessories-->System Tools-->Disk Defragmenter follow instructions after dat
2006-12-19 22:50:31 · answer #5 · answered by dark_prince 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Windows XP Professional is the best, XP Home is lame and a waste of money.
2016-05-22 23:36:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just right click on any drive and click properties and see the different tabs give above and you will find and option defragment just click it and it will be defragmented
2006-12-19 22:49:46 · answer #7 · answered by NIRAV T 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start > Programs > Accessories > System tools > defragment
2006-12-19 22:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by www.THaiGuide.INFO 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Click Start go to Accessories and then System Tools and you'll find the options there.
2006-12-19 22:54:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
goto drive right click and theres a option for HDD maintenance, dont think its called defrag anymore...
2006-12-19 22:49:27 · answer #10 · answered by funnyquirkyupbeat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋