if i defragment my hard drive will the files on my computer be deleted i have lots of music, tv shows ..etc and dont want them removed
2007-02-09 02:13:49 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Defragmenting your hard drive will not remove any files. It simply arranges the file fragments in order for better disk performance.
2007-02-09 02:18:27 · answer #1 · answered by RetiredTech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Just think about defrag as if you were to empty a filing cabinet, rearrange everything , and put everything back in the filing cabinet. Defrag is only doing some housekeeping on your hard drive. Over time files become fragmented; meaning that there a piece of this file in drawer one in a filing cabinet and another piece in another drawer. Defrag simply puts these pieces back together again in an organized fashion.
2007-02-09 11:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by JammersHammer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, nothing will be deleted.
Defragmenting your Hard drive is like taking your car to pieces and placing all the pieces in different places. Then everytime you want to drive it you have to put it all back together again (this can cause your computer to run slow) however, when you defrag it, it means you are putting it all in one place and so it is a lot faster and easier for your computer :)
2007-02-10 09:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by Bubble 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing happens to ur files during Dfrag it just brings everything together so that ur hard drive can access those files faster and more efficiently. The only files that will disappear are the RED fragmented files. Do the defrag ur pc will thank u 4 it
2007-02-09 10:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a task that should at least be done once a week. It speeds up your programs and stops glitches. It makes your computer work much faster and decreases risk of crashing etc. This task will not delete anything on your computer/PC . You should 100% do this and you will have nothing to worry about. There is only one thing you should worry about, because you have lots of music, TV shows etc this task will take a long time. It is most likely to be a all nighter. This as you should know may effect your computer/PC unless it is a very stable. The most stable computers/PC are Sony, Dells and Toshibas. If you are using them you have nothing to worry about otherwise you have been warned.
2007-02-09 14:31:13 · answer #5 · answered by andrew_kullar_1992 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No defragmenting your hard drive is very good for your system performance,it will even make your system run faster.
Meaning of defragment in IT world is arranging all your scattered files and folders which are initially ''fragmented'' So don't panic your doing the right thing good luck
2007-02-09 10:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by wise5557 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defragmenting your hard drive will not delete your files, it basically places all the parts of the files in a contiguous order so that it will access them faster and enhance performance...
2007-02-09 10:18:37 · answer #7 · answered by sephiroth555999 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they will be fine. Defragmenting only cleans up the stray bits and arranges the files on the hard drive..
2007-02-09 10:17:37 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Goodkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - all defragmenting does is move things around your drive into a proper order so that your PC will run better and faster.
2007-02-09 10:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by h0axsp1d0r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it will not delete the files. It simply tidies up files and hopefully will speed up your computer slighly given that the files will now be in order.
Think of it as having a desk with lots of papers everywhere, by de fragmenting you are simply tidying up the papers and putting them in order
Stewart
2007-02-09 10:26:21 · answer #10 · answered by smc4761 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋