how to defrag a computer?

Defrafg your C drive or what ever is your
main harddrive... Make sure you have selected the C Drive.... This is called a Disk Defragmenter...
Go to : Start...
programs..
accessories...
system tools..
Disk cleanup and Defragment
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2007-02-20 17:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Basically you have all the info you need form the other answers, but be forewarned; if you have never done a complete defrag, the process may take many-many hours, sometimes more then 24. Microsoft's defragger isn't the best, but its better then not defragging.

Plan to run defrag at night when you're sleeping. It's best to disconnect form the Internet and turn off every program that is running, such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, and so on, including as many items in the Task Try as you can. This will speed up the defrag.

Once the job is completed, run defrag no less than once a month, it won't take as long then.

Personally I run Diskkeeper on all my computers, its faster, does a better job and runs in the background daily.

Do a Web search and learn what defrag is and what's taking place when you run defrag.

2007-02-21 02:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Hokiefire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You mean a hard-drive?

My Computer > [Right click the desired hard-drive to be defragmented]> Tools> Defragment Now.

2007-02-21 01:24:16 · answer #3 · answered by yracn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Go start ->allprograms ->accessories ->system tools ->disk defragmenter
and defrag your hard drive

2007-02-21 01:28:17 · answer #4 · answered by Hadi N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

click on Start, Run, then type CMD then hit enter...

in the command prompt type the following...

defrag C:\

(where as, C is the drive you wish to defrag) then hit enter.

then you are done

hope this helps

2007-02-21 01:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Go to accessories, system tools, then disk defragmenters. then you can defrag your computer

2007-02-21 02:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by brenda n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

...
I assume you are using MS Windoz.
Before defrag, clean up your system.
Update and run your anti-this and anti-that programs.
Download Ccleaner and run it. It is free and very good.

Don't do a defrag without first cleaning up
viruses, spyware, unused files, etc.

To use Windoz's defrag
go to
START
PROGRAMS
ACCESSORIES
SYSTEM TOOLS
DEFRAGMENTER.
I may have this path wrong since I haven't
used Windoz in some time.

I'm a Linux user.
We don't have to defrag.

Good luck,
...

2007-02-21 01:34:33 · answer #7 · answered by James S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Click on start.
Go to All Programs.
Go to Accessories.
Click on System Tools.
Click on Disk Defragmenter.

2007-02-21 01:28:36 · answer #8 · answered by AARON BLACK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

click on start>all programs>accessories>system tools>disk defragmenter & then go on and select your drive and all but remember to do this at night and leave the computer switched on as it takes a lot of time.

2007-02-21 01:29:40 · answer #9 · answered by Sagar w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Check here.
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AuF0R40boH6i7x4DWG.eHttr7hR.?p=How+to+defrag+a+computer%3F

2007-02-21 01:23:58 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

how to defrag a computer?

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