How soon should I defragment my new computer?

Question

I have a Vista operating system....

Answer 1

I'd say just do it once a week, (if your not lazy like me) I usually do it once a year.... which makes it fragmented to hell but defragmentation takes quite a lot of the computers processing power, which I usually need...

Do it once a week and it won't take very long. But if you leave it like I have then you will have to wait like 12 hours... I've got 9GB missing on my hard drive, so its advisable to do it frequently, and as said above if your not too lazy to do it xD.

Answer 2

Defragment is needed either after 3 weeks or whenever you install large files on your computer (greater than 100 MB). You dont need to defrag all that often tho. But defragging it right after you install large files will keep your computer running smoothly. IF you can't then just defrag when going to sleep.

Answer 3

You make it a point that you defragment the the system for every 45 days.

Answer 4

First clean your cache, = http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup and/or
Disk Cleaner = http://www.diskcleaner.nl ,or
Open up IE and go to Tools/Internet Options/General tab and Delete Temp files and History, then Boot into safe mode, = http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406 , then enable CHKDSK, = Click your "My Computer" in the start menu, R-Click the C: Drive, go down and click on properties in the drop menu. When the properties folder opens, click on the Tools Tab, The first item in the list is to do CHKDSK. Put a check mark in all the boxes/start/yes/apply/ok . The PC should be rebooted in safe mode to do the scan. To view the results of a CHKDSK go to Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Application, look for the most recent Winlogon event and double-click on it.

Then reboot into safe mode = http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406?OpenDocument&src=sec_doc_nam , or Start/run/msconfig/Boot.ini tab/check /safeboot - reboot. Afterwards uncheck it and reboot., then go to Start/all programs/accessories/system tools/disk cleanup , and run disk cleanup: Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disc Cleanup and put a check in ALL the boxes(Note: Only check the "compress old files" box if you are running very short of disk space, as those files which haven't been accessed recently will be compressed to save disk space, but at the cost of slightly slower access times to those files. Nothing will be deleted or "cleaned up" as a result of checking "Compress Old Files."). Click OK then Yes in the next little window. Let it finish.

Then run Disk Defrag from safe mode. After booting into safe mode go to Start/all programs/accessories/system tools/Disk Defragmenter. When you open "Defrag", click on "analyze", and it will tell you if you need to defrag or not. (or see = http://www.dirms.com ).

Answer 5

IVE GOT VISTA 2. I USUALLY DO IT EVERY 2 MONTHS, DEPENDS IF YOUR A HEAVY USER DO IT OFTEN. IF NOT THE ID SAY AROUND 1-2 MONTHS

Answer 6

When the analyze button says it's needed