2007-10-14 19:50:53 · 8 answers · asked by Annie 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
It rearranges the files on your hard drive so it is quicker to access. You hard drive is a magnetic disk and the head will write dots on any place it finds, placer all of dots on only one section of the disk will make access for the head a bit faster.
It does make your computer slightly faster (especially if you have a lot of files out of order), however don't defragment too often as it is has been said that can damage your hard drive if used too much. This is because erasing and writing dots for the head is very intensive and if you do it too much you may blunt the head or even make it crash meaning all your data is gone and cannot be fixed.
I personally use O&O Defrag and I recommend it to you, it is an excellent program.
2007-10-14 19:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by Mitchell 2 · 19⤊ 1⤋
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2016-03-05 14:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Does Defragmenting Do
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what does defragmenting your computer do exactly? does it speed up your computer and if it does, by how much?
2015-08-06 12:39:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It puts file fragments that have been scattered over the drive platter back together in a sequential fashion. This helps in reducing file access time and also puts lesser strain on the HDD. As a result, your files, programs will open faster and the PC will perform smoother. How much it speeds up the PC will depend on how badly fragmented your drive was. A severely fragmented drive will on running the defragmenter, show a noticeable boost in speed and response.
2007-10-14 23:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by jizmo 5 · 8⤊ 0⤋
In really layman's terms, it puts your files in order and fills any fragmented ones so that they are full. It makes it easier for your computer to access the files this way and thus, faster. Increase in speed depends on a lot of things. . .Your computer will tell you if it is ready to defrag-under system tools.
2007-10-14 19:56:45 · answer #6 · answered by towanda 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
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2015-01-24 06:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Defragmenting simply involves rearranging data and programs in your hard disk so that they run faster. visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defragmentation OR http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question548.htm to learn more. I can't say exactly (percentage wise) how much it speeds up the computer, but in my case, I noticed my computer boots up in a noticeably shorter period, plus my programs open a lot quicker than they used to.
2007-10-14 20:05:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
faster 2 read the program by putting it in 1 area U will notice the difference. If U use ur cpu a lot U should disk cleanup & defrag at least once a month
2007-10-15 01:48:44 · answer #9 · answered by SAM L 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
What Is Defragmentation
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