this may seem like a silly question but my computer is set to automatically defag once a week at 2 or 3:00 am.
can it defrag if the computer is shut off?
thanx
2007-11-15 14:11:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
It Won't If It's Off. You Can Change The Time It Does It, Or Manually Do It Any Time.
2007-11-15 14:43:25 · answer #1 · answered by Woffie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The above post is correct, the computer will not defrag if it is off.
On the flip side, if you are using windows 2000, XP, or Vista dont' worry about defragging. NTFS doesn't need it.
2007-11-15 14:28:55 · answer #2 · answered by zenock 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want to defrag while you are doing other operations on the PC you can set one of the automatic defraggers to run in the background while you are doing your stuff. There are many options in the market and they dont eat up system resources even while the PC is doing other functions.
2007-11-15 20:44:01 · answer #3 · answered by jizmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine does
2007-11-15 14:13:33 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the computer does not work when its off.
Duh.
2007-11-15 14:16:44 · answer #5 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋