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Maintenance: Speed Up Data Access
Disk fragmentation slows the
overall performance of your system. When files are fragmented, the
computer must search the hard disk when the file is opened to piece it
back together. The response time can be significantly longer.
Disk
Defragmenter is a Windows utility that consolidates fragmented files
and folders on your computer's hard disk so that each occupies a single
space on the disk. With your files stored neatly end-to-end, without
fragmentation, reading and writing to the disk speeds up.
In addition to running Disk Defragmenter at regular
intervals—monthly is optimal—there are other times you should run it
too, such as when:
- You add a large number of files
- Your free disk space totals 15 percent or less
- You install
new programs or a new version of Windows
Disk
Defragmenter in Windows 7
Start >All Programs >Accessories >System Tools >Disk
Defragmenter
- Click
Analyze disk to start the Disk Defragmenter
- In the Disk
Defragmenter dialog box, click the drives that you want to defragment and then click the Analyze button
- After the disk is analyzed, a dialog
box appears, letting you know whether you should defragment the
analyzed drives
- To defragment the selected drive or
drives, click the Defragment disk button
- After the defragmentation is complete, Disk Defragmenter displays the
results
- To display detailed information about the
defragmented disk or partition, click View Report. To close
the View Report dialog box, click Close
You can schedule the Disk Defragmenter to run automatically, and your computer
might be set up this way by default. Under Schedule, it reads Scheduled
defragmentation is turned on, then displays the time of day and
frequency of defragmentation.
If you want to turn off automatic
defragmentation or change the time or frequency, click the Configure
schedule (or Turn on Schedule, if it is not currently configured to run
automatically). Then change the settings, then click OK
To
close the Disk Defragmenter utility, click the Close button on the
title bar of the window.
Disk
Defragmenter in Windows XP (SP3)
Start >All Programs >Accessories >System Tools >Disk
Defragmenter
- Click
Analyze disk to start the Disk Defragmenter
- In the Disk
Defragmenter dialog box, click the drives that you want to defragment and then click the Analyze button
- After the disk is analyzed, a dialog
box appears, letting you know whether you should defragment the
analyzed drives
- To defragment the selected drive or
drives, click the Defragment disk button
- After the defragmentation is complete, Disk Defragmenter displays the
results
- To display detailed information about the
defragmented disk or partition, click View Report. To close
the View Report dialog box, click Close
You can schedule the Disk Defragmenter to run automatically, and your computer
might be set up this way by default. Under Schedule, it reads Scheduled
defragmentation is turned on, then displays the time of day and
frequency of defragmentation.
If you want to turn off automatic
defragmentation or change the time or frequency, click the Configure
schedule (or Turn on Schedule, if it is not currently configured to run
automatically). Then change the settings, then click OK
To
close the Disk Defragmenter utility, click the Close button on the
title bar of the window.
Tip: You should
analyze a volume before defragmenting it to get an estimate of how long
the defragmentation process will take.
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| Article Details | Created:14/11/2009 4:31:24 p.m.
Modified:7/06/2010 10:01:36 p.m.
Author:Admin
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