What Is the Purpose of a Disk Defragmenter?
If your computer system seems to be running sluggishly, then you might find that using this simple utility could make a big difference. A hard disk defragmenter is a software tool which reorganizes a hard drive files to optimize system performance.
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Background
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As files are used on a hard drive, they become cluttered and fall out of order, which is known as fragmentation. Deleting and installing new files constantly will increase fragmentation, as will using a hard drive with little free space left.
Purpose
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When files are aligned linearly, they can be accessed faster, which is how disk defragmentation speeds up hard drives.
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Future Installs
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Defragmentation also helps new programs run better since they can be installed on large open areas of the hard disk, rather than in between fragmented pieces of other files.
Maintenance
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Defragmentation is important to maintaining a hard drive over time. Letting a drive go too long without deframenting will make any attempt to defragment take much longer, and the drive may not perform as well.
Time Frame
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Defragmentation can take several hours to complete since a hard drive must scan and move around a large amount of data. It is usually best to begin defragmetnation at night, so that it will be complete by the next morning.
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Not what I was looking for but it also helpd.
