How to Fix a Defragment
Disk defragging is an important part of computer maintenance. You use the defragment utility in Windows to fix fragmented drives and repair any defrag processes that did not complete. The defrag utility has several options when you run the tool in the Windows command line. This is beneficial if the graphical utility is not working properly. Defragging a hard drive regularly maintains optimal performance for disk search times for your files.
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Instructions
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Click the Windows "Start" button. Type "cmd" into the search text box and press "Enter." This opens the command line utility.
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Type "defrag /?" and press "Enter." This shows you all the defrag options for the utility.
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Type the following to repair a prior defrag process and sort the data on the drive:
defrag /w /v /x
The "/v" switch outputs the progress of the defrag utility as it runs. The "/w" and "/x" switches defrag all disk space and consolidate free disk sections for better performance.
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Press "Enter" to run the defrag utility. This takes several minutes to complete.
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