How Do I Run Disk Defragmentation

[Black_Hand]

How Do I Run Disk Defragmentation

The utility program built into Windows that lets you keep your computer running smoothly and speed it up at the same time is called Disk Defragmenter. As you add files and programs, the hard disk gradually gets filled up. Uninstalling programs or erasing files create small empty areas among the other data that the computer will re-use. However, at one stage, it can no longer save information in large blocks. Consequently, it puts its data in different tiny areas of the hard disk and gets sluggish in the process. The defragmentation process reunites all the data into large blocks and gathers all the free space on the hard disk into a single block. As a result, data retrieval becomes easier and quicker for the computer.

The Windows Built-in Defragmentation Tool

To manually defrag your registry using the default defragmentation tool, click on the START button first. Then choose Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools and finally – Disk Defragmenter. If you are having difficulty in finding it, go to help from the start menu, click on the search tab and just type “defragment” and Windows will provide you a link to the defrag program.

Free Defragmentation Softwares

CONFIG is a command line defragmentation software which is useful when one does not want to run the built-in Windows defragmentation tool to defragment merely one file. PAGE-DEFRAG defrags the files that the built-in Windows defragger is unable to defragment (Event Log Files, Registry Hives, Windows Page File etc.). DIRMS is another command line defragger that not only defragments the hard disk, but also optimizes the amount of contiguous free space available. Another good defragmentation tool for Windows XP, 2000, NT, ME and 98 is Diskeeper Lite. It is substantially faster than the built-in defragger, but has lesser features.