Defrag Your Hard Drive, dont think you can't do it sure, you can. Lets get started. Have you ever noticed how your computer seems to run slower? and slower each week? Did you think it was just your imagination, Nah! Your computer really is getting slower because, your hard drive needs to be Defragged or defragmentation of your hard drive, same, same. Any time you view a web site, download an MP3, install a game, or create a new file, your computer is saving that data in bits on your hard drive. As you add more data, the bits are moved around and separated from one another common on all hard drives. Not to worry!! After some time these files are spread all over the hard drive in tiny fragments. This slows down your computer. That is where "Defragmentation" comes in. Defragmenting the hard disk will put all the different fragments together in one place, which allows the computer to save time. When you run a defragmentation, it puts the pieces back together, so files, programs and such load faster. It' probably a good idea for the average user to defrag once every 1-2 months at the very least. I usually run mine every two weeks. You can solve the problem easily by defragmentation of your hard drive. If your using a Windows operating system, it comes with a manual defragmentation tool built in. However, depending on when you first run the defragmentation program it could take some time to complete depending, on the size of your hard drive to process the amount of data to complete the fragmentation process. Even if you do not install games or download programs or files regularly, fragmentation can still be a serious problem on your system, especially if you receive a large volume of emails each day. Each time you read one of those emails, you are adding more chunks of data to your hard drive and slowing down your computer even more. If you get just ten emails a day, it would not take long for you to start seeing a significant decrease in your system's efficiency. The bottom line is that defragmentation is a serious problem, but it is also an easy problem to solve. If you don't mind using the "built in" defragmentation tool in your operating system, then you should definitely be using it on a regular basis. Once you do it once or twice you kick yourself for not doing it sooner, it is not that difficult of a task to perform. If you want to run the defragmentation process automatically just do a Search in Google defrag or what ever search engine you use and youll find dozens of programs to choose from. Now with all that said, here is a simple and easy way to defrag your hard drive. Lets get started, it should take us all but a minute to start the process. I use two different methods, dont ask me why. I probably could not give you a sensible answer; they achieve the same results, just a different way to get there from here. Anyway, lets get started. Method I: Start/My Computer/C:Drive/Properties/ Tools/ Defragmentation * Click Start * My computer * Right Click on C: drive * Select Properties * Tools * Select Defragmatation Method II: Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter * Click Start * Select All Programs * Accessories * System Tools * Disk Defragmenter There you are -- Not as Scary as It Sounds! Remember, it could take some time to defrag if you have not done it in a while. So be patient!! Please Note: Be careful when running defrag. It can take a long time to defragment your hard drive the first time. Also, the defrag program takes files off your hard drive and sticks them into your system RAM while it is reorganizing your disk. If you lose power during a disk defragmentation, it can cause a slight problem. At best, you will probably mess up a program or two and at worst; you may no longer be able to access your hard drive and Windows. Definitely not some you want to do during a thunderstorms or possibly power outages. Mike Pulli |
