Last week, when I was talking about keeping your computer up-to-date, I did forget to mention one more thing that PC users could do: Disk Defragment, or "defrag" for short.Many of us use our computer day in and day out. We add and delete files from our computer all the time. Over time, those files become scattered all over the computers hard drive and it takes longer for the computer to find and locate these files. This is why your computer may be running a little slow.
Think of your computer like your room or office. You have your items where you want them. Some over here, some over there. You know where they are... But say you have a DVD movie. You may have the case in one spot, and the actual DVD disc in the player (or somewhere else). What happens when you go to open that DVD case to watch that movie and see it is not there? You have to go searching for it.......... This is what your computer does when it becomes too cluttered.
How to Run Disk Defragment:
1. Open My Computer (or Start> Computer).
2. Right-click the hard drive that you want to defragment, and then click Properties.
3. On the Tools tab, click Defragment Now.
4. Click Defragment (or Defragment Disk).
It's that easy. Some newer computers are capable of doing this automatically. But for older computers, or to make sure things are running smoothly, it's good to do this little task yourself manually at least once a month.
Note: This tip is for Windows users. If you are Mac user, because of the way the computer is set up and runs, you do not need to do this task. If you feel you need to, there is a paid utility called "iDefrag" that you can use.
I always used to run into problems while running the built in defragger, sometimes with lack of free space and sometimes programs causing it to stop. I now have a fully automatic defragger that does the job great. Its also got a feature that helps prevent a lot of the fragmentation from occuring.
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