Open Disk Defragmenter by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Disk Defragmenter , and then, in the list of results, click Disk Defragmenter. To determine if the disk needs to be defragmented or not, click Analyze disk. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Once Windows is finished analyzing the disk, you can check the percentage of fragmentation on the disk in the Last Run column.
Click Defragment disk. Disk Defragmenter might take from several minutes to a few hours to finish, depending on the size and degree of fragmentation of your hard disk. You can still use your computer during the defragmentation process. If a disk that you're expecting to see under Current status is not showing up there, it might be because it contains an error. However, I have several hard drives with over 30k hours of spin time on them and they are still in good health.
Once a week is not bad. It actually can be good since it will not have as much work to do as if you only defragmented once every few months.
Spinning platters will generate more heat. Heat on hard drives is okay to a certain level, but a long running defragmenting will cause the hard drive to be at a higher heat for a longer amount of time which could increase the risk of potential damage. With all things considered, you're best off leaving the defragmenter to its once-a-week schedule. Unless if this is a SSD in which case you should not be defragmenting at all.
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Should be an easy test. They run like brandnew… Reply. I have Windows 7. How do I know if it defrags Reply. It does. Leave a reply: Before commenting please: Read the article.
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Advice, instruction, tips and tricks to stay safe and get more out of your technology Some observations: 1. If you try to keep your C: partition clear of everything by system files, not only is the partition much smaller, but it needs less defragging work. If you keep your data files and applications on separate partitions, the same is true. I have quite a bit of application churn, and notice that the applications partition and the Windows directory of my C: partition become far more fragmented than my data partitions.
I've never experienced a drive failure due to "wearing out the drive". Those that failed were due to PCs without real surge protection, and most had cases full of so much dust, that they looked like there were sweaters inside them.
Every one of these was sitting on the floor under someone's desk in a carpeted room. So, unless you plan to keep using the same PC and hard drives for much longer than 5 years, you can ignore your girlfriends' local retailer.
Install a real data device surge protector better yet a conditioning UPS , clean out your PC physically as well as logically, and defrag away. If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem. Also please exercise your best judgment when posting in the forums--revealing personal information such as your e-mail address, telephone number, and address is not recommended.
Please note: Do not post advertisements, offensive material, profanity, or personal attacks. Please remember to be considerate of other members. All submitted content is subject to our Terms Of Use. By simon. Im building computers for family and myself for a while. Usually when a PC slowdown. I recommend to average user to try first check for virus, spyware On my own computers i do run a defrag every months to keep it fast running.
Recently, my girlfirend told me that a local retailer said to her that defrag do damage hard drives if you do it multiple time.
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