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How to defrag your hard drive

Unless you’re using an SSD, your system will eventually suffer from performance loss when the data
stored on your hard drive becomes fragmented. There’s no reason to worry when this happens –
defragging your hard drive is a simple fix.

Hard disk drives fragment data because they are random by nature. Consisting of an actuator, platter,
spindle, actuator arm, and read/write head (among other parts), hard drives work by storing and
seeking out information on a rotating disk.

When data is written (stored), it’s written to the first empty portion of the drive that the write head can
access. When a hard disk drive has written a significant amount of data, the empty portions become
rarer. It becomes harder and harder for the drive to find all the information or programs you want it to
access in a timely manner. By defragmenting your hard drive, you are asking the computer to
consolidate the information in one area of the drive. This will allow the drive to find information faster
and find open portions to write new information faster.

The best way to defrag your hard drive is to use the Microsoft® Windows® Disk Defragmenter utility.
Follow these quick steps to defrag your hard drive.

How to defragment your Windows 8/7/Vista/10 PC


Method 1: Allow Disk Defragmenter to run automatically

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista®, and Widows 10 are built with an updated Disk
Defragmenter utility, which automatically performs periodic defrags. Unless you need to perform a
manual defrag, you don’t have to do anything – just let it run!

If you want to change when Disk Defragmenter runs, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start menu or Windows button


2. Select Control Panel, then System and Security
3. Under Administrative Tools, click Defragment your hard drive
4. Click Configure schedule…
5. Select the schedule you want. Pick a date and time that the computer will be on but no one is
typically using it. The computer can be asleep.
6. Click OK
Method 2: Manually run Disk Defragmenter

To run Disk Defragmenter manually, it’s usually best to analyze the disk first.

1. Click the Start menu or Windows button


2. Select Control Panel, then System and Security
3. Under Administrative Tools, click Defragment your hard drive
4. Select Analyze disk. The report you get will indicate if you need to defrag your disk.
5. If you need to manually defrag your disk, click Defragment disk

After defragmenting, you should experience a performance increase from your computer.

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