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Defragment

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  • Started 9 months ago by p0oper89
  • Latest reply from jd2066
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p0oper89
p0oper89
Posts: 111

What is defragment. And how ofter are you suppose to do defragment.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
Smashpmk712
Smashpmk712
Posts: 313

Take a look at this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defragment

Posted 9 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5574

If you change your files a lot. Defrag once a month

Posted 9 months ago #
 
whs
whs
Posts: 6596

The defrag might be set more frequent than once a month as default. Type DEFRAG into the Start search and open the Disk Defragmenter (above). There you can modify the schedule.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
p0oper89
p0oper89
Posts: 111

Is it true that you should close all programs while you are DEFRAGING?

Posted 9 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5574

Not these days. But it is quicker if you do.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
p0oper89
p0oper89
Posts: 111

Lighthouse tu parle francais? and where in french do you live?

Posted 9 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5574

mai oui, à carcés (don la Var)

Posted 9 months ago #
 
p0oper89
p0oper89
Posts: 111

Neat.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5574

Notice the "don" Specially put in for effect :)

Posted 9 months ago #
 
p0oper89
p0oper89
Posts: 111

LOL i noticed.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
paradize
Posts: 6

when I defragment my computer, it takes more than six hours.
does it usually take this long?

Posted 9 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5574

If you do an awful lot of work every day yes.
Seriously. How often do you defrag?

Posted 9 months ago #
 
p0oper89
p0oper89
Posts: 111

i used to do it on a monthly basis...but *&%$ havnt done it in a while.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
whs
whs
Posts: 6596

@p0oper89, may I remind you for the second time to please watch your language.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
Aleeve
Aleeve
Posts: 1754

I defragment occasionally, I just leave it on over night, seems to do the trick

Posted 9 months ago #
 
p0oper89
p0oper89
Posts: 111

@whs Sorry. Its accidentally.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
whs
whs
Posts: 6596

@p0oper89, No problem. Let's just stay civilized.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
sparky7415
sparky7415
Posts: 390

Anyone heard of Auslogics defrag?Works quicker than the windows app.

Posted 9 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5574

@sparky. I use it

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