Improve the performance of XP and Vista--at least a little bit--by running its built-in disk defragmenter with your choice of command switches. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology ...

Windows 11/10 automatically defragments the disk. While you can always manually defrag a disk, you can also schedule its run. In this article, we are going to see how to schedule Disk Defragmentation ...

I move an awful lot of large files among disks (both among partitions and physical disks, if it matters) and I'm concerned of having lots of defragmented files.<BR><BR>It's kind of a pain in the ass ...

Just do it - because file fragmentation can be a performance killer that can slow even newer systems to a crawl. Although many users have heard the term “defragging a drive,” a surprising number don’t ...

Back in the bad old days of computing, hard-drive defragmentation was a big deal. You needed a quality third-party “defragger,” and you needed to run it regularly—at least once a month—to ensure ...

This article originally appeared in TechProGuild. If you're supporting the Windows 98 operating system, chances are that you've encountered the mind-numbing problem in which Disk Defragmenter is ...

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2003. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function. A. The most likely ...

QUESTION: Defrag works only bit by bit, and it's so slow it would take a whole day to complete. What can I do to speed it up? Hans Schutz ANSWER: Make sure that when you run defrag, there are no ...