What does the Disk Defragmenter do
20-09-2004, 10:15 PM
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in terms i understand (so pretty basic 
), when anything is saved on your hard drive it is saved in no particular place, the defragmenter checks through all the files etc and takes any fragmented files and brings them together, apparently this helps with access time on the hard drive as it has less work to do
), when anything is saved on your hard drive it is saved in no particular place, the defragmenter checks through all the files etc and takes any fragmented files and brings them together, apparently this helps with access time on the hard drive as it has less work to do
20-09-2004, 10:17 PM
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Defragments your disk, to state the obvious! 
Sorry, couldn't resist......anyway, as you use files (which are made up of clusters of a specific size, stored on your computer), your filesystem places them into memory, and when finished, places them back on your hard-drive (but not necessarily in the same order it got them). This mis-ordering as files are used more is called fragmentation.
Defragmentation fixes this, and ensures that files are stored in clusters one after the other, which makes accessing the files quicker.
Sorry, couldn't resist......anyway, as you use files (which are made up of clusters of a specific size, stored on your computer), your filesystem places them into memory, and when finished, places them back on your hard-drive (but not necessarily in the same order it got them). This mis-ordering as files are used more is called fragmentation.
Defragmentation fixes this, and ensures that files are stored in clusters one after the other, which makes accessing the files quicker.
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Originally Posted by Itsmeagain
Ive tried the built in one to windows and it takes about 18years so i just give up.
Are other ones faster?
Are other ones faster?
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Stops your pc scanning over the whole hard disk to search for files, organises the hard disk to have all the files together, then free space.. open defragmenter and click analyse, the more red that shows up the worse it is!
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