Thursday, February 07, 2008

The top points to know about fragmentation

Keeping a computer running at top speed is usually a preventive maintenance instead of last minute
  1. Hard Disk- Is the slowest part of the system, for that reason when the slowest part of the system is making unnecessary reads, the entire system is dragged down
  2. Fragmentation- Fragmentation leads to crashes, data errors ETC
  3. Defragment- The purpose of defragmentation is to restore lost speed and performance

When systems are thorouglhy defragmented, they run faster and more reliable.

If you dont know how to defragment your disk just flollow this simple steps Use the Properties of Your Local Disk 1. Open My Computer.
2. Right-click the local disk volume that you want to defragment, and then click Properties.
3. On the Tools tab, click Defragment Now.
4. Click Defragment.