![]() ![]() There are several technical approaches to defragging, but most require that you have enough free space on your hard disk for a copy of the largest file that needs defragging. The “problem” that defragging solves is simply that when all those pieces are next to each other and in order, the hard disk has to do a lot less work to access the file. Let’s look at some of the reasons, and some of the ways to force the issue if you still feel you need to.ĭefragging, or more properly, defragmenting, is the process of taking all the parts or “fragments” of a file on your hard disk and making sure that they are physically next to each other, and in order.įiles don’t need to be that way: the first part of your file could be on the outer rim of the hard disk, the next part somewhere on the inner portion, and other parts scattered everywhere in between. Chances are it won’t impact performance in any noticeable way, and that’s really what defragging is all about: improving performance. ![]() It’s not at all uncommon to have some files that refuse to defrag, and that’s quite alright. Actually, this is not necessarily a problem. ![]()
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