subject: Disk Defrag - Windows Tips And Tricks Of Defragmenting Disk [print this page] Defragmenting disk can effectively reduce the amount of fragment and speed up computer. But before you conduct defragmentation, you should take cautions. Here is some tips and tricks you should take when you defrag disk.
1. Close all programs
Before you start defragmentation, you should close or stop all the programs and software. because some programs accesses the data in the hard disk repeatedly. This affect the process of defragmentation. When the Disk Defragmenter detect the change in the zones of the hard disk, it will restart defragmenting. This could slow down the defragmentation speed.
Furthermore, if your computer is very unstable, it can cause the system to freeze or even crash. You should shut down all programs and software and don't use computer before you start defragging.
2. Empty Recycle Bin
And you should empty the Recycle Bin too. Because the files in Recycle bin are still stored in the hard disk. Only when you empty the Recycle Bin are the files deleted physically from the disk. Or the Disk Defragmenter will take them as parts of the content and defrag them too. So you should delete them from the Recycle Bin.
3. Keep Free Space Up To 15%
If there is only little free space in a volume, programs and software respond and run very slow. And so does the disk defragmenter. If the free space is less than 15% of the total space of the volume, Disk Defragmenter probably cannot defrag the volume. So you should keep the free space more than 15% of the volumes. That is a shortcoming of Disk Defragmenter.
Actually, Disk Defragmenter is very easy to use and effective. You can the link below to use a disk fragment software help you, and to find out how to speed up you computer by just few steps.
