How do defrag

When you finish doing the laundry, you usually sort your clothing back into organized piles so they can go back into your closet or dresser. When you defrag your hard drive, your computer is doing something similar. It's taking all of the data and reorganizing it so your computer can find things more easily and make the most of its available space. Defragging your computer can both solve and prevent a number of problems. If a hard drive is too fragmented, your computer may freeze up or not start at all.

If you have Windows 7 or newer, your computer automatically defrags your hard drive on a scheduled weekly basis. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback?

The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Follow these quick steps to defrag your hard drive. Select the local disk volume that you want to defragment by right-clicking it, then click Properties. On the Tools tab, click Defragment Now , then click Defragment. If you want to avoid the hassle, look into upgrading your computer by replacing your hard drive with a solid state drive.

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