defragmentation
File Archival and Clean up
Disk Defragmenter is a compact, manual system tool that supports FAT 16, FAT 32, and NTFS
(which supports compressed and encrypted files). It includes an analysis program that illustrates the extent of disk fragmentation, with the Analysis Display illustrating the condition of the disk before defragmenting, and the Defragmentation Display showing the condition of the disk after defragmentation. For the individual user, Disk Defragmenter is more than adequate for the job of maintaining high-level disk performance.
Using Disk Defragmenter
Disk Defragmenter's easy-to-use interface offers two disk management options: Analyze and
Defragment.
Figure 1: Analyze and Defragment options
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Analyze and Defragment
Analyze is a diagnostic tool that examines the condition of the disk you've selected, and let's you know if you need to defragment your disk(s). After using Analyze in the example illustrated below, it turns out that defragmentation of volume (C:) is not necessary. If it was necessary to defragment the disk, the message box would indicate so, and you would only need to press the
Defragment button and the defragmentation process would begin automatically.
Figure 2: Analysis Message Box
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File Archival and Clean up
Whether you're analyzing or defragmenting a volume, Disk Defragmenter works on only one volume at a time, and each one must be manually selected by clicking it. After choosing a volume, and the process you want performed, the interface displays a map illustrating the disk's current state of fragmentation.
Operating the Disk Defragmenter
The following steps detail how to use Disk Defragmenter:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools and click
Disk Defragmenter.
2. Select the drives(s) that you want to check for fragmentation.
3. Click Analyze and wait for the message box to find out whether or
Disk Defragmenter is a compact, manual system tool that supports FAT 16, FAT 32, and NTFS
(which supports compressed and encrypted files). It includes an analysis program that illustrates the extent of disk fragmentation, with the Analysis Display illustrating the condition of the disk before defragmenting, and the Defragmentation Display showing the condition of the disk after defragmentation. For the individual user, Disk Defragmenter is more than adequate for the job of maintaining high-level disk performance.
Using Disk Defragmenter
Disk Defragmenter's easy-to-use interface offers two disk management options: Analyze and
Defragment.
Figure 1: Analyze and Defragment options
See full-sized image.
Analyze and Defragment
Analyze is a diagnostic tool that examines the condition of the disk you've selected, and let's you know if you need to defragment your disk(s). After using Analyze in the example illustrated below, it turns out that defragmentation of volume (C:) is not necessary. If it was necessary to defragment the disk, the message box would indicate so, and you would only need to press the
Defragment button and the defragmentation process would begin automatically.
Figure 2: Analysis Message Box
See full-sized image.
May 22, 2007
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File Archival and Clean up
Whether you're analyzing or defragmenting a volume, Disk Defragmenter works on only one volume at a time, and each one must be manually selected by clicking it. After choosing a volume, and the process you want performed, the interface displays a map illustrating the disk's current state of fragmentation.
Operating the Disk Defragmenter
The following steps detail how to use Disk Defragmenter:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools and click
Disk Defragmenter.
2. Select the drives(s) that you want to check for fragmentation.
3. Click Analyze and wait for the message box to find out whether or