Defragmenting your Hard Drive
Running Disk Defragmenter
regularly, can help keep your computer to continue
running at optimal speeds and also can extend the life of your hard drive. |
1.)
Click on the "Start Menu" in the lower left hand corner of the desktop.
2.)
Mouse over "Programs", then "Accessories", then "System Tools" and finally, click on "Disk Defragmenter".
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3.)
Within the Disk Defragmenter, select the desired drive and then click "Analyze".
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4.)
When it is finished analyzing the machine, click on the "Defragment" button.
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5.)
Defragmenting can take up to a couple hours so please be patient.
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6.)
When Defragmenting finishes, click the "Close" button.
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