Defragmentation of the hard disk is carried out in order to combine files of the same type stored on the hard disk in sectors specially created for them. A good layout of files on a hard disk affects its performance and speed. Therefore, it is recommended to defragment the disk at intervals of 4-6 months. The defragmentation process in Windows is simplified as much as possible, therefore it is available to everyone.
Necessary
Basic personal computer skills
Instructions
Step 1
To get started, open the "My Computer" folder by double-clicking on its shortcut on the Desktop with the left mouse button.
Step 2
Select the hard drive (or its volume) on which you want to defragment. Then right click on it once.
Step 3
In the appeared menu of actions on the file, click on the line "Properties" once with the left mouse button.
Step 4
In the "Properties: Hard Disk" window that opens, open the "Service" tab by clicking on it once with the left mouse button. You will see a tab with three blocks: Disk Check, Disk Defragmenter, Backup.
Step 5
In the second block "Disk Defragmenter" click the "Defragment …" button. You will see a window for configuring the disk defragmentation process.
Step 6
In the window that appears, select the hard drive that you want to defragment by clicking on it with the left mouse button once.
Step 7
Then click the "Analysis" button, which is located at the bottom of the window. The process of analyzing the state of the sectors of the hard disk will begin.
Step 8
After finishing the analysis of the hard disk, click on the "Defragmentation" button once with the left mouse button. After that, the defragmentation process itself will begin. The duration of the operation can take from several minutes to several hours. The time until defragmentation is complete depends on the performance of your computer, the overall health of your hard drive, and how long ago it was last defragmented.
