Defragmentation helps speed up access to data on your drive. In this section, you’ll learn how to schedule defragmentation so you don’t have to worry about ensuring your drive is defragmented.
Windows XP, Vista, and 7 all come with a built-in disk defragmenting tool. I’ll show you how to use this and set up a schedule.
Setting up scheduled defrags is easy:
1. Click the Start button, type defrag, and click Disk Defragmenter.
2. Click Configure schedule.
Windows XP, Vista, and 7 all come with a built-in disk defragmenting tool. I’ll show you how to use this and set up a schedule.
Setting up scheduled defrags is easy:
1. Click the Start button, type defrag, and click Disk Defragmenter.
2. Click Configure schedule.
Choose a time when your computer is turned on, but you are not using it.
4. Click OK and Close to save your settings
Your disk will now be defragmented regularly.
Your disk will now be defragmented regularly.