The one question you might ask is what is fragmentation and defragmentation?
Fragmentation is when files are not written contiguously on the disk. In the above example FILE2 and FILE1 are fragmented. If a file is not contiguous then the hard disk head will have to move further to read the file. This can slow down file reading. To stop this from happening you should use the defragmenter which removes the file fragmentation and puts the files as contiguously as possible. When a filesystem is not fragmented, reading and writing is much quicker.
Click on the Start Button
Navigate the Start menu as ShownThrough Programs, Accessories and into System Tools
Select Defrag
When defrag starts it brings up this dialog box
Select the drive you wish to defrag and click on the OK button
Defrag will then change to look like this when it is defragging
If you want to see what it is doing click on the Show Details Button
This is defrag defragging in the Show Details mode. You can see it move the data on the disk around here. To see what the little squares mean click on the Legend button.
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