HDD 60% fragmented
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jamesd1981
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it is very high ! how often do you defrag, and do you do alot of loading and unloading ?
dave1701
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Is that what fragments it? I do download alot of programs just for one use then either decide I don't like them or only need to use them once. I've never defraged, but I've only put windows on this computer a couple months ago. Do you think defraging would speed up my system? How often should I defrag?
jamesd1981
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well regular defrag is essential aswell as running system cleaners, i run cleaners everyday and defrag at least once a week, to keep system running smooth, try iobit advanced systemcare, and ccleaner, to keep you system clean both have registry cleaners built in, and try either defraggler or iobit smart defrag.
spynoodle
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A lot of program installation + uninstallation would be able to cause that many fragments. It's normal for a never-fragmented drive to have that many fragments, so no worries.
For future fragmentation/system messiness:1. Download Defraggler:
http://www.piriform.com/defraggler
It's better than the Windows defragmenter, and you can set automatic scheduled defrags.
2. Download CCleaner:
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
It's also good for if you install and uninstall a lot, since after an uninstallation, registry traces will often be leftover, causing a slight PC slowdown. CCleaner can remove things like registry errors, browser cache, and it can also uninstall complete programs better than the windows remover can. One thing to remember: on your first run of CCleaner, it will want to remove some of your programs. Uncheck the programs that you don't want removed (probably all of them).
Defragging is an open issue with me. Roger the Hacker NEVER defrags his system, though he has so many terabytes in it I guess he doesn't have to. Me I do defrag, regularly. I downloaded trial versions of every different defragger I could find about 4 years ago and tested them all. The best was Perfect Disk 7 at that time. I am now using Perfect Disk 10, although 11 is available. I use 10 because that was the last version that would run on FAT32 partitions, and some of my machines have WIN98-SE - WINXP-PRO dualboots so they, and my IDE hotswap trays, have to be setup for FAT32 to keep thing compatable, though my SATA drives and Hotswap trays are NTSF.
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krimson_king
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I downloaded and used Defraggler this morning, and it was saying my drive was 56% fragmented. So I defragged, but at the end it was still 56%!
Oh, well...
Oh, well...
spynoodle
Active Member
How full is your drive? Does it have at least 15% free space?