Comments on: Defragmenting on XP – do i have to? How often should i defrag?

By: BioTecK

BioTecK — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:19:00 +0000

When it comes to defragmenting, I suggest that you don't use the build in Defragment tool in XP, but use DG-Defragmenter instead! Read my review on my blog!

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:08:00 +0000

great write up and PD thank you for that automation command it helped me big time

By: theloneblogger

theloneblogger — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:08:00 +0000

great write up and PD thank you for that automation command it helped me big time

By: PD

PD — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:13:00 +0000

James – If you schedule it, it’s not going to get in your way. And if it doesn’t really need it, then it will try and finish up very quickly.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:59:00 +0000

for a big downloader or photographer it is a must! I delete loads of big files so I defrag every week. some say its overkill but I like BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY SON!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:59:00 +0000

for a big downloader or photographer it is a must! I delete loads of big files so I defrag every week. some say its overkill but I like BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY SON!

By: James

James — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:29:00 +0000

I had an experience long time ago where i found a PC which was so slow and became much faster after defragmented the HD. I think if you do a lot of activities such as install and uninstall software, browsing internet, add and delete files, once a month is enough. But usually you can do the analyze first before continue to defrag. If the result says you don’t need to defrag then it’s ok. Because the best practise is you need to defrag your HD when it’s more than 10% fragmented..

By: Unknown

Unknown — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:23:00 +0000

You can also easily schedule a defrag using the command line tool.
Create a scheduled task and under the command enter “C:WINDOWSsystem32defrag.exe c:” where c: is the drive letter. Schedule it to run as often as you want any time your machine will be on. (I run it once a week on my home system. On our work servers we defrag every night.)

By: PD

PD — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:23:00 +0000

You can also easily schedule a defrag using the command line tool.
Create a scheduled task and under the command enter “C:\WINDOWS\system32\defrag.exe c:” where c: is the drive letter. Schedule it to run as often as you want any time your machine will be on. (I run it once a week on my home system. On our work servers we defrag every night.)

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:06:00 +0000

Informative article on defrag!
Most people neglect fragmentation and some even claim that an it does not affect performance. I think thats absolutely wrong.Wouldnt one get exhausted hunting for 100 lost bags at various places than having to find one at a particular place!?The HDD too undergoes stress in having to access a multitude of fragments scattered all over thus reducing speed and performance. Companies stand to lose a lot if servers are left to fall victim to this disease. They dont invest in defraggers for no reason.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:06:00 +0000