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Now that you have learned the basics about how to defrag a drive, you may have some more questions. Watch this video to learn about the specifics of defragging and what it actually means in terms that are easy to understand. You'll also learn what programs are available to use as defrag tools. -
Step 2: Set Up for an Automatic Start to Defrag
- Once defragmentation starts, it may take hours to complete. It all depends on
- The severity of disk fragmentation
- The volume of your hard drive.
- You can wait until you won't need your computer for a few hours and manually start a defrag (see Step 3), or you can schedule the process:
- Click Start
- Go to All Programs
- Choose Accessories
- Go to System Tools
- Click Task Scheduler
- Fill in the appropriate info
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Step 3: Manually Start the Process
- There are a couple of ways to begin defragmentation:
- Method 1
- Open Windows Explorer
- Choose the drive for defragmentation.
- Right-click on that drive.
- Choose Properties.
- Under Tools, click Disk Defragmenter.
- Method 2
- Click Start
- Go to All Programs
- Choose Accessories
- Click System Tools
- Choose Disk Defragmenter
- Choose the hard drives to defragment.
- In Vista, you will not be able to track how the process is going.
- In Windows XP, you can view time remaining in the process.
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