How to Defragment your Harddrive in XP
Use one of the following methods to launch Disk Defragmenter, then follow the Defragment Procedure below to actually Start Defragmenting a volume.
{PCINFO: Disk Defragmenter scans you hard drive and attempts to put each file together in a contiguous space. A contiguous space means each part of the file is together instead of seperated across your drive. This can improve drive access performance.}
Method One:
1. Click on Start > Run and in the Open: field enter dfrg.msc, then click on the OK button.
Method Two:
1. Click on Start and select Control Panel.
2. Double click on Administrative Tools.
3. Double click on Computer Management.
4. In the left pane, if a
is beside Storage, click the to expand Storage.
5. In the left pane, select Disk Defragmenter.
Method Three:
1. Click on Start and right click on My Computer and select Manage.
2. In the left pane, if a is beside Storage, click the to expand Storage.
3. In the left pane, select Disk Defragmenter.
Method Four:
1. Open My Computer and right click on the drive you want to defragment and select Properties.
2. Click on the Tools tab.
3. Click the Defragment Now... button.
Defragment Procedure:
1. Select the volume(C, D, etc.) you want to defrag.
2. Click on the Defragment button.
{PCINFO: Disk Defragmenter scans you hard drive and attempts to put each file together in a contiguous space. A contiguous space means each part of the file is together instead of seperated across your drive. This can improve drive access performance.}
Method One:
1. Click on Start > Run and in the Open: field enter dfrg.msc, then click on the OK button.
Method Two:
1. Click on Start and select Control Panel.
2. Double click on Administrative Tools.
3. Double click on Computer Management.
4. In the left pane, if a
is beside Storage, click the to expand Storage.5. In the left pane, select Disk Defragmenter.
Method Three:
1. Click on Start and right click on My Computer and select Manage.
2. In the left pane, if a
is beside Storage, click the to expand Storage.3. In the left pane, select Disk Defragmenter.
Method Four:
1. Open My Computer and right click on the drive you want to defragment and select Properties.
2. Click on the Tools tab.
3. Click the Defragment Now... button.
Defragment Procedure:
1. Select the volume(C, D, etc.) you want to defrag.
2. Click on the Defragment button.
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