If your computer is moving so slow that you are now thinking to get a new one, STOP. You may not need to spend all that cash to get a new fast moving computer just yet. In this article I will be discussing how to speed up a computer by defrag. What is defragging you may ask? Or just what is defragmentation? Let us look into this tool. This is a tool found on all Windows operating system computers. Yes, that means laptops and desktops alike.
Defragmentation – This is, in simple explanation, organizing your computer internal files. You can use the defragging tool to optimize your computer drives. This will definitely help your computer to run more efficiently. Imagine searching your entire room (harddrive) for a file you need for work.
Woulnd’t it be easier if your room was organize in a way that you could just go right in and grab that file? It would take you much less time to get your file correct? This is essentially what defragging does. It organizes all your files and folders so that your operating system can move much faster in retreaving data.
If you are not sure if your computer needs defragging then no worries. There is also the option to analyze your computer drives to find out if they need to be optimized. Keep in mind that only drives on or that is connected to your computer can or will be analyzed or optimized.
So, yes, this means that you can connect an external harddrive and defrag it as well. Making that harddrive functions and operates much faster than it used to. Also, you will have the option to schedule and optimize your computer drives as needed. This by default is set to a weekly frequency. You can change this.
How to Access and Use Defragmentation / Optimize Drives
- On your computer system go to your Windows button and click on it. This is also known as the start button
- Next, where your all programs are located, scroll and look for Windows Adminstrative Tools
- From here you will see Defragment and Optimize Drives
Click on the defragment and optimize drives tool and a new window will popup. This will be where the magic happens. Also, you should see a window like the below outline. Indicating all the drives that are available to be optimized by defragging.
From here you can go ahead and hit the Analyze button. This will assess your computer and then provide you with a detail look at how your computer will benefit. It will show you what will be optimized and give you an outlined time frame for the task. Once this looks good and or beneficial then go ahead and hit the Optimize button and leave your computer to do its thing. Hence, it is recommended to have this done over night. In addition, you can setup a schedule to have it begin at night time and run throughout the night.
Defragging does take a decent amount of time. So, ensure that you will not need your computer for a few hours. Hopefully this article helps you. If you found the content useful please comment, share and like.
