Most contemporary Windows operating systems will defrag your computer automatically. You can defrag your computer manually if you have Windows 7, 8, 10, or Vista. Defragmenting your computer helps ...

Defragmentation actively harms SSDs. Flash memory cells can only handle a limited number of write cycles before they wear out. Each time you defragment, you're forcing the drive to rewrite massive ...

Question: I’ve been using Windows forever and as part of my annual device cleanup process, I defragment the hard drive. That supposedly makes it run faster. But do I need to do that with a new SSD ...

Improve the performance of XP and Vista--at least a little bit--by running its built-in disk defragmenter with your choice of command switches. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology ...

I'm running win 98 with the most up to date service pack, I'm trying to defragment my system drive. For some reason when it starts, it sets about "checking drive for errors" and seems to hang. The ...

Q: I have a Windows 10 computer, and the defragmenter command has stopped working on it. I tried running it as an administrator, but it still would not run. I also tried going to the C drive to ...

I'm running Win2k+SP2,NTFS on a P2400 laptop and i was wondering if excessive defragging will compromise my HD's integrity. If, for some reason, i abort the defrag because i have to leave the house ...