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What Is "Defragging," and Do I Need to Do It to My Computer? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Smita Kurwar | permalink
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Dear Lifehacker, I hear people talk about "defragging" their computers all the time as a way to make it faster, but I'm not really sure what that means. What does defragging do and is it something I need to do to my computer? How often?
Tags: Ask Lifehacker, Emailable Tech Support, Defragmentation, Windows, Mac, Mac OS X, Os X, Maintenance, Speed, Hard Drives, Top, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/5976424/what-is-defragging-and-do-i-need-to-do-it-to-my-computer ^[1]

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HTG Explains: Do You Really Need to Defrag Your PC? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Bobby Burnham | permalink
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Ask any PC tech person how to make your computer faster, and almost every one of them will tell you to defrag your PC. But do you really need to manually trigger a defrag these days?

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/97723/htg-explains-do-you-really-need-to-defrag-your-pc/ ^[2]

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How Often Should You Defrag? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Noel Cleland | permalink
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I got this email from a reader over the weekend, and thought it could be of value to readers. She asks: "My defrag window says 3 items, C: and E: backup and

For further reading: http://windows.about.com/b/2010/06/01/how-often-should-you-defrag.htm ^[3]

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How often should I defragment drives? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Elena Gerli | permalink
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You can schedule Disk Defragmenter on Windows 7 to defragment disks daily. When it is useful?

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/732468/how-often-should-i-defragment-drives ^[4]

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Schedule Disk Defragmenter to run regularly - Windows Help More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Larry Curcuru | permalink
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Learn how to modify the Disk Defragmenter schedule.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/schedule-regular-disk-defragmenter ^[5]

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Bob Rankin: How Often Should You Defrag? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Jermaine Hardwick | permalink
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"I've heard conflicting advice on when and how often to defragment my hard drives. Some say never, while others say weekly or monthly. They can't both be right, can they? What's your advice on defragging a drive?"
For further reading: http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2012/02/22/bob-rankin-how-often-should-you-defrag/ ^[6]

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1. http://lifehacker.com/5976424/what-is-defragging-and-do-i-need-to-do-it-to-my-computer

2. http://www.howtogeek.com/97723/htg-explains-do-you-really-need-to-defrag-your-pc/

3. http://windows.about.com/b/2010/06/01/how-often-should-you-defrag.htm

4. http://superuser.com/questions/732468/how-often-should-i-defragment-drives

5. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/schedule-regular-disk-defragmenter

6. http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2012/02/22/bob-rankin-how-often-should-you-defrag/