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 ...

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 ...

Q. When I defragment my C drive, the graph goes only to 10 percent before I get a message that says the drive's content changed. How can I correct this problem? Q. When defragmenting, drive C gets to ...

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 ...

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 ...

I'm trying to defragment my Outlook 2003 PST file. I'm using the built in defragment program in XP. The defrag always ends saying that some files, the PST being 1/2 can't be defragmented. I've ...

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 ...