Tip #4192 - Timely Defrags
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Timely
Defrags
First
of all, if you're not sure what defragmentation means, please read here
before you continue on with this tip. Then once you have the basics
down, please read on! Alright, so it seems like I've had a lot of people
ask me lately how often they should defrag their computer. That's a
legit question and since so many of you want to know, I'm not going
to waste any more time before I tell you. This is some very important
information, so please keep reading if you care about your computer
even in the least bit. Here we go!
Basically, how
often you should defrag your computer depends on what you use your PC
for. If you only use it for a few simple tasks, you probably won't need
to run the defrag as often. On the other hand, if you use your computer
for some major duties, you'll need to run it more. For example, maybe
you only use your computer to send and receive e-mails, play a few games
here and there, create a few Word documents or to just simply surf the
Web. If that's the case, you can probably get by with defragging once
a month or so. But, if you use your computer to play games all day long,
download all kinds of music, videos and movies or if you create high-end
graphics, you should defrag at least once a week.
Again,
it all just depends on what you do with your PC. If you run it really
hard most of the time, there will be a lot more data stored in your
system that will need to be defragged. That way, everything will be
neatly organized and ready for your next endeavor. All in all, the more
you defrag, the longer your hard drive will function in top speed for
you. Otherwise, it could run ragged and really start to bog you down
too. One last thing: Just in case you're not sure how to get to the
defrag window, go to Start, All Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Disk
Defragmenter. Now you have no excuses left for not running
your defrag. Get it done!
~ Erin
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