Defragmenter

Krypto44Krypto44 westport
edited May 2006 in Nerdery
Not really sure where this goes--

What exactly does the Disk Defragmenter do, compress files, move files, store them, i really have no clue.

Was just wondering what it was :scratch:

Comments

  • Buddha16Buddha16 Austin, Tx Member
    edited May 2006
    I would say all of the above. Its like cleaning your room.....when your done you know where everything is.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragmentation_%28computer%29
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    As you use your HDD certain files get fragmented, as the name suggests... A single file can be stored in hundreds of different locations on the same drive, so in order to open that file it has to find each fragment. That can slow the computer down naturally.
  • Krypto44Krypto44 westport
    edited May 2006
    Well thanks for the replies everybody
    :cheers::cheers:
  • Buddha16Buddha16 Austin, Tx Member
    edited May 2006
    Funny, we all posted at the same time.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    though the posts are rather fragmented......
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