== == This depends on what you use your computer for and how often you add software to it. I use my computer 24/7 quite intensively, so I defragment every other day. My computer is set to do so at a time when I am not using it. I recommend that the average user defragment once a week. I also recommend looking at getting O&O Defrag if this is something that you believe is very important to your computer.
You might have to free up space to begin a defragmentation; the computer needs spare space to temporarily move the files around.
No! In fact, it's best that you're NOT online while doing a defrag. Anytime defrag hits a part of a hard drive where the information is changing, defrag restarts doing that portion of the drive. While on the Internet, your PC is constantly sending and receiving files and changing what's on the hard drive. Your defrag will take a lot longer.
The Computer is probably loading all the choices and what to do if you click on one
We don'y have access to your computer or know it's specifications, so we cannot gues how long it would take it to solve a problem.
Take it to a computer shop and ask for more RAM or a better CPU. They can install better items that run faster in your computer. You could also scan for a virus, or you could defrag (compress) your hard drive.
Less time than it takes you to get a life.
Many people believe that your computer will work more efficiently if you defrag it regularly.
The most important thing to do is to dust it out once a month, and run defrag occasionally.
A defrag should not affect your videos at all. However, it could affect your media player(s).
you don't have to but when your computer gets fraged it starts to move slower because it is trying harder to find the information. when you defrag your computer it moves the info to places were it can find it better.so you can work faster.
It would'nt take forever but yes, normally the bigger your hard drive is, the longer it takes to defrag. It also depends on how bad the hard drive is in need of the defrag.
You get viruses and it starts to run slow so defrag it.
It is possible if you defrag too often. Try to limit defragmenting to as little as possible, as defragmenting too much can cause im data loss.
Well, its a yes and no answer. Downloading a few games, no problem. But if you were to download many unrelenting waves of different games, over and over again, it can cause you'r computer to slow down significantly. If you don't think you haven't downloaded that many games and you'r computer is starting to slow down, defrag you'r computer. To learn how to defrag search, "How do I defrag my computer". This should show you, step by step, how to defrag you'r computer, which makes you'r computer go faster. You can also make it faster manually by deleting games or other things that you don't want. You can't just delete them, though. You have to uninstall them by right clicking them and clicking the "uninstall" button. Hope this helps!!!
When you defragment your computer, it places all kinds of clustered files into a more organized form, taking less time to find them. Be careful not to defrag more than once every couple months, since that will destroy your hard drive if you over defrag.
Yes, defrag your computer every month. Make sure you do it right, and not to mess up.
No! In fact, it's best that you're NOT online while doing a defrag. Anytime defrag hits a part of a hard drive where the information is changing, defrag restarts doing that portion of the drive. While on the Internet, your PC is constantly sending and receiving files and changing what's on the hard drive. Your defrag will take a lot longer.
If you have certain programs open, such as Zone Alarm, they keep writing to the disc, which cause the Defrag program to start over again. Do a Control +Alt+ Delete to find out which programs are running, and shut down all but Explorer, the drive that you are working with, and the Defrag program.