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It's called 'de-fragmenting'. Basically - when the computer saves a file - it just looks for the first available 'chunk' of free space. It splits files up to accommodate each bit of space it finds (but keeps track of where each fragment is). Running the 'de-frag' function forces the computer to move files around the drive - so each file is stored complete in one whole section.

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