Disk defragmenting

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Asher
PerfectDisk is the best out there -- has the best algorithms and an offline defragment mode to specifically defragment windows system files.

This looks like what I tried some time ago, which fragmented large/new files

[Nostromo]

1. Now.
2. Before installing any new software.
3. After uninstalling any software.
4. Once a month if nothing else (though if you aren't adding/deleting any software, the disk should be fine).

You're kidding, right? That seems a bit... over the top.

I defrag my hard drive once every 5 to 6 months. And, often, Windows tells me my hd doesn't need to be defragmented.

[Asher]

I just scheduled PerfectDisk to defrag every monday @ 4am.

[yin26]

Originally posted by nostromo


You're kidding, right? That seems a bit... over the top.

I defrag my hard drive once every 5 to 6 months. And, often, Windows tells me my hd doesn't need to be defragmented.

That's just some of the official recommendation stuff that I've seen around (maybe just on hardcore gaming sites). Like I said later, I only defrag when I'm about to install a new game. Otherwise I tend to forget the whole thing.

[Dinner]

It seems I've almost filled up my 120 Gig C: drive and I just spied a Fry's advertisement where they were offering 300 Gig external drives for $86 after rebate. I may have to pick one of these up other wise I might be forced to delete some of the movies I've gotten off of emule.

[Dis]

4 years?

unbelievable.

usually I reformat my hard drive before I get that long. I just reformatted my hard drive around October of last year. I haven't degragged since then though.

Is degrag really necessary when you still have 50% of your hard drive unused?

[Dinner]

I figure I bought my computer in December 2002 so it is ancient by computer standards yet I've only defragged perhaphes a dozen times during that period.

[yin26]

Originally posted by Dis
Is degrag really necessary when you still have 50% of your hard drive unused?

With faster drives and all the added space we now have, it's not the issue it used to be. But defrags should be putting files in a better loading sequence, which should help speed things up regardless of your unused space. Of course, it tends to be the hardcore gamers clocking frame rates, etc., that really notice.