donetao Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Hi ! Been cleaning up my PC. Getting rid of some of the garbage and doing a little maintenance. I have my PC scheduled to defrag once a month. I checked and it was 3% fragmented, so I ran it. It went through 8 passes and now my free space is less than it was.:D I just don't understand computers. I know the saying "If it ain't broke,don't fix it" That's how I learn however. I'm always trying remove the crap from this old Toshiba and try to make it a little faster. I don't know what every little byte is, but I know most of them. I checked Windows and it went down from 27GB to 24GB. My free space went up from 43 GB to 47 GB after defrag.That just ain't right. The more cleaning I do, the less free space on my HD. Someone tell this old country boy what he's doing wrong. This forum is getting dull! We need to liven it up a little!! Gary! :help: Quote Some times you're the wind shield. Some times you're the bug!!:(
donetao Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Hi This is what my C drive looks like!! Quote Some times you're the wind shield. Some times you're the bug!!:(
DSTM Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Your HDD does not need defragging at 3%. Every time you defrag it puts stress on the HDD. Should keep defrags to a mininum.:) Quote Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm Schizophrenic, and so am I Free Photo Restoration and Repair for all Forum members - CLICK HERE Please pop back and let us know if your Computer problem has been solved.
donetao Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Your HDD does not need defragging at 3%. Every time you defrag it puts stress on the HDD. Should keep defrags to a mininum.:) I have it set to defrag once a month. That's a default siting by W7. Should I change that and what should I change it to to?? Thanks Dougie! If You’re Running Windows 7 or 8.x If you’re using either Windows 7, 8, or even Vista, your system is already configured to run defrag on a regular basis—generally 1 AM every Wednesday. You can check for yourself by opening up Disk Defragmenter and seeing the schedule there, as well as the last run and fragmentation levels. Edited March 10, 2015 by donetao Quote Some times you're the wind shield. Some times you're the bug!!:(
DSTM Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Once a month is acceptable. You just said you defragged today at 3%. That probably wasn't a sheduled monthly defrag. That's what I was commenting on. You won't get a brain snapping improvement by defragging at 3%. I always switch weekly defragging off and once a month I analyse the Hard Drive to see if it's really necessary to defrag. 1 Quote Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm Schizophrenic, and so am I Free Photo Restoration and Repair for all Forum members - CLICK HERE Please pop back and let us know if your Computer problem has been solved.
donetao Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Windows schedules it weekly. If You’re Running Windows 7 or 8.x If you’re using either Windows 7, 8, or even Vista, your system is already configured to run defrag on a regular basis—generally 1 AM every Wednesday. You can check for yourself by opening up Disk Defragmenter and seeing the schedule there, as well as the last run and fragmentation levels. Quote Some times you're the wind shield. Some times you're the bug!!:(
Visionary Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Once a month is good for me if it needs to be defragged, I only defrag it when it's needed though. 2 Quote
DSTM Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Once a month is good for me if it needs to be defragged, I only defrag it when it's needed though. Hi Visionary. You have it down pat.:) 1 Quote Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm Schizophrenic, and so am I Free Photo Restoration and Repair for all Forum members - CLICK HERE Please pop back and let us know if your Computer problem has been solved.
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