How To Defrag Windows 7 Computer

With computers being used more often, over time files and folders frequently accessed begin to break down, or become fragmented. What this means, is simply that your computer becomes a disorganized mess. Which causes your system to run slower than normal. By defragmenting your computer on a regular basis, you keep your system organized and running smoothly. You can either do this manually or let a registry cleaner for windows 7 take care of it for you automatically. As an example, many computer programs need access to a variety of files kept on the hard drive, every single time it is run. Without you needing to telling the computer to, many programs must run in the background. But when the computer has to search for the files needed, it is working extra hard taking more time to open programs and after some time, it may not even be able to open or run a program.

How to Defrag Windows 7 Computer:

To access the disk defragger, click on the Start button

Type in the search box “Disk Defragmenter”

The defragmenter should appear

Simply click to open the program.

Select “Deframent Disk”

From here you can have the computer automatically defrag disks at a time of your choosing. To do this;

Left-click on “Configure schedule”

A window will appear and from this point you can choose what day and what specific time you’d like the computer to do this. I usually have mine do this at night, when I’m sleeping. I find that while the computer is defragmenting files, it slows down the computer. So, any time you will not be needing to use the computer is a perfect time. However, if you choose to do this automatically, it is recommended that you defrag your computer at least once a week.

Cool New Features For Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter

Just like with XP and Vista there is a built in computer defragger, but there are some new features and of course a new appearance. Now if you’re familiar with the defragger from XP and Vista, one of the first things you’ll see differently is the GUI or Graphical User Interface, it’s completely different. From the main screen you can find options to manage the tasks. In the center of the GUI is a list of all hard drives attached, available for defrag.

In the middle screen, there will be a list of hard drives available to be defragged. By using the left-click on the mouse, you can “Analyze” the disk. Microsoft recommends defragmenting any disk that shows more than 10% fragmentation. One of the cool new features on the Windows 7 defragmenter is that it can defragment more than one hard drive at the same time. Saving you a lot of time if you choose to use this feature.

If you’re really tech savvy you can even monitor the stats of your defrag sessions. After you’ve clicked on “Defragment Disk” you can view detailed information about it’s progress. Another cool feature is that you can stop the defragmentation at any time, without posing risk to your files. Simply select “Stop Operation.”

Learning how to defrag windows 7 computer is easy, extremely helpful and important for all your precious files. So be sure to remember to do this, or let your computer remind you. A healthy computer is a happy you.