Back in the bad old days of computing, hard-drive defragmentation was a big deal. You needed a quality third-party “defragger,” and you needed to run it regularly—at least once a month—to ensure ...

When we last left our intrepid blogger (way back on Friday), he’d pointed the finger at Vista’s Disk Defragmenter and cried, “J’accuse!“ To recap, my otherwise blazing PC was suffering from ...

Having computer problems? Here is how to defragment a hard drive or trim an SSD in Windows so you can get your PC back in ...

Most people think of disk defragmentation as a process that involves gathering and reordering pieces of data files that have been scattered on a hard drive. The fragments are moved around, like the ...

Windows provides tools that allow you to scan your computer to determine whether it requires optimization, rearrange fragmented files to help it run more efficiently and clean the computer by deleting ...

scan disk from dos, and disable unnecessary programs from boot up when windows starts. (msconfig) if the above doesn't work to run defrag. If you are running WindowsME and any McAfee software, check ...

How often should you defrag a drive? I know you are suppose to after you move, use, change, or add a large number of files, but at what point does defragging a drive cause more wear and tear than it's ...

Fortunately a fix is on the way. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft is currently testing a fix for Windows 10 bug that ...