【 Weak current College 】 disk defragmentation tips

What is disk fragmentation:

In fact, disk fragmentation should be called file fragmentation, it is because the file is distributed to different parts of the entire disk, not continuously saved to disk continuous cluster formation. When an application required physical memory, the operating system on the hard disk in the temporary swap file, that file takes up hard drive space virtual into memory. Virtual memory management programs can read and write to the hard disk frequently, resulting in a large number of pieces, this is the main reason for hard disk fragmentation. Other such as IE browser information generated temporary file, or temporary file directory settings may result in the formation of a large number of systems. File fragmentation is generally not a problem in the system, but fragmented will cause the system to read the file back and forth, causing the system performance degradation, serious but also shorten the life of your hard disk. In addition, excessive disk fragmentation may result in the loss of stored files.

Windows disk defragmentation tool: in order not to make too many disk fragmentation, affects the system performance, Windows95/98/ME system attachment contains disk defragmentation tool (in MS-DOS, provides DEFRAG disk fragmentation removal tool). However, Windows provides tools are numerous criticisms, the main drawback is slower.

Disk Defragmenter use matters needing attention: Windows Disk Defragmenter is relatively easy to use, but also easy to abuse.

Defragment disk fragmentation, it is best to close all applications, be careful not to read or write operations. If the finish of the disk for read and write operations, Disk Defragmenter will start again.

Defragment disk fragmentation of time interval to control fit, General, speaking, reading and writing frequent disk partition once a week, finishing, such as the C drive. Some special applications of the disk, or even to organize a day.

Windows98 in Disk Defragmenter can also use disk program files rearrange so that program starts faster, this feature is very time consuming, and the results were not obvious, if you frequently defragment the disks, you can cancel this feature. Method is in the drive selection window click on "settings" button in the pop-up window, and the "rearrange program file to make the program startup faster" is checked off.

Beginners

First we'll look at how this program to disk defragmentation.

1. run disk defragment tool

The first method: start Windows, click on "start" menu, and through "Programs → Accessories → System Tools" series menu find Disk Defragmenter, select this item to activate a Defragmenter.

The second method: use the right mouse button to click directly on one hard disk, select the pop-up menu "Properties", then "Tools" from the tab, choose "disk defragment tool".

2. If the first step of the way into the Defrag tool, the system will pop up a window of the drop-down menu lists all the partitions on the current system, you can select one of the partitions.

Tip: click on the lower part of the "settings" button can be on disk defragmentation of associated properties. For example, be able to choose whether to reschedule the program file to allow the program to start faster, whether before defragmenting the drive's error detection, but also can determine these settings are only in effect when the current arrangement, or as the default settings in subsequent finishing.

3. all of the settings is complete, the defragmentation programs start work (if you are taking the first steps in the second run disk defragment tool, will go directly to this step). At this time appears as shown in the figure of a narrowing of the prompt bar, then press the "show details" button to see the window shown in, click on the "legend" button to display the legend for the defragmentation, a detailed explanation of the finishing bar, the significance of each icon.

4. the next step is to patiently wait for the whole partition will collation is finished there is a message box appears. You can choose to exit the program, or select other partition to defragment operation.

Intermediate advanced

● Prevent screen saver on the impact of disk fragmentation

Because disk defragmentation requires a relatively stable environment, it is best not to engage in any other disk read and write operations, it will seriously affect the speed of disk defragmentation. But often overlooked, this is the screen saver will and we make trouble. If the disk defragmentation is not engaged in any other action, the system automatically starts the screen saver, so you need to Defrag Screensaver features before shutting down.

If you do not want this trouble, you can "start" menu will open, no matter how long time does not operate the computer, the screen saver feature is not activated. Now we can easily solve the screen protection and disk defragmentation contradictions between.

● Prevent other memory-resident program on the impact of disk fragmentation

In the Windows run, always there will be some programs reside in memory, such as antivirus programs, program scheduling, and other programs that can use some system memory so that Windows does not run all the horsepower for disk defragmentation, but also may be automatically activated (such as antivirus software detects that a file is infected with a virus), which of course affect the speed. Therefore, we must use these memory-resident program is closed. On the one hand, you can press the "Ctrl + Alt + Del key combination" will these resident memory file to force shutdown; Furthermore you can restart Windows, and just shows the tableSurface holding down the CTRL key, so that the system will skip the startup program group for all programs to memory maintained at a relatively clean state before defragmenting.

Master study rooms

● Custom defragmentation program file optimization features

In the Windows Disk Defragmenter, system will automatically determine which programs and files to be called most often, the programs and files are moved to the forefront of the disk, so finishing out of disk fragmentation after running these programs you will find a lot faster. But if you can cancel the Windows this file optimization features up front can save lot of time.

Windows running on the application of the run times for monitoring and logging, Windows on each application calls are saved in the Windows directory, Applog folder (the folder is a hidden attribute, prior need to adjust the file displays a status of "show all files"), each application corresponds to a log file, the log file name is the name of the application, and the log file name extension to "lg + application letter". For example, the C disk has a winword.exe file, and its log files, and for winword.lgc D spare acdsee.exe file record file is acdsee.lgd.

For example we have installed in c drive Winamp player, but the actual use of the opportunities are few and far between, you can cancel the system startup on Winamp speed optimization, but you have to do is be Applog folder winamp.lgc file deletion. If you want to the greatest degree of shortening of disk defragmentation time, do not hesitate to make this folder and all files in Del.

• Adjustment of commonly used files

It is also important to draw attention: this is to minimize the frequency of adding and deleting files. Such as system default virtual memory was established in the C disk, if you frequently call large programs or games, Windows will create in this section of the virtual memory. After a long time, the disk in drive c is fragmentation will increase a lot, makes finding files time increases, and of course finishing disk fragmentation of time also increases.

It is recommended that everyone at the time of the hard disk partition, create aseparate size is 400 MB partition, and then in the "control panel → system" in the "performance" tab select "virtual memory", and then determine the use of "me specify my own virtual memory" and the hard disk directory to point to this size is 400 MB partition. This system's virtual memory is on that partition, as long as every certain period of time (approximately 2 ~ 3 weeks) on the partition disk defragmentation, you can guarantee that the files in the c drive is not affected.

In addition there are also some skills, such as the Defrag.exe WindowsMe copied to Windows98 to improve speed in finishing; IE Cache cache files, Windows temporary files over to a non-Windows partitions to avoid frequently create and delete files in order to save time defragmenting.