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fragmentation ? well worried about that years ago... since i got an SSD i never worry about it anymore
Performance issue...
Take the time to do OS updates, clean out unnecessary files using a program like ccleaner...
and definitely defrag that drive.
I generally run CCleaner, UltraDefrag, run Windows Update, just updated drivers for Nvidia (board and GPU)... what else is "must have" for system maint?
As with anything else there is always a certain amount of maintenance. You will notice your computer loading pages slower. I would suggest setting up your computer to go ahead and automatically perform your defrag periodically. If not, I would consider doing a defrag when it gets to 30-40%. Just my 3¢ (inflation). My son is a IT guy and sometimes I listen to him but not often. 
As with anything else there is always a certain amount of maintenance. You will notice your computer loading pages slower. I would suggest setting up your computer to go ahead and automatically perform your defrag periodically. If not, I would consider doing a defrag when it gets to 30-40%. Just my 3¢ (inflation). My son is a IT guy and sometimes I listen to him but not often.
I thought it was set to run automatically.
*checking*
Just defragged the wife's HDD on her HP laptop......38% fragged!!
Told her it looked like she hadn't defragged since the Johnson administration.....
Her response: "Lyndon....or ANDREW????!!"
THAT one caught me right between the eyes!!!
Happy (vaping) Trails!
Told her it looked like she hadn't defragged since the Johnson administration.....
Her response: "Lyndon....or ANDREW????!!"
THAT one caught me right between the eyes!!!
Happy (vaping) Trails!
I thought it was set to run automatically.
The one program I recommend to clients that does a lot of "background maintenance is Norton 360. Disk Optimization, deleting of temp Internet files, disk cleanup--it's a really good program.
Back in the day (mind you, this was a couple years ago when I was in the IT industry) - the fellas used to say "Norton is a virus."
No idea now though, might have improved significantly
Back in the day (mind you, this was a couple years ago when I was in the IT industry) - the fellas used to say "Norton is a virus."
Well it used to slow down a pc
much like the things it was supposed to catch. Mcafee was the shizzle back then.. until it gets a faulty update.. bsod on startup on a thousand pc's 0_0 ouch. just as much fun as running around the compound fixing christmas card.exe infected pc's annualy There were several antivirus programs back in the day that I always thought did more to hurt your PC performance than help. Norton's business antivirus program is one I'll never recommend at my job, but 360 on a home PC is excellent.
Used to love Norton... back in the DOS days Norton Utilities rocked, tried their suite in the XP era and it was meh.
Their Internet Security Suite--better to just walk away from that.
Norton 360 for Home is much safer than most other programs of its kind, today. The memory footprint is a whole lot better than McAfee and less intrusive. Nothing will drag a laptop down faster than having a full scan going on while you are trying to do something. Norton 360 will pause or cut back on consumption when you are using your PC, then ramp up when your usage drops or PC is idle.
I no longer buy McAfee for my parents' computers. It used to be the best. About 10 years ago is when it began running scans outside your schedule and stealing all your cycles.
Kent, make sure your current "efficiency" programs clear out your cache. I would schedule a reboot once a week, too. Especially if you browse a lot.
I found that doing a defrag before updates/patches are applied sped up that process and the HD fragmented less. Most Windows 7 and 8 PC's don't fragment the HD as much.
I no longer buy McAfee for my parents' computers. It used to be the best. About 10 years ago is when it began running scans outside your schedule and stealing all your cycles.
Kent, make sure your current "efficiency" programs clear out your cache. I would schedule a reboot once a week, too. Especially if you browse a lot.
I found that doing a defrag before updates/patches are applied sped up that process and the HD fragmented less. Most Windows 7 and 8 PC's don't fragment the HD as much.
fragmentation ? well worried about that years ago... since i got an SSD i never worry about it anymore
+1!
I let TRIM & GC take care of these things.
However I also have data drives on all of my computers & have auto defrag set to run weekly. At 56% fragmentation, if this is the OS drive/partition, performance has to be suffering badly.
My advice would be to download & install any of the 30 day free trials of professional defrag software (Perfect Disk is what I use on spinners) & after running Disk Cleanup or CCleaner, let the software do it's thing. It's likely that a boot time defrag pass will be needed after analyzing.
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My hard drive has been "fragmented" for years....no one has even noticed a difference. Now my software is starting to go too, and people are noticing.
I have a solid state drive (two, actually) - is there a diff defragmenter that works better for SSDs?
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