MyDefrag
MyDefrag is a free hard drive defragmentation and optimization program. MyDefrag is very fast, has low overhead and comes with many optimization strategies built into the interface. MyDefrag also comes with a command line version that can be used to scheduled automatic defragmentation.
File Fragmentation
File fragmentation is when a file is split into peaces and saved in multiply location. Depending on the file size, it can be split many times - even hundreds of times. Files that are fragmented require more time to load and put more wear on your hard drive.
Optimization
MyDefrag has many different optimization strategies that you can use to help get even more speed from your hard drive. However, optimization is a very time consuming process, requiring virtually every file on your hard drive to be moved. Excessive optimization can actually cause more wear and tear on your hard drive than it prevents and should only be preformed once in a while. You should also have plenty of free hard drive so that files can be easily rearranged - at less 30% free.
Automate Daily Defrag
Automate Defrag on Windows XP
During the installation process, when you get to the Select Additional Tasks window, select Create a scheduled task for daily optimization, every day at 05:00 AM. If you leave your computer on at night you're set, however if you don't you will need to change when or how this task will run.
Windows XP- Click Start
- Click Control Panel
- Click Performance and Maintenance
- Click Scheduled Tasks
- Double click MyDefrag
- Select the Schedule tab
- Change the start time to whatever you want.
- Change Begin the task to When idle and set the idle time to 20 minutes.
Setup defragmentation to occur on a schedule or on idle
On schedule: The defrag program will run at the same time every day - if your computer is not on during that time, the defragmentation will be skipped for that day.
On idle: The defrag program will run when your computer hasn't been used for the idle time specified.
Automate Defrag on Windows Vista / 7
During the installation process, when you get to the Select Additional Tasks window, select Create a scheduled task for daily optimization, every day at 05:00 AM. If you leave your computer on at night you're set, however if you don't you will need to change when or how this will run.
Windows Vista / 7- Click Start
- In the search Field type Task Scheduler and press enter
- Click on Task Scheduler Library
- Right click on MyDefrag and select properties
- Click on Triggers tab
- Press Edit
- Change the start time to whatever you want.
- Change Daily to On idle and click OK.
- Click Conditions tab -> check Start the task only if the computer is idle for
Setup defragmentation to occur on a schedule or on idle
On schedule: The defrag program will run at the same time every day - if your computer is not on during that time, the defragmentation will be skipped for that day.
On idle: The defrag program will run when your computer hasn't been used for the idle time specified.
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