Instructions for Defragmenting a Drive

 

Note:  Overall system slowness can result from a hard drive that is fragmented.  A fragmented drive is one that has pieces of files stored all over the hard drive so that every time you try to open the file, the hard drive has to find all the pieces and put them all together every time it attempts to open the file.  Files become fragmented when they are closed improperly (system freezes and PC is shutdown or rebooted by simply “end tasking” or holding in the power button until the power goes off.)

 

Defragmenting the drive places all data in correct order which will allow the PC to open files much faster.  Depending on how fragmented your hard drive is, this process can take a considerable amount of time.  Please run this process when the system is idle, i.e. before lunch, leaving for a meeting, at the end of the day etc.  Please save all work and close all applications before completing this process.

 

Using Windows 2000 Disk Defragmenter:

 

1. Open My Computer from the desktop icon by double clicking.
2. Highlight the C:\ drive (Local Disk) and right click the mouse and then left click properties
3. The local disk properties will then be displayed.  Left click the Tools Tab.
4. Left click the Defragment Now Button.
5. The disk Defragmenter Disk Utility will open.  Click the Defragment Button to start the defragmentation process.  A progress indicator will be visible and the following prompt will be displayed when the process is complete.

6.  Click Close.  Congratulations the process is complete.