By definition, disk defragmentation is an organizational process in which the amount of file fragmentation in the operating system is reduced.  The disk defragmenter basically sorts and organizes files, placing them closely together in a contiguous fashion, i.e., files placed in chronological/numerical order.

The files are then compacted or compressed, which eliminates any free space between files and consequently reduces the need for future fragmentation in those regions.

Fragmentation of Files

Fragmentation usually occurs when gaps appear between files in the computer system due to inefficiency of the operating system or after previous files have been deleted.  Because the operating system cannot assign enough contiguous space in which a the complete file can be stored as a unit, the file is broken up and placed in these gaps. These gaps and fragmentation in the storage system makes the running time of the operating system to be impaired, causing computer slowing and performance loss.

7 Benefits of a Disk Defragmenter

After the disk defragmenter has done its job, the storage system of your computer will:

1.  contain more contiguous files
2. fewer gaps
3. easier-to-read access zones for your computer
4. optimizes speed, run-time, and overall smoothness of your computer’s performance

Most defragmenter softwares will also:

5.  perform partitioning, which will allocate partitions for long-term and short-term files,
6. strengthen performance in locating and running long-term files
7. keep short-term files from fragmenting other partitions

To keep your computer in prime shape, defragmentation is recommended once monthly or bimonthly to ensure computer performance is at its best.  Use your disk defragmenter with a registry cleaner to optimize performance.  If you’ve ever done a disk fragmentation and it has taken forever, you probably need to run a registry cleaner more often.  Just think, no more waiting for that hourglass to disappear.

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