Modern computers have impressive processing speeds, but over time, even the fastest machines begin to slow down somewhat. If your desktop or laptop's performance is declining, even during light ...

Most modern Windows operating systems will defrag your computer automatically, but you can do it manually if you have Windows ...

If you have been working on your Windows computer for long, you have undoubtedly noticed that it gets slow with time. This can be caused by a congested hard disk, fragmented data, and too many ...

One of the truisms of NetWare is that the traditional storage system has no need of defragmentation. In a desktop operating system (such as DOS or Windows), file storage blocks become scattered around ...

A sluggish computer can be immensely frustrating. Simple tasks like launching apps, browsing the web or switching between windows can test your patience as you stare at a spinning wheel, waiting for ...

According to a survey by market research company, Vizu Corp, Over 42 per cent of PC users don’t regularly defrag their hard drives. 26 per cent of users said they had never even tried to defragment ...

QEvery time we run the disk defragmentation utility on our machine, this program reports that the disk has deteriorated within a week. What keeps fragmenting the hard drive? AIn a word, life. Every ...

The software can encrypt specified files, or the whole of the hard disk on which the files are stored. Over time, more and more files become fragmented, as do individual files. A fragmented disk takes ...