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Defragmentation Exercise

 

  1. Select: Start / Programs/ Accessories / System Tools / Disk Defragmentation
  2. OR
    1. Double click the 'My Computer' icon, Right-select the drive listed under 'Hard Disk Drives' and select properties in the pop-up menu
    2. Select the 'Tools' tab, and go to 'Defragment Now...'
  3. Goto the 'Action' menu and select 'Analyze'
    > What do these results tell you?
  4. DO NOT select 'Defragment' right now - this will take forever! (You may try it on your own time, later.)
    > Why would you want to defragment a disk?