Defragmenting The Hard Drive - Gateway M275 Notebook User Manual

Defragmenting the hard drive

When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file information into
pieces and stores them in different places on the hard drive. This is called
fragmentation, and it is normal. In order for your convertible tablet PC to use
a file, Windows must search for the pieces of the file and put them back
together. This process slows the hard drive performance.
The Disk Defragmenter program organizes the data on the drive so each file is
stored as one unit rather than as multiple pieces scattered across different areas
of the drive. Defragmenting the information stored on the drive can improve
hard drive performance.
While the Disk Defragmenter program is running, do not use your keyboard
or mouse because using them may continuously stop and restart the
defragmenting process. Also, if you are connected to a network, log off before
starting Disk Defragmenter. Network communication may stop the
defragmentation process and cause it to start over.
To defragment the hard drive:
1
Click/Tap
opens.
2
Right-click/Button-tap the hard drive that you want to defragment, for
example Local Disk (C:), then click/tap
opens.
, then click/tap
Start
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. The My Computer window
My Computer
. The Properties dialog box
Properties
Managing hard drive space
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