Examining And Repairing A Hard Drive - Acomdata EXTERNAL E5 HARD DRIVE USB 2.0 User Manual

for fragments or free clusters.
We recommend using defragmentation and optimization soft-
ware to maximize storage efficiency and optimize performance.
Optimization re-organizes files so that the files you use most often
can be accessed more quickly. Defragmentation (defragging) con-
solidates file fragments into more efficient contiguous clusters.

Examining and Repairing a Hard Drive

There are a number of reasons why a hard drive may become dam-
aged or the data may become corrupted. Regular examination of a
hard drive with a quality diagnostic and repair utility is the best way
to prevent irreparable disk damage and avoid data loss.
There are several software packages available that offer a suite
of disk management and repair utilities, including defragmenta-
tion, optimization, repair, erased file recovery and more. How
often you should perform maintenance depends on how much
you use the drive. If you use your hard drive on a daily basis, it's
a good idea to examine it for damage about once a month.
Some maintenance and repair operations can take quite some
time, so it's wise to perform hard drive maintenance at times
when you don't need to use your computer. The good news is
that, for the most part, you won't need to tend to the computer
while the software performs these operations.
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