How to Defrag a Computer

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Open the Control Panel.. Select Small icons from the "View by" menu.. Click Administrative Tools.

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1

Open the Control Panel.

Step 1

Open the Control Panel.

2

Select Small icons from the "View by" menu.

Step 2

Select Small icons from the "View by" menu.

3

Click Administrative Tools.

Step 3

Click Administrative Tools.

4

Double-click Defragment and Optimize Drives.

Step 4

Double-click Defragment and Optimize Drives.

5

Select your drive and click Analyze.

Step 5

Select your drive and click Analyze.

6

Select your drive and click Optimize.

Step 6

Select your drive and click Optimize.

7

Click the Start menu and select All Programs.

Step 7

Click the Start menu and select All Programs.

8

Click the Accessories menu and select System Tools.

Step 8

Click the Accessories menu and select System Tools.

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Click Disk Defragmenter.

Step 9

Click Disk Defragmenter.

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Highlight the disk drive you to defragment.

Step 10

Highlight the disk drive you to defragment.

11

Click Analyze Disk.

Step 11

Click Analyze Disk.

12

Click Defragment disk if your computer instructs you to defragment.

Step 12

Click Defragment disk if your computer instructs you to defragment.

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Click Configure schedule when Disk Defragmenter finishes.

Step 13

Click Configure schedule when Disk Defragmenter finishes.

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Place a check mark next to "Run on a schedule.

Step 14

Place a check mark next to "Run on a schedule.

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Set a defragment schedule and click OK.

Step 15

Set a defragment schedule and click OK.

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Select your hard drive and click OK.

Step 16

Select your hard drive and click OK.

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Click the Start menu and select My Computer.

Step 17

Click the Start menu and select My Computer.

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Right-click your hard drive and select Properties.

Step 18

Right-click your hard drive and select Properties.

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Click the Tools tab.

Step 19

Click the Tools tab.

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Click Defragment Now.

Step 20

Click Defragment Now.

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Select the drive you want to defragment and click Analyze.

Step 21

Select the drive you want to defragment and click Analyze.

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Click Defragment if recommended by the tool.

Step 22

Click Defragment if recommended by the tool.

23

Click Close when you're finished defragmenting the hard drive.

Step 23

Click Close when you're finished defragmenting the hard drive.

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