Defragmentation
The purpose of defragmentation is to organise files into a logical order so that they can be read faster and more efficiently.
Files on a hard drive are saved as separate pieces of data. Over time files on hard disks cannot be stored in order and the parts of the
files become scattered; this can occur when moving large files or a lot of files. Defragmentation works because the hard drive only has to read one area of the hard drive rather than have to read several areas of the disk. This minimises read/write time and improve computer performance.
Defragmenting a hard drive can take from half an hour to several hours depending on the read/write speed of your hard drive, the size of the hard drive, the amount of files on a hard drive and how recently the disk had been defragmented.
Files on a hard drive are saved as separate pieces of data. Over time files on hard disks cannot be stored in order and the parts of the
files become scattered; this can occur when moving large files or a lot of files. Defragmentation works because the hard drive only has to read one area of the hard drive rather than have to read several areas of the disk. This minimises read/write time and improve computer performance.
Defragmenting a hard drive can take from half an hour to several hours depending on the read/write speed of your hard drive, the size of the hard drive, the amount of files on a hard drive and how recently the disk had been defragmented.