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How often to defrag?
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How often should you defrag a PC?
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Quicksilver and pcwork's answers aren't really correct, for today's computers. Assuming you're using a fairly modern file system (I'm thinking NTFS on windows XP -- you probably are), and have a fairly large hard drive (>50GB), then defragging once a month or even less will suffice.
What's true is that older file systems, like FAT32, or any file systems running on smaller drives, will need defragging more frequently, typically once a week or so to keep at optimum.
What's true is that older file systems, like FAT32, or any file systems running on smaller drives, will need defragging more frequently, typically once a week or so to keep at optimum.