Description of the Disk Defragmenter Tool in Windows 98

• Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

This article describes the Disk Defragmenter tool included in Windows 98. You can use the Disk Defragmenter tool to increase the speed of programs on your computer.

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When a program is installed on your computer, the program's files may be broken up over multiple locations on your hard disk. This is called fragmentation. If fragmentation occurs on your hard disk, the performance of programs on your computer is slower. The Disk Defragmenter tool optimizes the performance of your computer by reorganizing the files on your hard disk into contiguous blocks. When the Disk Defragmenter tool completes the defragmentation of files on your hard disk, the performance of your programs is faster because the files are arranged closer together.

NOTE: You can use your computer while Disk Defragmenter is running. However, your computer operates slower and the defragmentation process restarts if the contents of the drive you are defragmenting changes.

To start the Disk Defragmenter tool, use the following steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter.



2. Click the drive you want to defragment, click OK, and then click Yes.

Keywords          : kbtool win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: February 3, 1999