How often do you defrag your computer?

I asked the hubby and he only defrag his computer and my laptop. He isn,t using any programs just the defrag option on them. He says it is safer.

you should defrag your computer if you don't have any special tools that will clean your registry. In defragging the use of it is to provide a clean copy of files in the hard disk to arrange it accordingly.. I don't defrag mine because that will cost much of your time it will cost a lot.

I have my Windows defragmenter set up for that it automatically defrags every week. I also have my Webroot Security Essential clean sweep and scan every week automatically. I do a Registry Easy clean every couple of months. This way my laptop is always pretty fast and and secure.

I am using IOBIT smart defrag. I used the defreggler before but I encountered some problems in ther defregmentng and sometimes there are files that keeps on popping saying it did not defrag at all. In Iobit Smat defrag that usually does not happen and they are very fast in defragging my HDD.

i still never tried CCleaner or Defraggler with my computers. but i know and used the windows' built-in defragging program. i can't tell how often i use the program but when i feel there is something wrong with the speed of the machine, especially, i try to check it and one way or one program i use is defragging.

I don't think there is one set answer for this question. It depends on your operating system, how much you use the computer, what programs you use, and how much data you store, retrieve and delete. Some operating systems are fine if you defrag only once a month, especially if you do not use the computer all the time. Some operating systems really do need to be defragmented on a weekly basis, especially if you use the computer a lot. If a computer is highly fragmented, then it can cause unpredictable results in programs. You might get explorer.exe errors, your word processing program might suddenly freeze, etc. That is why it is a good idea to defrag on a regular basis, but you need to find a schedule that works for you. You can go in and manually run the defrag when you are done working on the computer or you can set it to run at a specific time each week or month. If you are using it while it is running the defrag, though, you will generally see a decrease in performance and things will work a lot slower.

I do not defrag very often. My computer keeps saying I do not need it. My dad does it every week, though. I do not know if a commercial program would be any better than the one that is built in.

I think I read the same discussion and wrote down a reminder to myself to defrag. I haven't done it since my computer was reloaded last April and it's time to get things all straightened out! It just takes so long! I haven't heard of Defraggler, I just use my pc's own defrag option. It's pretty cool that you can use it for specific files but I prefer to just do the whole hard drive.

I've always stuck with the one which comes with the PC on the simple basis that I have never had any issues with it, it's easy to use and has always appeared to improve my pc. I suppose partly because of this I have never bothered to search for or use another version. As for how often, well because I am on my pc for probably 12 hours a day every day, saving, deleting, editing various files I have it set to automatically run a defrag once a week on a Friday afternoon. It always runs in the background and there is no real noticable frop in performance whilst it is running. But that will depend on how powerful your pc and what state the system is in when it tries to defrag. To put it into perspective I was asked to look at a friends PC a while back who had used it for 2 years and never heard of defragging. It took a staggering 12 hours to complete. That's why I always recommend to fit it into a regular maintenance schedule so it never gets out of hand and takes so long.

I defrag my computer about once a month, maybe more depending on how smoothly and swiftly it is running. After defragging it, I can definitely notice a difference in how my PC performs overall, because all that gunk clogging up the hard-drive is zapped away

I try to do it at least once a month.I've gotten out of the habit. I also only use what tools windows comes with. Downloading programs uses memory and resources. Why clutter the computer's memory with usless programs? Personally I think that's a waste. I use the tools that windows provides and find I've got no problems.

I had used Defragment which is inbuilt in the windows,that also when I saw that the performance of my Personal Computer has slowed down that's why.But I have not used the CCleaner or defraggler.Are they good to use than the De fragmentation given in the windows.I think I will check out the software.

ccleaner aint a defraggmenting software..but it advisable to use defragment ur comp atleast once every 3 week's..depends on ur usage tho..the inbuilt one tht comes in vista and 7 are reliable

I use Auslogics Disk Defrag which is free and a lot faster than the Windows version. Defraging is best after you install or download a lot of files. At least that's when you see the difference. I defrag after every download or once a week whichever comes first.

I use the one from windows. I probably don't do it as ofen as i should, no set time, usually when i think about it. How often do u think we need to do that?

I don't know about Defraggler. But i use tuneup utilities for defragging my system. In windows there is an limit of 15% free space. But in other softwares like tuneup utilities there are no limitations. And i often defrag my PC every 3 to 4 days. It keeps system clean and accessing speed will be increased. So my suggestion is to atleast defrag the system every week

The only time I get to defrag my pc is when I sense the slowness of its performance. Sometimes I wait a month before another defrag but its more frequent that I clear the registry errors than making a defrag. I do not have any defragmenter other than from windows still. At least it keeps the job done. Ive just installed a program called flux that dims the brightness of the screen when it is night and its a nice tweak aesthetically.

I have an automated defraging program. I cant remember off the top of my head what it is but it runs whenever my computer is idle. I suggest anyone who has high computer use to get one.

Most of the i jus clean my computer of old files and temporary internet files. I rarely defrag my computer. I heard it helps speed the computer but my computer is still pretty fast and i have never defragmented it ever. Will try it someday. But til date im happy with the performance of my PC.

I defrag my computer at least 1 time on 2 months butI know that we must defrag our computrer once on 1 month in order to become more fast and convinient for work.