No matter what the computer is used for, it will hardly be a pleasant experience to find that it is running slower and slower. So for all pc users, what they expect is to always enjoy a faster computer speed. When noticing a computer is running slower, some will try some very tough methods, trying to regain faster computer speed without knowing that a simple defragmentation will speed it up.

First of all, learn how fragments come.

When storing a file/folder onto the hard disk, it will be first saved in a single continuous place. But if there is not enough available free space for the next storage, the file/folder will be scattered into pieces and located in different place of the hard disk. This will be very remarkable in creating/ deleting files and folders, installing new software, and downloading files from the Internet on the computer. Here come the fragments. Days by, as you delete and move some files/folders from the computer, some free space will be left behind among with some files locating in random.

Second, learn what problems will be caused by fragments.

When the files/folders were scattered, it is still possible for us to read or write them. But when trying to access these files/folders, it will take more time for the hard disk head to reassemble all parts of the files together. Besides, as we all know that, no matter which program, it will frequently write the hard disk for associated data when running. The more fragmented the computer is, the slower speed of the entire computer will be when trying to run it. Besides computer slowdowns at startup/shutdown and accessing files, sometimes it will cause a complete freeze-up or crash of the computer.

Third, learn what a defragmentation will do

Defragmentation is a process to reassemble all parts of a same file/folder to locate in the same place of the hard disk, and attempt to release more available free space for the next storage, hence to avoid the more fragmented of the computer. Therefore, it will be much easier to access the file/folder that we need when necessary, improving computer speed.

So to regain much faster computer speed, it is necessary to defragment the computer regularly. This will not only speed up the computer, but also extend the lifespan of the hard disk.