Does it remove the installed programs in the computer? Does defragmentation the same as reformatting?
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Introduction\nIt's essential that an operating system be able to maintain your disks at peak levels of reliability and performance. The Windows® 2000 operating system does this through a built-in system tool called Disk Defragmenter. Disk Defragmenter was developed through a collaborative effort between Microsoft Corporation and Executive Software International. Read on to learn more about disk fragmentation and defragmentation, and how Disk Defragmenter supports the maintenance of disk efficiency.\n\nTop of page\nTypes of Fragmentation\nFragmentation is caused by creating and deleting files and folders, installing new software, and downloading files from the Internet. Computers do not necessarily save an entire file or folder in a single space on a disk; they're saved in the first available space. After a large portion of a disk has been used, most of the subsequent files and folders are saved in pieces across the volume. (In this discussion the terms disk and volume are used interchangeably.) When you delete files or folders, the empty spaces left behind are filled in randomly as you store new ones. This is how fragmentation occurs. The more fragmented the volume is, the slower the computer's file input and output performance will be. There are two main types of disk fragmentation: file fragmentation and free space fragmentation.\n\nFile Fragmentation\nA file with all its parts stored in one location on a disk is described as "contiguous." If a file is not contiguous, it's fragmented; broken into pieces that are scattered throughout the disk. All Windows NT® and Windows 2000 file types—File Allocation Table (FAT) and NTFS file system (NTFS)—are susceptible to fragmentation.\n\nFile fragmentation has a negative effect on disk performance because the disk head requires more time to move around to different points on the disk to read scattered file parts. This is a primary reason for the gradual degradation of system performance—and the specific cause of longer reads and extended reboots.\n\nFree Space Fragmentation\nA partially full disk contains unused space, known as free space. Ideally, this space would be available in a few contiguous portions of the disk. And while it's good to have free space, it's not good if it's fragmented. Free space fragmentation refers to file space that's broken into small pieces, rather than joined together. This type of fragmentation results in slowed performance because of the time it takes for the disk head to move to different points on the disk to find free space and then write the file. Fragmented free space also increases the possibility of file fragmentation; when a file is larger than the space it's being written to, the file fragments.\n\nTop of page\nAnalyzing Defragmentation\nDefragmentation is the process of rewriting non-contiguous parts of a file to contiguous sectors on a disk for the purpose of increasing data access and retrieval speeds. Because FAT and NTFS disks can deteriorate and become badly fragmented over time, defragmentation is vital for optimal system performance.\n\nFragmentation Analysis Study\nHow fragmented can a system get? In June 1999 the American Business Research Corporation of Irvine, California performed a fragmentation analysis and found that, out of 100 corporate offices that were not using a defragmenter, 50 percent of the respondents had server files with 2,000 to 10,000 fragments—and another 33 percent had files that were fragmented into 10,333 to 95,000 pieces. In all cases the results were the same: Servers and workstations experienced a significant degradation in performance.\n\nGood Housekeeping\nEven a new computer system will experience disk fragmentation because loading the operating system results in both file and free space fragmentation. You can test this by loading the operating system onto a new machine, and then run the analysis function of Disk Defragmenter (explained below).\n\nFor t
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Back in the old days, when hard drives were a new thing and not very large, there was a process called "defragging" that basically rearranged everything to be more efficient, and in doing so, eliminated the files that had been marked for deletion but were still there in a ghostly way.  Nowadays defragging is done automatically, and if you have truly deleted a file, and not just emptied it, it should not show on your file lists.  Try going into your operating system at the most basic level (Windows, for most of us, I suppose) and deleting them there.  Then be sure to "empty the recycle bin," and they should go away entirely.
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no such thing really.\n antivirus&#92; spyware cleaner\n clean out temp files,disc cleanup,empty prefecth folder,\ndefrag. <important\ni use http://www.tune-up.com  its good little proggy\n mainly cleans temp stuff,registry.
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Defragging puts all of the pieces needed to run your program in a close proximity to each other on the hard drive. When you delete programs in your hard drive, you leave empty spaces where pieces of the program were inserted during installation. When you load a new program, the computer goes to the first available slot to place all the parts, so your program could be loading pieces at the beginning, middle and end. This forces your hard drive to hunt all over in accessing all the pieces and putting them together to run your application. By defragging the machine, all the program pieces will be moved and put together so your hard drive can run optimally and access programs as fast as it is capable of doing.The machine is smart enough to realize which program you use most often and make them more accessible in the hard drive itself so that it can be accessed even more quickly.\n\nBefore you start the defrag process you will want to turn off any programs that you are running, including those running in the background like firewalls and anti-virus programs. If you try to defrag when these programs are running, the defrag process will constantly be stopped.\n\nIf you turn off the major programs that you have running and still find that the defrag routine is constantly interrupted, you can defrag from safe mode. Safe mode is a troubleshooting mode for Windows. In normal Windows operations, many individual programs may be automatically started along with the Windows operating system. In safe mode, only the operating system and drivers are loaded. Since no other programs are loaded, there is nothing running in the background to interfere with the defrag process.\n\nTo start your computer in safe mode, simply turn the computer off, and when it starts to reboot, press the F8 key. The exact time that you should press the F8 key varies with different Windows versions and it is always difficult to pinpoint. Sometimes pressing the F8 key and holding it down during the boot process will work. Continuously tapping the F8 key during the boot process seems to work the best for most computers. Once the safe mode screen comes up, use the arrow key to choose “Safe Mode”. You can verify that you are in safe mode by noting that the computer screen says “safe mode” in each corner. You may notice that the screen looks different, perhaps grainy or pixilated. That is normal for safe mode. Once in safe mode, start the defrag process as noted above. When the process is complete, click Start/Shutdown to restart the computer.\n\nHow often you defrag your computer depends on the size of your hard drive, the amount you use your computer, and type of use you give it. Once a month is a good practice for most average users. Whether you decide to defrag once a month or just a few times a year, defragging can help your computer run smoother and faster.
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use these programs in this order\n\nanti virus\ndisk cleanup\ndisk defragmenter\n\nthey'll take a while, but it is so worth it
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I don't think you have a virus. Defrag sometimes gets all choked up when another program is running in the background. It's actively changing the information on the hard drive at the same time that the computer is ripping up the hard rive and putting it back together. Just a though but shut off any programs that may be running in the background before you try another defrag.
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You don't want to remove a file simply because it's contiguous, or "all-together".\nRun a defragment utility to reallocate the used space on your hard drive.  That will also rearrange the fragmented files so they will become contiguous.  Instead of being scattered around in bits and pieces across the drive they're now all-together.
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Yes, for one--a lot of programs installed are configured to load from C:drive. If you change this, they will not be able to operate. \nAlso, your d:drive is probably not configured with as much space as c:drive was. So this is not a good idea. \n\nIf you want to store some things on d:drive, I would not suggest making this a habit. \n\nAlso, when you defrag drive c: it is not going to do drive d:\n\nThere are many reasons that this would not be good.
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If you have a very large hard drive and lots of fragmented files on that drive, then it could take a *very long* time to complete defragmentation.\n\nSometimes it is best just to let the defragmenter run overnight instead, it can take several hours in a very bad case of fragmentation.
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To reformat a computer, you need to have the original restore discs that came with it- or you will have no files or operating system.  You will also lose anything you added After you began downloading programs that did not come with the computer.\n\nHave you tried to turn it completely off and then restart it?
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If you are not formatting C drive then you need not copy any thing except the folder "my documents" the rest will stay as it is .After reinstaling you can load all your programs .
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delete things then defrangment go to ur hard drive right click and hit tools and there it should be defragment i do it once a week
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You can use a program like CCleaner (freeware) and manually uninstall all of your programs. You can then reformat the drive. If you perform an OS reinstall, don't select repair. Reinstall the OS fresh, and that will remove everything and start over.
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The answer is that you can safely delete everything in that folder. It is the place where all the programs you have ever installed leave garbage, like installers and logs of activity.\n\nIf you are new to this sort of thing, try to find your Temporary Internet Files, which are a cache of all the web pages you have ever visited that make your computer load web pages faster. They suck disk space if you don't clean them regularly, and if you don't want a list of EVERY site you visit on your computer you have cause for concern. They'r hidden here: \nC:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;{Insert Your User Name Here}&#92;Local Settings&#92;Temporary Internet Files\n\nIgnore the drive D thing. That's probably Windows Recovery, which mirrors your regular architecture so you can restore the whole thing if you do something foolish, like delete the whole Temporary folder and not just the contents.
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Yes u can..\n\ndeleting Temp(temporary) files is very safe.\nU can delete those directly or DISK CLEANUP...\nBy deleting temp files, it can even make ur system work a little faster....
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HI THERE,IF ITS A PROGRAM INSTALLED YOU WILL HAVE TO REMOVE IT FROM ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS DIALOG BOX,IF IT IS ONLY A SHORTCUT THEN YOU CAN RIGHT CLICK IT THEN IT WILL GO TO THE RECYCLE BIN.IF NOT WITH THESE OPEN UP MY COMPUTER AND CLICK ON TO PROGRAMS,THEN LOOK THROUGH TO THE ONE YOU WANT,THEN DELETE IT,HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.
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What you want to do if to reformat your computer. That's OK. It will work much better after, but all your programs and data will be lost. So I suggest o back-up all your important data. And after the new installation of the OS(Windows, Linux or any other) you will have to install all your programs again. If you have problems contact me through e-mail and I will try to help you.\nGood luck!