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Whats a disk defragmenter?
Whats a disk defragmenter? My computer is very slow and my cousin suggested that I use the disk defragmenter and I've tired, but it doesn't seem to be working, I'm not even sure how it works. Can anyone explain this for me? Thank You.
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It compresses empty space on your computer, moves files around pretty much makes everything thing faster. You may have a common problem though.
Spyware and adware.
Scan your comp if you havnt already if you dont have any progs
go to downloads.com and look these up
adaware sp
and
spybot search and destroy
It could also be a virus. I reccomend a paid prog for that though. Probably norton.
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Your cousin suggested that you "defrag" your computer, which is always a good idea if it's running slow. Basically what a defrag does is it consolidates (puts together) all of the files that are broken, or that are out of order.
If your computer is still running slow after this, I would offer that you check your cache (if you're running windows hit start, select "search" and search for "Temporary Internet Files" or "cache" .. and empty those out. Usually that'll help you run faster. Also, I would check for spyware if your computer is internet ready. If you don't have any software to check for that, I'd go to [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) and search for "Lavasoft ad aware." Download that and it'll look for all the spyware on your computer. It's free, too!
Hope that helps.
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While a disk defragmenter does every thing the fine advisors above said, a generally slow computer is most likely the result of not enough memory, or to many programs using all of your available memory. Removing any programs that run on startup that you dont use could help, these are the little icons on the lower right of your windows computer by the clock. Always remember to remove programs by going though the windows control panel not just deleting them. Hope this helps speed up your computer.
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A Disk Defragmenter is a program on the the computer, for the computer, that compresses empty space on your computer and changes the file orders so your computer will run faster, smoother, and you'll get better results. If you have programs on your computer that you no longer use, delete them. To do this, go to the Start Menu, then click on Control Panel. From here, go to Add/Remove Programs. Delete (remove) any program files that you're no longer using. For instance, if you downloaded the free Paint Shop Pro 9 trial, and your trial expired, the files are still there, taking up space. What you'd do is find Paint Shop Pro 9 on the Add/Remove Programs list and click 'remove'. To get rid of files that you no longer need, you can do a disk cleanup. This will only remove files that haven't been opened in many months or are blank. To get rid of even more files, go under folders that you've created, as well as My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, and My Movies and delete files that you no longer use or want. As a warning, don't delete anything that you don't know it's purpose. This could have a negitave effect on your computer or other programs.
-FunnyCide
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a disc defragmentor cleans out any unecessary files on your computer that take up space causing it to be slower.
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anonymous -
Disk defragmenter is a program on the computer which rearranges your files and compresses the empty space to help your computer run faster and more efficient.
What I'd suggest is delete old or unnecessary files off of your computer and remove unused programs. To remove unused programs push the start button and go under settings and Control Panel. You should see an icon that says Add/Remove Programs. Click on it and uninstall the programs that you don't use.
To remove files, you can do disk cleanup. To make it more thorough, go under basic folders such as My Documents and delete selected files that you don't use or don't want.
However, don't delete any files if you don't know its purpose or function. Otherwise it may affect how certain programs work and run.
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