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HDD 7% fragmented?

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what does that mean? do I need to defrag it?
its WD BC 320GB 7200RPM HDD.

using Win7 32-bit.
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Sure I mean you don't want fragmentation. And easy enough to do.
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Boyboyd
I reccomend Iobit for defragging. I use it at home and work and it works a treat. It's free too
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It means what it says. 7% of the files on the HD are fragmented.
And why not? Defragging improves performance.
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There's no reason not to defrag. Windows built in defrag program should work just fine.
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As said, defragging improves performance but don't expect miracles.

I recommend using Smart Defrag: simple, easy and works well.
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well, what I meant by the 7%, is is it bad?
and thanks, ill do it anyway.
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7% is not a lot of fragmentation but 0% is better. Yes fragmentation can get a lot higher.
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7% isn't bad, but if I happen to check it, I usually run the defrag program anyway. Might as well let it go while you do something else.
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I've had disks at around 38%, I think. Not sure if I've had one higher than that but I'm sure they can get worse.
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The actual percentage is pretty much irrelevant - which files and how they are fragmented is more important.

If you have the time to run a defrag do so (or set it up to run in the background). Won't hurt, could help, might not.
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I've had disks at around 38%, I think. Not sure if I've had one higher than that but I'm sure they can get worse.
Never understimate the power of the dark side.
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Wow!^^^^
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Originally Posted by boydyboyd
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Never understimate the power of the dark side.


I think you won, if that is your fragmentation!
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OP.. Please fill in your system specs in control panel.

Is it an ordinary hard drive you have or a Solid State Drive?
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Never understimate the power of the dark side.


lol Thats more like 7% is not fragmented.
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Just Windows being Windows. You might need more than just overnight.
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Originally Posted by orbiter
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OP.. Please fill in your system specs in control panel.

Is it an ordinary hard drive you have or a Solid State Drive?

ohh ok.

its a WD BC 320BG 7200RPM
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Originally Posted by orbiter
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OP.. Please fill in your system specs in control panel.

Is it an ordinary hard drive you have or a Solid State Drive?

And OP did say what it was in the original post. So most of us knew not an SSD.
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I think you won, if that is your fragmentation!


It's a computer my work bought. I had the job of wiping it and turning it into a mini file/print/database server.
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