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How to Defrag Your Computer

by Mark Baggesen
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Determine If You Need to Defrag Your Drive

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Determine If You Need to Defrag

  1. Click the Analyze button – the program will analyze your hard drive
  2. Do what the result screen says – If it says your hard drive does not need defragmentation, you probably will not benefit from doing it. You can close the program. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.

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