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Defragmenting the Drive

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Maintaining the Computer 6. On the Tools tab, click the Check Now button. 7. Select the disk check options you want to use. 8. Click Start to begin scanning. Getting Started Defragmenting the Drive You can improve the efficiency of the computer by defragmenting it regularly. Defragmenting moves the files closer together so that the hard drive space is used more effectively. Your computer may not have defragmenting software installed or may use another type of defragmenter. To Defragment the Hard Drive 1. Close all open programs. 2. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar. 3. Click My Computer. 4. Right-click the hard disk drive you want to check. 5-5

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Getting Started
5–5
Maintaining the Computer
6. On the Tools tab, click the
Check Now
button.
7. Select the disk check options you want to use.
8. Click
Start
to begin scanning.
Defragmenting the Drive
You can improve the efficiency of the computer by
defragmenting it regularly. Defragmenting moves
the files closer together so that the hard drive space
is used more effectively.
To Defragment the Hard Drive
1. Close all open programs.
2. Click the
Start
button on the Windows
taskbar.
3. Click
My Computer
.
4. Right-click the hard disk drive you want
to check.
Your computer may not have defragmenting
software installed or may use another type
of defragmenter.