How do you consolidate free space on disk using Disk Defragmenter located
in the System Tools Folder?
Run it.
Using Disk Defragmenter
You might need to be logged on as an administrator or a member of the
Administrators group in order to perform some tasks.
Disk Defragmenter consolidates fragmented files and folders on your
computer's hard disk, so that each occupies a single, contiguous space on
the volume. As a result, your system can gain access to your files and
folders and save new ones more efficiently. By consolidating your files and
folders, Disk Defragmenter also consolidates the volume's free space, making
it less likely that new files will be fragmented.
Notes
* To open Disk Defragmenter, click Start, point to Programs, point to
Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter.
* For information about using Disk Defragmenter, on the Action menu in Disk
Defragmenter, click Help.
To defragment a volume
1 Open Disk Defragmenter.
Click the volume that you want to defragment, and then click Defragment.
2 After the defragmentation is complete, Disk Defragmenter displays the
results in the Defragmentation display.
3 Click View Report to view the Defragmentation Report, which displays
detailed information about the volume you defragmented.
Notes
* To open Disk Defragmenter, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter.
* You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the
Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer
is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you
from completing this procedure.
* You should analyze volumes before defragmenting them. This tells you
whether you need to take the time to defragment them.
* A volume must have at least 15% free space for Disk Defragmenter to
completely and adequately defragment it. Disk Defragmenter uses this space
as a sorting area for file fragments. If a volume has less than 15% free
space, Disk Defragmenter will only partially defragment it. To increase the
free space on a volume, delete unneeded files or move them to another disk.
* You cannot defragment volumes that the file system has marked as dirty,
which indicates possible corruption. You must run chkdsk on a dirty volume
before you can defragment it. You can determine if a volume is dirty by
using the fsutil dirty query command. For more information about chkdsk and
fsutil dirty, see Related Topics.
* The time that Disk Defragmenter takes to defragment a volume depends on
several factors, including the size of the volume, the number and size of
files on the volume, the percentage of fragmentation in the volume, and
available system resources.
* You can defragment only local file system volumes, and you can run only
one instance of Disk Defragmenter at a time.
* To interrupt or temporarily stop defragmenting a volume, click Stop or
Pause, respectively.
* If you start Disk Defragmenter while performing a backup, Disk
Defragmenter stops.
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