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DISK DEFRAGMENT

- is a process that takes all the file fragments scattered across a computer's hard drive and rejoins the multiple pieces of each file into one area. - can speed up your computer and improve your computer performance. -can save you time and extend the life of your hard drive. -is an essential part of regular computer maintenance despite its take a long time to run the defragmentation. - will checks the hard drive bit by bit, collecting the pieces of a file and placing it in a new spot on the drive. - can identify "lost" fragments, or pieces of a deleted or damaged file that can't be rejoined -can also identify errors on the hard drive. - should be done monthly, or even once or twice a year. - Before defragging a drive, we should uninstall unused or unneeded programs use the "Disk Cleanup" utility which checks your hard drive for damage and major errors. -also must have a back up data before starting any maintenance on our computer.

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