How often u guys defrag ur HD with using BT as daily?

[router2004]

i was leecher for using Newsgroup still i am using NG somtimes.
My question is How often u guys defrag ur HD with using BT as daily for keep ur HD is healthy or last long.
i usually delete and move the files a lot after i watched.

[DefX]

honestly? almost never. i know i should do it once a month but i never get around to doing it. Last time i defragged my 3 hard drives was at least 3 yrs ago and its still going till now.

[aburyach]

Never reformatted on my new computer (~1 year)... I *believe* my HD's are fine, its not like I use kazaa which will infect my computer instantly:lol: BT=safe,clean,fast:)

[Alien5]

i find all the fragmented files are usually in the files ive downloaded. :ermm:

[NYGiants]

honestly? almost never. i know i should do it once a month but i never get around to doing it. Last time i defragged my 3 hard drives was at least 3 yrs ago and its still going till now.

wow man...................i use diskeeper and just set it and forget it so that way it defrags when it needs it

[peat moss]

honestly? almost never. i know i should do it once a month but i never get around to doing it. Last time i defragged my 3 hard drives was at least 3 yrs ago and its still going till now.

wow man...................i use diskeeper and just set it and forget it so that way it defrags when it needs it


Ya the new Diskeeper 11.0.686.0 now does it automatically I don't even think about anymore . :)

[Detale]

I have 2-400 gig HD's and 1 500gig MyBook and I haven't defreged in about 2 years now and all is well. A little fragmentation is good for the soul I say ;)

[General2k]

I do mine about every 2 weeks or so... Used to do it every week before I got 2 drives installed. I use my secondary HD for all my BT and Newsgroup stuff, so my main drive should not have to be done as often.

[1b4dm0f0]

My question is How often u guys defrag ur HD with using BT as daily for keep ur HD is healthy or last long.

everyday

[famous45]

I defrag about once a month. Also formated my windows hdd awhile back with a a larger cluster size to keep if from getting fragmented so much when downloading large video files.

[evening_star]

My question is How often u guys defrag ur HD with using BT as daily for keep ur HD is healthy or last long.

everyday

Everyday? Dude! :lol:

As for me, I usually do it as part of a general maintenance routine every other month. I run Spybot, have Norton do a full system scan & then defragment.

[lysine]

I've got Diskeeper set to automatic, so it defrags everyday.

NOD32 does a scan everyday.

I run a registry cleaner and registry compactor every week, or sooner if I'm uninstalling software.

I reformat and reinstall windows every year.

[sert]

well I am close to lysine

perfectdisk to defrag every other day HDDs and page file on every boot

kaspersky to scan my PC weekly and critical areas & startup objects daily

tuneup utilities weekly (reg cleaner)

reinstall windows every 6 months (on average)

[gamer4eva]

I haven't defragmented mine in like 2 years.

[bollyraja]

i defrag everyday. i use o&o defrag which is scheduled at 4am every morning while i sleep.

Pc runs too fast, and smooth. Files play much better, and quicker.

[raspberry1331]

i never defrag. also got fed up with the virus checking, so i dont do that either. surprisingly enough, everything works nice and smooth.

[Primosz]

12 houers every day

[kajoon]

i am defraging once a week but u can use diskeeper like pete moss offered.
works gr8 for me

[elioo]

I use o&o defrag and defrag once per week.

[reachnet]

Used to do it often.
Now, maybe once every 3 months or whenever I notice performance degradation - nothing too tech - just general system responsiveness.

[Hairbautt]

i never defrag. also got fed up with the virus checking, so i dont do that either. surprisingly enough, everything works nice and smooth.
I got fed up with AV software, too. But I still defrag just whenever I leave er somethin'.

[bunny67]

once a week

[NA_Magus]

Once or twice a week. Everything runs well so I suppose that accounts for it.

[Fulanito]

i defarg my Hd every month to keep it clean and fast

[Colt Seevers]

wow man...................i use diskeeper and just set it and forget it so that way it defrags when it needs it


Ya the new Diskeeper 11.0.686.0 now does it automatically I don't even think about anymore . :)

Yeah Diskeeper is what I use as well, set and forget, that way your hard drive is always neat and tidy.

[thewizeard]

on the fly

[S!X]

Ya the new Diskeeper 11.0.686.0 now does it automatically I don't even think about anymore . :)

Same here :D

[Sneakydave]

ive only got 2 80gb partitions for operating system files and they get defragged every month, stuff from bittorrent goes on the media partitions so theres no need to defrag them ever since even having them heavily fragmented wouldnt affect the os performance

[okletsgo]

I think the best set up is to download to a designated hd
and keep libraries in another
then once a month defrag is cool

[4play]

I haven't defragged my windows partition since i resized it about 9 months ago. My linux partition hasnt been defragged ever since it doesnt need to be.

I have never noticed a difference between a heavily fragmented drive and a unfragmented drive so why bother with it.

[nos707]

I probable defrag once every 2-3 months!!

[XF95]

since I leave my PC on almost 24/7, i have perfectdisk defrag all drives at 2am every saturday morning
that way when kaspersky does its scan at 4am the next day it breezes through ready for when i get up

[Agent_DESI]

Twice a week

[snake696]

once a week

[Damnatory]

I used to defrag twice a night.

However now that the new version of Diskeeper is out, my computer constantly runs Diskeeper in the background to catch fragments as they happen. So I guess there really isn't a time at which I'm not defragging.

I haven't defragmented mine in like 2 years.
Defrag, then run Tuneup Utilities Registry cleaner, and I guarantee you see a huge speed gain in that poor neglected computer.
(Unless you have a real low amount of RAM, 512 or less.)

[Invocation_of_Ra]

Defrag every day....(Ashampoo Magic Defrag) runs in the background...so it works while im sleeping ;)

[0ctane]

mine defrags every day use O&O defrag use to use diskeeper 10 but prefer O&O now :)

[Kruger]

I defragment my hdd ~once per month

[3 Wheels Of Tazio]

Used to be every day but as my poor old machine spends most of it's time encoding at the moment i have to fit in the defrags around that.

[ManDeal]

i don't remember when but i am sure it's not as often as it should be.
a scheduled defrag is ok when ur pc runs 24/7. it will sure save you crying when logical errors mess up ur hdd.

[chip19]

Just for those who are (or will be using) Vista, Diskeeper has announced a version, and Perfect Disk already has one out.

[silvertec]

Diskeeper 10 does it stuff every nite,keeps things nice and fast

[Addictivenyc]

Yea defragging is benefitial, i'd do it if i wasn't a lazy ass. Some times i forget but hey so far my hdd's are still kicking. maybe i should get that program u guys are talking about "diskkeep" ?

[terrorize]

never,it's still working.
if it ain't broke don't fix it :)

[mbucari1]

every 2 weeks. I also used diskeeper's function that allows me to increase the MFT allocation size. Things are going GREAT!

[sorcerer13]

Is it true, i've heard that fragging is hard on the harddrive?

[ubbeubbe]

I used to defrag more often. But now days my hard drives are all very close to 100% all the time. So there are no room to move files around. But when I have burned out all that I need to burn and deleted the rest...

[Chewie]

Is it true, i've heard that fragging is hard on the harddrive?
Yes, defragmenting a hard drive puts strain on the heads by thrashing them about a lot.
Consider though, that if you don't defrag, the drive heads will need to thrash about to a lesser extent almost constantly during normal use so although it's under less strain than when defragmenting they will be thrashing about far more overall.
Now consider that once a drive has been defragmented it will not constantly thrash about during normal use... and the next defrag pass will not thrash the heads about anywhere near as much as it did the first time because there's less defragmenting to do.

Bottom line: first defrag pass takes a long time and sounds very unhealthy but after that the drive operates more efficiently and subsequent defrag passes are quicker and quieter.

note: This only applies to the Windows OS. Linux has a much better file writing strategy and suffers from negligible fragmentation. I have no idea what Macs do, apart from keeping you dry in the wet.

[jeniffer]

I have o&o installed which defrag harddisk automatically when needed. So i cant tell you exactly how often i defrag my harddisk. Assume that sometimes this program runs in background from twice a day if i delete or move large files (it depends on my daily work) to once a week or a bit longer.

[mbfraser]

Maybe once every 2 months. Defragging is something that I just forget to do :(

[erRor67]

I dont even bother defragging my harddrive. I just reinstall windows every two months or so. Its not an inconvience for me cause is use a program called nLite that allows me to create a custom Windows XP installer cd. So i just pop it in and it install everything including patches, settings and programs without user intervention.

Why do I do this? I just like working with a clean and new OS. Lol, this of course isnt for everyone.

That said, its about time i reformat. Ive been putting it off for like 2 weeks.

[wupti]

Normaly delete movies, games, ect. if i dont like them.
If i do like them i burn the files to dvd-disks and name them so i always can find what i'm looking for.

Defreg when i think my computer is slowing down or not working as i want it to :D

[The Hitcher]

i know i should but i never do.
got 600+ gig so would have to do it whislt im sleeping and i just never do :)

[Fortech]

like, never

[yaheard]

get diskeeper pro and never have to worry about defragmented files...i love that program.