Better Computer Performance with SpeeDefrag and Smart Defrag

Have you ever defragged your hard drive? From the website http://www.techwriter.co.nz/nerd-ad.html, defrag is defined as "A process (run by a defragging program) whereby parts of data files on all segments of a computer hard disk are taken from their fragmented state (with parts of files spread all over the disk), and grouped together in complete-file segments. This makes it quicker for applications to find the files they need and frees up disk space, making the computer run more efficiently."

It's a great thing to do, but running a defrag on your system is a long and uneventful procedure that can tie up your PC for three to four hours, easily. I think that's why a lot of people (myself included) go longer than really recommended between defrags, thus losing system performance.

I have a program that will streamline your system defrag. It will help to cut the time down to a fraction of what it used to be when using Windows for the same procedure. The program is called SpeeDefrag and it not only runs an incredibly fast defrag process, but it has a couple of features you may find very useful.

What allows SpeeDefrag to perform the defrag process so much faster than its competitor is actually what it does before the defrag starts. SpeeDefrag will actually restart your system, running only SpeeDefrag, which can have an enormous impact on the time it takes to complete the defragmentation process.

There are a couple of features you can set to make the process tailor-made for you. For example, you can choose the drives you whish to include in the defrag. You can also schedule to have your defrag performed at your convenience. Maybe while you're at work, for instance. And last, but not least, you can set SpeeDefrag to shut down your system after the defrag is complete, which makes this ideal for those of us who may forget to run it. Perform a defrag before you go to bed or before you go to work and the system will be powered down when you return

SpeeDefrag is a lightweight program with heavy weight features. If you're like me, you're adding and removing programs and data constantly from your system and still demand a high level of performance. If that's the case, SpeeDefrag is the program for you. Check it out! Click this link to download SpeeDefrag from http://www.vcsoftwares.com/SpeeDefrag.html.

NOTE: This program was tested with JAWS for Windows 10.0.

A Smart Defrag

Here's another FREE alternative when it comes time to defrag your hard drive. The most amazing feature about this little utility has the same name as the program, Smart Defrag. When your system is idle, it will automatically start defragging your computer. When you start using your PC again, it stops. It then waits for you to finish and starts up again where it left off.

That option makes it so that you don't have to worry about defragging again. Just let it run in the background and it will defrag whenever it has the chance. That ensures your system is optimized at all times.

You can download Smart Defrag for yourself from downloads.com.

Defragging a Thumb Drive

A reader asks if they should ever run a defrag on a thumb drive?

The simple answer to today's question is: you should never defrag a flash drive. Let's first talk a little about hard drives. The files you have stored on your hard drive are usually saved in several little pieces, often in groups of 512 bytes. Now, those chunks of data are usually never placed next to each other or even remotely close to each other. Therefore, your files are generally spread out all over your hard drive, which is why defragging is so important.

The whole defrag process is done through a read/write head that rearranges your files and places them back together for you. That way, when you need to access a certain file, everything is put back together and your computer doesn't have to work as hard to find what you're looking for. Defragging simply helps speed up your system when you need to open a certain file. Yep, that's why it's so vital that you defrag on a regular basis (at least once a month or so).

On the other hand, flash drives do not have a read/write head, so if you were to defrag one, you wouldn't get any extra performance benefits from it whatsoever. Basically, without a read/write head, flash drives don't have to work any harder to find your files. Your files can be laid out in any order and your flash drive will still be just as fast when finding them for you.

Another reason why you should never defrag a flash drive is because flash memory wears out over time. Basically, the more you write (saving files, etc.) to your flash drive, the shorter its lifespan will be. And since defragging is a huge write process, every time you do it, you're adding thousands of extra writes to your device that just aren't necessary. So, if you've been continuously defragging your flash drives, you should stop. If you want your flash drive to last you a long while, simply stop the defrags. You won't get any benefit from it and you'll just end up with a broken down flash drive for no reason at all. Go and defrag your hard drive instead.