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This guide will teach you how to do a manual disk defrag through the Windows command prompt. Some Windows users have trouble with the Disk Defragmenter program so this is a solution to that problem, and might come in handy for other instances, too.
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Click the Start Button and type in 'cmd.exe' into the search box. -
Right click on 'cmd.exe' and select the option 'Run as Administrator.'Advertisement -
In the window that pops up, type 'defrag C: /U' -
Wait for the defragmentation to complete. This will take some time depending on how large and fragmented your disk is.
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- If you have more than one disk that needs to be formatted, add it in to the command, like this 'defrag C: F: /U'Thanks
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Warnings
- Do not close the command prompt once you have started the command. This may cause damage to your files.Thanks
- Solid State Drives do not need to be defragmented. This only wears them out.Thanks
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