Robert Stinnett » disks http://www.robertstinnett.com In case of accidental reading, flush eyes with warm water for 5 minutes. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:03:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windows 7 in 77 Seconds – Disk Defragmentation http://www.robertstinnett.com/2009/10/12/windows-7-in-77-seconds-disk-defragmentation/ http://www.robertstinnett.com/2009/10/12/windows-7-in-77-seconds-disk-defragmentation/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +0000 Robert Stinnett http://www.robertstinnett.com/2009/10/12/windows-7-in-77-seconds-disk-defragmentation/ Some of the improvements in Windows 7 aren’t apparent without digging around a bit.  One of the improvements is in the disk defragmenter.  The interface has been redesigned and by default defragmentation jobs are scheduled weekly at 1:00 AM on new installs.  Defragmentation helps keep your files in order and can greatly improve your performance, especially on large drives.

One of the cool features in Windows 7 is that it is smart enough to know not to defragment solid-state or USB drives to help preserve their life.  A lot of people are unaware that solid-state drives (like that USB stick you store your files on) have a limited number of read/write cycles to them!

It’s just one more way Windows 7 is helping make your digital life a little bit easier.

Windows 7 in 77 Seconds – Disk Defragmentation

 

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