SubscribeMy PC has been running slow lately. When I would check out the performance in Windows Task Manager, the CPU would often show something close to 100%. I thought it had something to do with Firefox since it was when I had several tabs and even browser windows running when the problem showed up. Then again, my PC usually has a couple Firefox windows up all of the time.
It wasn’t until I tried setting up my new external hard drive that my PC was heavily fragmented.
If you are Mac user or a fake UNIX (Linux) user, you probably don’t even know what a fragmented hard drive is. It’s something only we Microsoft users have to deal with. I used to be hyper diligent when it came to defragmenting my hard drives. Over time I just got out of the habit of doing it. I guess one of the reasons I let the task fall to the wayside was because I don’t think I’ve ever fixed a PC problem by running Defrag. It was always just something I did before actually finding the real cause of whatever problem I was dealing with.
Since defraging my C: drive, I’ve noticed a remarkable difference. It’s ridiculously fast now.
Ryan O'Hara
/ February 13, 2008It’s true that Mac users don’t have to defrag their hard drive, but they should periodically open up Disk Utility and “repair disk permissions”.
It’s also a good idea to enter “4 8 15 16 23 42″ every 108 minutes. Otherwise the world ends.