Windows 10: Ho often should I run disk defragmenter in win 10

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  1. Ho often should I run disk defragmenter in win 10


    Hi I had a question about disk defragmenter. I was wondering how often it should be run and why it is set to run automatically in windows 10? In windows 7 I read that you should only run it when you hard drive is 15% + fragmented and don't run it more than once a year because running it too often can damage your hard drive. Is this still the case with win 10 or has something been changed?

    :)
     
    CreeperKing, Jun 28, 2019
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  2. Pawan1709 Win User

    Disk Defragmenter runs but when finished it now shows 14% fragmented.

    Hi Jim,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    Provide us with the below details for better clarity on the issue.


    • Did you perform the defragmentation internally or on an external drive?

    • Do you face any performance related issues even after the defragmentation?
    You can ignore the message if you are not facing any performance related issue
    after the process is done. It might be due to some error in the reporting. Then it won’t be an issue to worry about. If that is not the case, and you are still facing performance related issues, I suggest you to try the below steps and check if it
    helps.

    Step 1: Run a Disc Check on the computer.

    You can perform a check disk to spot any error in your hard disk. To do so, right- click on the start button>select command prompt (admin)> type “chkdsk” and press enter.

    This will display the exact errors occurring in your hard drive. Restart the computer and try Step 2.

    Step 2: Perform a Disk Cleanup on your computer.

    Refer the link below for steps to perform a Disk Cleanup.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/disk-cleanup-in-windows-10

    Now, Run Disk Defragmentation and check if the issue persists.

    Hope this information helps and let us know the status of the issue we will be glad to help you further.
     
    Pawan1709, Jun 28, 2019
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  3. disk defragmentation

    Hi,

    To defragment your hard disk:

    1. Click the Start button. In the search box, type Disk Defragmenter, and then in the list of results, click Disk Defragmenter.

    2. Select the disk you want to defragment.

    3. Click Analyze disk to determine if the disk needs to be defragmented or not.

    4. If fragmentation is above 10%, you should defragment the disk.

    5. Click Defragment disk, in order to defragment the disk.

    (The above method is based on Disk Defragmenter tool for Windows 8)

    Code:
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    sayedarifuddinpallab, Jun 28, 2019
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  4. John Zab Win User

    Ho often should I run disk defragmenter in win 10

    defragmentation

    Hi Richard,



    We have a couple of workarounds for defragmentation issues, try the following:



    Method 1: Check your hard disk for errors in Windows 10.



    • Press Windows key+X.
    • Select Command Prompt (Admin).
    • In the window that opens enter chkdsk /f.
    Method 2:
    Run System File Checker (SFC)
    .

    Method 3: Check if Disk Defragmenter service is running properly.

    This service is required for performing disk defragmentation, and if it’s disable, you won’t be able to run a defragmentation tool.

    • Search for services.msc.
    • Make sure that Disk Defragmenter service is set to
      manual
      .
    • Also, make sure that following services are set to Automatic:

      Remote Procedure Call (RPC).

      DCOM Server Process Launcher.

      RPC Endpoint Mapper.
    Let us know how it goes.
     
    John Zab, Jun 28, 2019
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