Hello Thane, Thursday, May 27, 2010, 9:31:55 AM, you wrote:
> For the heck of it, I did some testing with boot times on computers > before and after MyDefrag (run 6 month script.) > Older machine 1 (XP): > Boot time (from pressing power button until My Computer opens) > Before MyDefrag: 49 seconds > After MyDefrag: 32 seconds - 34% improvement > Older machine 2 (Vista): > Before MyDefrag: 1:49 > After MyDefrag: 1:17 - 29% improvement > Brand new machine (XP): > Before MyDefrag: 1:10 > After MyDefrag: 1:09 > So I'm changing my original stance on defragging. With MyDefrag (I'm > not supporting any other defragger, since I have never seen > improvements with those) on an older machine, it's well worth running > MyDefrag at least once every few months to improve overall speed. On > a brand new machine, it's probably not worth the effort. I can't say > how often one would need to do a defrag, but I have a hard time > imagining more than once every 3 months, and probably no more than > once every 6 months. > T Different BIOS/CMOS will vary the time also. Regardless, your point is made. I would add that I defrag about once a year. Defragging varies on the computer use and the use of the computer. ;) -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
