Hi Gerald, How often disk defragmentation is needed will vary from user to user, depending on how much deletion has taken place. Since it is such a huge debate, I will just say that I follow a weekly maintenance routine, which includes disk cleanup, defrag, security scans, and file backup. I do find that maintenance takes less time to run when it is done on a more frequent basis, which works well for me, since I have multiple machines to maintain. HTH, Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] daily tip
But how often should you defrag your hard drive? There is a lot of controversy on this issue. In the old days when hard drives were much smaller, it was necessary to defrag fairly frequently. But today's high capacity drives probably require less frequent defragging. I have read that some experts even question the value of defragging at all, arguing that it results in little improvement in computer performance and subjects the drive to unnecessary wear and tear that can shorten its life. I really don't think it is necessary for most home users to defrag more often than once every two or three months , although some other list members might beg to differ. Any thoughts? Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] daily tip > Hi Kathy, > Think of it this way: > Since we have to rely on what the program tells us, and we can't really > dispute the results, > then all that remains, is to find what works best with Jaws, and we are > comfortable using. > The important thing is that you run maintenance on a regular basis. > HTH, > Rick Justice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathy Pingstock" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 8:28 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] daily tip > > > David, > > A question I have some have told me to use de frag ler it works better > than > the one on our computers what is your opinion on this. > > Thanks > > Kathy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Ferrin > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 8:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JAWS-Users] daily tip > > Daily Tip: > Disk Cleanup > > Defragmenting your computer periodically can greatly enhance the > computer's > performance. While helpful, all defragmenting does is tidy up what is on > your computer; to get rid of unnecessary files such as temporary Internet > files and whatever is in your Recycling Bin, run Disk Cleanup as well. > Think > of it this way: Defragmenting sweeps the floor and Disk Cleanup takes out > the trash. Click Start, Control Panel, Performance And Maintenance (in > Category view), and Free Up Space On Your Hard Disk. The Disk Cleanup will > run automatically. Once the analysis is complete, simply follow the > prompts. > > > David Ferrin > http://www.jaws-users.com > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
