Defragmentation is the rewriting of all the parts of a file on contiguous sectors. When files on a hard disk drive are being updated, the information tends to be written all over the disk, causing delays in file retrieval. Defragmentation reverses this process, and is often achieved with special defragmentation programs that provide up to 75 percent improvement in the speed of disk access and retrieval.
a program that helps the computer organize files more efficiently
a utility that rearranges your fragmented files and the free space on your computer so that files are stored in contiguous units and free space is consolidated in one contiguous block
a utility that reorganizes the files and unused space on a computer's hard disk so the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs run faster
Utility that reorganizes (defragments) flies and parts of files on your hard disk- puts fragmented files back together.
A Windows 95 tool that organizes blocks of information on your hard drive to shorten the time it takes to read certain files.
Arranges the blocks of information for a file into adjacent blocks on your hard drive, which may significantly improve the file access times.
Utility program that reorganizes file and unused space on a hard disk to the operating system can access data more quickly and programs can run faster. 8.30
Windows disk defragmenting utility. 8.30
A disk defragmenter is a computer program designed to increase access speed (and sometimes increase the amount of usable space) by rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy contiguous storage locations. Disk defragmenters are available for many platforms, the most common being those included with operating systems (i.e. Microsoft Windows), utility packages (like Norton Utilities), or other standalone defragmenters (like Perfect Disk or Diskeeper).