| In most cases businesses tend to take their | | | | Sure fire signs of fragmentation on your |
| computer network for granted. We just assume | | | | computer's hard drive are most often |
| that when we arrive to work we'll be able to | | | | indicated by a lengthy boot time, long delays |
| push the start button, log on to our computer | | | | in loading applications and difficulty |
| and, begin the day. Despite knowing that much | | | | retrieving documents. Fortunately, a |
| of our business's information has been stored | | | | fragmented hard drive does not have to mean |
| on our computers there appears to be an | | | | the end of your computer's life. |
| overriding negligent attitude towards | | | | |
| ensuring that these computers are maintained | | | | Your computer's processing time is slowed due |
| properly. | | | | to fragmentation, meaning that how your files |
| | | | are saved on your hard drive will determine |
| For the most part we don't think about the | | | | how fast your computer responds to your |
| reliability of our computers until something | | | | requests. All computers store saved |
| goes wrong and even then we hold out a blind | | | | information inside a designated "block" on |
| faith that somehow they will right | | | | its hard drive. These blocks have a limited |
| themselves. We've all tried to reboot a slow | | | | amount of space in which files can be stored |
| computer or shut an application that is | | | | and when that block is full your computer |
| taking too long to load in hopes that it will | | | | moves on to another block to save |
| somehow improve the speed of the computer. | | | | information. |
| Nobody ever said it would work yet it's | | | | |
| exactly what we try to do, for no other | | | | Problems begin to surface when you retrieve a |
| reason other than it makes us feel as if | | | | file from a block and make changes. When you |
| we've tried everything. | | | | re-save that file it no longer fits inside |
| | | | that same space in the block and your |
| There isn't a successful business operating | | | | computer is forced to cut the added size of |
| today that takes that same approach with | | | | the file and store it in another block, now |
| other areas of their company. It would be | | | | you have a fragmented file. The next time you |
| like a company reviewing financial records | | | | try to retrieve that file your computer has |
| and noticing that they had been over budget | | | | to search the hard drive for all the |
| for the quarter yet instead of looking at | | | | information that goes with it. This causes |
| areas where they could cut costs or improve | | | | the delay and over time it only gets worse. |
| productivity they simply looked at the | | | | |
| financial records the next day believing that | | | | The solution to your computer's speed problem |
| they might have magically changed. | | | | can often be found in defragmentation |
| | | | software. Commonly referred to as defrag, |
| The reality of the situation is that over | | | | this software works to counter the causes |
| time our computers may slow down and show | | | | that lead to fragmentation and restore your |
| signs of drag. While that may be the | | | | computer back to optimal speed. Installing |
| lifecycle of a computer there is good news | | | | defragmentation software will repair your |
| for those who would rather invest their time | | | | fragmented files and create larger blocks on |
| in practical and proven methods of correcting | | | | your hard drive to keep your files together. |
| the problem rather than grasping a rabbit's | | | | By cleaning your hard drive of fragmented |
| foot and offering up prayers. | | | | files the speed of your computer will improve |
| | | | significantly and you won't have to worry |
| More often than not, when we experience a | | | | about carrying that rabbit's foot with you to |
| computer reliability problem that involves | | | | work. |
| speed it can be attributed to fragmentation. | | | | |