Defragmentation and disk optimization in Mac OS X collectively represent an issue nearly as contentious as the debate over repairing disk permissions -- one camp argues that utilties purportedly ...

When it come to disk fragmentation, a small amount of proactive maintenance can have a big impact on help desk call volumes. Help desk systems aren’t the only way to reduce the support workload. Staff ...

Most modern Windows operating systems will defrag your computer automatically, but you can do it manually if you have Windows ...

The conversation is always the same. "This laptop (or desktop, or server) was so fast when I first got it," someone will say to me, "but it just seems to get slower and slower." "Have you run disk ...

Are you pulling out your hair because your computer doesn't run as quickly as when you first bought it? - You might just need to do a little spring cleaning. Not on the outside, but the little nooks ...

A good example of this is with System Mechanic’s disk defragmenter. In addition to viewing the level of fragmentation in a graphic, you can also choose to see a report that gives you a better view of ...

This could be a problem for SSD laptops running Windows Vista, for by default Vista runs a scheduled task that regularly defragments your system drive. So it might be a good idea to disable scheduled ...

I'm running WinXP and after a few weeks of downloading (lots of stuff), moving large files around and between drives, and installing games and software I noticed a very significant drop in performance ...

Diskeeper Corp. this week disclosed that it has developed of its most significant technological breakthroughs, which it said will prevent up to 85% of all fragmentation from ever occurring in Windows ...

Occasionally, I run across information that everyone speaks as the truth, yet I can't get a reason why it is true anywhere. This drives me nuts!! I am going nuts now.<BR><BR>I am involved in several ...

Since the earliest days of computers, backup of data has been crucial. Vista, the latest in operating systems from Microsoft, offers robust backup functionality. Vista’s backup and restore features ...

Database servers suffer from two distinct types of fragmentation: internal and external. Internal fragmentation occurs when records are removed from database pages causing the space the record ...