Is your computer slow? It could be because of THIS!

[@MathiasYmagnus]

I agree with what you stated, but I have been told by a bunch of people claiming to be ITs that we're wrong lol. Thanks for the post.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I think the confusion is HDD/SSD. Most newer/younger IT people have probably primarily only dealt with the newer SSD technology, so they gravitate towards "never defrag". Well, with SSD, that's 100% correct. But not every pc out there has SSD. In my daily business, it's about a 50/50 mix, even still. Plus, IT people think they know everything quite often LOL

[@NemencioRas]

Defragmenting a heavily fragmented HDD (and almost full) can be helped by first cut and paste the largest files to another drive, then defragment the HDD, and afterwards cut and paste the largest files back into the HDD.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Don't share ALL the tricks! LOL

[@ethimself5064]

I can defrag my HDD and not slow things down. I can't tell but I think I can tell a difference at 10% and have it set to every week without the other option

[@xdsmastermia]

Why not just copy the entire drive? Would it take longer to copy if fragmented?

[@xdsmastermia]

Also, if you copy the file back to original fragmented drive wouldn't it already be "defragmented" that file only I mean. I like this discussion lol

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@xdsmastermia nope. Fragmentation occurs as a file is written to the drive. Theoretically though, if the drive is not defragmented after moving the file, then when written back, Windows will likely just write the majority of it back into the large "gaps" it was removed from. If the drive is defragged after moving it, Windows now has large spaces to fill, but likely closer together (versus scattered all over the drive). Hope this makes sense 👍

[@JoyKOz]

I always tell my elderly clients that a fragmented computer is like using reference books in a library and after using them, putting them back on the trolley... not the shelf. It takes longer to find the info in the jumble of books when you need it again and you can't remember which book it was in.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Genius! Exactly yes!

[@stevejarvis186]

Hi Scott, Im like you, I love watching a defrag propgram running, its mesmerising! LOL Great video again Scott.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

glad I’m not the only one LOL

[@monsieurqueeley2197]

I am a computer technician. I like your videos. Good content

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Thank you, much appreciated!

[@TERMA3]

Your video came at the perfect time it addresses exactly what I'm dealing with right now! Thanks.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Excellent!!!

[@asan1050]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You're welcome!

[@DomN5TCB]

I use that program. Years before I found out about your channel. It works!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Thanks for the affirmation! 👍

[@NoEgg4u]

When a hard drive is empty, it will have the fastest performance. As it fills up, it will slow down for writes (and reads, depending on which files you are reading). That is because when a hard drive is empty, it writes to the outer most portion of the platter's within. And since there is more real-estate, per rotation, on the outer section of the platters, more data will be written and read per rotation. An empty (or nearly empty) hard drive might read and write data at 260 MB/s. Sometime later, if you have only a couple of gigabytes of free space, and you save an 800 MB file, it will probably write at 150 MB/s, or close to that. That is a big performance hit. Nothing is wrong. It simply takes more rotations of the platters to store data at the inner portions of the platters. A long time ago, I searched for a program that would let you specify which files to put at the front (outer edges of the platters). I never found such a program (but I lost interest and haven't looked recently -- there must be a utility that does that). Defragging does not optimize for the above. It simply makes your files contiguous. Defragging relocates parts of files so that each file has no gaps between the bytes that make up the file. I am not sure why our host recommended a 3rd party defragging tool? Windows has a built in defragger, and will accomplish the same thing as 3rd party tools (as far as its core function is concerned). The tool that our host recommended has paid options. I suspect that he will receive a commission for folks that choose a paid option. Nothing wrong with that. But if you want to use a free version, I suggest that you use the defragger that is built in to Windows. The more 3rd party software that you install, the slower your computer will run, as more registry entries are made, and more services are started, etc. Also, with 3rd party software, it might do more than the reason you installed it. It might phone home. Or, it might not. No way to know (unless it is open source). Why roll the dice, when Windows has a defragger?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

All correct, except...I don't get anything from recommending Defraggler. Not a penny. Secondly, Windows defrag does work. I trust and prefer the more graphical interface of Defraggler. Sincerely..."The Host"

[@williamarthur4801]

I used to run defrag all the time back in win 95 /8 just to watch it go .

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Kind of addictive huh?

[@EdwardStettler]

Lol I remember doing that

[@Sotebolikurac]

Aisles and beans explanation was really good. Thanks

[@rhondae8222]

That was a great bean analogy for fragmentation. Thank you for this great information. 👍

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Thank you! I've found "novice" users respond well to analogies, so...

[@dvdvno]

When cloning a HDD to SSD, would it be better to defrag the HDD beforehand?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Won't make any difference unless you are doing a sector by sector clone. If you're just doing drive to drive, no need to defrag.

[@oldradioguy65]

I heard you should never defragment an SSD drive. This is where the TRIM command comes in.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Correct, as stated in the video 👍

[@D.von.N]

I think the new OS shouldn't even offer you this option if you have SSD. Might be wrong though.

[@eliteeesa1461]

@@AskYourComputerGuybut I did trim command and my ssd seems to be slower than anything

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@eliteeesa1461 according to Microsoft, running it manually can only really cause issues if run manually too often. I'd give it some time and let Windows sort itself out

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

Old geezer alert: My first technical job involved supporting a product called "EZ Drive" for the Apple II, back in the day when you *really* noticed fragmentation. Once the software was mature, I ran it on a regular basis and definitely saw performance increases. I certainly don't scoff at its being an issue, as your video says, but it's been ages for me and my little fleet for computers where fragmentation has been a problem. I also suspect that a "more sedate way of life" in my computer usage also plays a role after so many decades. 🙂

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

👍👍👍

[@dyson9422]

I am so glad that NVMe SSD are the usual storage devices today. The rotating disks were defragged so often to keep the computer working faster that the failed quickly with all the data lost.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

👍

[@Jwalker76]

Thank you for posting this information. Personally im well aware of what defrag is, but not everyone is. About 3 years ago my brother told me he was defraging his gaming PC at which point i told him not to as i know the system has an SSD. He still has the same PC now problem free which is good to hear as his PC was built during the 2018 crypto mining boom. The PC meets his requirements as much as i would like to upgrade his PC.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

As long as he's happy and everything works 👍

[@Jwalker76]

Totally agree. If you're happy with your PC then that's all that matters.

[@YacovIchao8903]

Hi, does this apply to SSDs or just hard drives?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

As stated in the video, an SSD should never be defragmented 👍

[@karenmcaliece4492]

may I ask what cyber security you use?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

For antivirus, Eset (www.jdoqocy.com/gi104wktqks79899C8DFH799EFEBDA) And I use MalwareBytes as my real-time backup: prf.hn/l/q3BJaLB

[@gsxrsquid]

Good video as always. I have switched to all SSDs but still have some old HDDs I was going to use for backup and archiving. I had been wondering if I should defrag the SSDs so this was timely for me.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Don't defrag SSD drives. Winhandlws that automatically, you will shorten the SSD lifespan doing it manually

[@randalbourland9528]

Hi Scott. I went to use defraggler. It showed that my 2 drives were SSD drives when I know for sure that they are HDD drives. So I just typed in defragment on the computer and used that. Thank you for your videos and information.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

👍

[@xdsmastermia]

If you copy a file from a fragmented drive to a new drive, will it copy it fragmented???

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Negative. Fragmentation refers to how the drive itself is organized. Fragmentation is not file-dependent 👍

[@xdsmastermia]

Nice. Thanks

[@lonettehendrick9836]

Do you have to defrag external hard drive?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

No, but it's not a bad idea to defrag any HDD that has a high percentage of fragmentation. Always best to keep a storage drive organized and efficient. The 50% drive in the video was an external storage drive 👍

[@lonettehendrick9836]

Thank you! You are the only person I actually follow and take advice from.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@lonettehendrick9836 wow! I appreciate that, truly! just remember, I am human and sometimes I make mistakes so it’s always good to verify 👍

[@peterpeter8086]

Thank you

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You're welcome!

[@randyriegel8553]

Not that I have any HDD's anymore but wasn't Win 7 and above supposed to automatically defrag when idle? I always heard that. Been in IT for almost 25 years as a software engineer but also do a lot of hardware and networking also. I think I may have on HDD on an older laptop running Linux. LOL. Even my PI has an SDD.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Microsoft says it does. I don't buy it. Seen too many older machines, Windows 7/10 that are 20/30/50% fragmented. Doesn't sound like Windows was doing it's job IMO

[@rogerm1111]

@@AskYourComputerGuy It usually does work. The instances you are talking about must be the rare exceptions. By the way, automatic weekly defragging was introduced in Vista.

[@ethimself5064]

Does not the Windows defrag mention if one has a SSD and will not allow a defrag?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Windows won't defrag an SSD. It also won't prevent you from doing it manually. It uses the TRIM process in the background vs a traditional "defrag"

[@ethimself5064]

@@AskYourComputerGuy I trust this is a good thing?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

For SSD OR NVMe drives, yes 👍

[@colinreece3452]

Kind of scary in a way as more and more turning to SSD and in doing so one day it could die along with your data, yes I know we should back it up but not many ppl know how or forget to do it. Then there are people selling (used) SSD's cheap and are tempting to buy to save money but it could be well worn and old.

[@TheRe-EngineeredLife]

Thank you for the video. However, I am very confused and concerned about SSD NVMe drives. I've just built a brand new desktop for gaming purposes mostly, and when I have put both of my NVMe drives onto the motherboard everything worked fine booted up and checked using defraggler software. I have used the software for years as well with great success. Here is my question. Both of my NVMe drives when I initially scan them showed over 50% fragmentation and they were brand new drives. In that case, I did defragment both of them got them down to under 10% and everything was fine. I would like an explanation or an alternative for what I should do for NVMe SSDs when brand new ones come with 50% fragmentation. I do understand the read and write limits of SSDs when you hit that limit, they just die. This is a well-known fact. However I have not had any problems defragmenting my SSDs. If you could please elaborate on this more as now I am concerned plus I just really want to know more about this. Thank you very much!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Great question! Long story short, windows uses a process called trim to automatically optimize SSD/NVME drives through a process called TRIM. it is complicated, but I always equate it to memory optimization versus physical drive optimization. If one was so inclined, they could Google TRIM and learn about how it works. But I will always stand behind never defragmenting an SSD or NVME drive. You won’t likely see any immediate damage by defragmenting an SSD, and these drives are getting better at lasting longer, even if defragmented, but you will see a shortened lifespan

[@JonDisnard]

If one has an actual hard drive, as in spinning disks, and the filesystem is running fat32... Then perhaps, maybe, in theory... Fragmentation might be an issue. Otherwise it's probably not an issue. That's because modern SSDs are nonlinear, and fragmentation is an intrinsic effect of the underlying storage, and that's okay. By design modern SSDs are fast because they are nonlinear, they fetch data quickly because they don't fetch in straight lines. That said, one can defrag a modern filesystem on a modern SSD, and it might be slightly more optimal. On an SSD one wants to run the TRIM command.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

👍

[@teddybear4020]

YIKES ,!!!! I HAD no idea that u should not defrag a ssd drive never heared that b4

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Now ya know :)

[@peterpeter8086]

Does defraging help with startup speed?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

If your primary drive is an HDD (not SSD), it can absolutely (and likely will) help!

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Should help with that, and more. Remember, this is ONLY for mechanical hard drives. SSD's, it's not recommended you defrag as it'll reduce the write life of the drive, however, keep in mind that most modern (read, in the last couple of years or so), most SSD's have very high amounts of write times, and can last years reading and writing to and fro. Early SSD's were quite limited with write speeds and would wear out fairly quickly so keep heavy writing tasks to older mechanical drives, and even now, most SSD's there is no real need to defrag them anyway as they are much faster than mechanical drives ever hope to be. Mechanical drives are best for longer term storage and for audio/video/game storage, not for programs and OS tasks. Use SSD's there for certain.

[@D.von.N]

Just a question: how do people end up with so heavily fragmented HDD these days? I reinstalled my Win10 on HDD last spring. Checked the fragmentation, it is 0%. I have about 70% full disk. Is it defragging itself over time?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

All depends on what and how you use your PC. For those that download and/or delete files often, they will be heavily fragmented. If you don't add/remove files frequently, your fragmentation level will stay low(er)

[@george-danfulger]

i did defag an ssd because i wanted to give some lifespan in return for some nicely arranged OS

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Did you notice any difference?

[@george-danfulger]

yes, in good! the thing is, all, everyone says they don't recommend it!! but i knew why! and i didn't agree with them! because if you are willing so give something in return... some life time of your ssd, go for it. the real cause of slowness is they way the os is behaving and fragmentation and there is no replacement for defrag. especially on windows , the way the file system is conceived and designed to behave....

[@guyva_unito_sree3]

Is there something wrong with windows built in defrag tool that you are using defraggler? besides that it has no fun graphic interface to look at. windows also has automatic defrags turned on so this isnt even something regular people should worry about

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

nothing wrong, just that I have worked on so many systems that were supposedly defragmented by windows, and they were 20 to 50% fragmented when running defraggler. Plus, I’ve used the software for years and it is safe, and that’s part of what I do on the channel is to let people know what is and is not safe to use.

[@guyva_unito_sree3]

@@AskYourComputerGuy other defraggers use different algorithms, different opinions on what should be defragged. like windows skip files of a certain file sizes because they think there is too little benefit to defragging them so that could be why you're seeing more fragmenetion with defraggler. im actually looking for a video on some data to prove which algorithm is best but havent found one yet. thats how i ran into your video, im searching for proof of whats best for a platter drive.

[@ionamygdalon2263]

Assuming the Primary (Master) Drive is an HDD and the OS is Windows 10/11, is there a real difference between running Defraggler, the "defrag" command in CMD, and "Contig" by Sysinternals ?? Many thanks

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Nope. Both will work :)

[@ionamygdalon2263]

@AskYourComputerGuy Thank you 👍

[@sheikhtashdeedahmed]

Hi Scott. Love your work. Still waiting on your upcoming ventoy vs easy2boot with hirens vs medicat vid and whether setting up the bootable drive in gpt at ntfs is better or mbr at ntfs. 😁😁😁 Also, do you like instant coffee? Have you tried maccoffee instant coffee?😁

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Still on the drawing board, sorry! Got about 300 videos on that drawing boedd LOL - and no, I haven't tried it!

[@sheikhtashdeedahmed]

@AskYourComputerGuy oh wow! Awesome! Good luck with each and every one of them!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@sheikhtashdeedahmed thank you! Shooting for 1M subs 😂😂😂

[@tonyf5695]

Well, I tried the defrag, took some 20 hours to complete, but before I did the defrag, I backed up the 480GB SSD drive to a 1TB 2.5 drive because another suggestion was if the drive with Windows on, happens to be quite full and mine was, this too could cause slowdown. So the backup done I then did the drive defragmentation. Nothing at all improved, it still takes several minutes from start up to get to my desktop screen, and there's next to nothing in the start up either

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Because defragmenting an SSD does not do anything except shorten it's lifespan

[@tonyf5695]

I didn't say I defragged an SSD, I said I had a drive running very slowly, that was the SSD - I backed this up to a 1TB drive (non-SSD) then I defragged the 1TB drive - not the SSD, I know you don't defrag an SSD

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Gotcha, sorry for the confusion 👍

[@Lord-Sméagol]

Image @ 3:48 is what your file system is like while torrenting porn :)

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

LOL probably true 😂

[@vascosilva-j1u]

Hey, great video! Could you help me with a problem i runned some time ago? About 1 year or so i was trying to free space from my pc and ignorant as i was i accidentally erased what i believe it was the user paste (not sure). But what bothered me the most was that my file exporer was probably erased, cause its gone. Dou you have any solutions?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I've made lots of troubleshooting videos, definitely recommend browsing the library to see if any help you! Worst case, wipe and reinstall Windows and that will 100% fix your problems: How to WIPE your hard drive and DELETE viruses from your PC! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH-Zq5yoYrKSjbs

[@peterpeter8086]

Does windows come with a defrag utility? My old computer came with a defrag option under disk management.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Yes, Windows does have a defrag, even Windows 11 has it, but only use it for mechanical drives, not SSD's due to writing tasks will shorten the life of the drive, though modern SSD's are less susceptible to it these days due to the very high write cycles they often have. Once you exceed write cycles, you can't write to the drive anymore, but you can still read from it, and at that point, transplant all on that drive to a new one and then discard/destroy the old drive.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Yes it does. IMO, doesn't do a very good job. Your results may vary

[@zetectic7968]

With modern multi core CPU's & HDD that are terabytes in size unless the drive is 90%+ full and 50% or more fragmented, defragging won't make a noticeable difference. There is no reason to still have your operating system (windows) on a HDD as a SSD will be many times faster that than a

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Or.....you have a budget and can only afford a 2023 model with an HDD and 4GB RAM. Believe it or not, there are more folks out there than not 🤷‍♂️

[@DJbernardo1320]

Ssd does not give any signal when failing ? That's scary as well😅

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Agreed!

[@younes99999]

i have a toshiba sattellite running on windows 10 but the wifi not working i dont know why

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I would check the driver. You can use DriverMax to easily do this: EVERY Windows user should do THIS *right now*! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYizm4Kdds-latE

[@yukuhana]

The built-in Windows Optimize Drives app shows my SSD as "Hard disk drive" and 0% fragmented!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Another reason why I don't trust Windows "built-in optimization". Defraggler will show the drive exactly as it is, as shown in the video 👍

[@anthonyborack435]

I wanted to defrag my computer, but the computer notice said it was okay and I didn't need to defrag. Should I defrag anyway or not?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Anything below 10-15%, probably not

[@anthonyborack435]

@@AskYourComputerGuy Thank you.

[@james_l_ryan]

My PC (Win 11) has been using a lot of the 'C'-drive. Typically overnight. It can go from 70Gb free, to 25Gb free. I've yet to find any weird/odd processes running. Any suggestions?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I would start with finding out what is taking up the majorly of the drive space (when it shows lower available). Could be AV files, temp files, backups, etc. Here's how: 5 FREE and EASY ways to free up hard drive space on your PC kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6aloZivgKupm9k

[@kkcombs622]

Probably the Paging (virtual memory) file, which Ideally should be on a separate drive from the OS. If it's set to dynamic it's size can vary a lot. You can change it to a fixed size or at least constrain it.

[@AbdulRahman-pk4bo]

I have cloned my hard disk and installed ssd with DiskGenius. It is working find but there is D: Recovery when I open This PC. What should I do?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

That's not abnormal. As long as your C drive is working fine, you're good 👍

[@AbdulRahman-pk4bo]

Thanks

[@TinusTegenlicht]

Why isn't a file stored in one spot? Why is it messed up after a while?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Most common cause is bad sectors. Think of it as a damaged puzzle piece. If one piece is broken or missing, you won't have the complete puzzle ever. Windows just writes ones and zeroes to the first available space, trying to put everything together as best it can. But sometimes there just isn't enough "room" to fit all the bits and bytes in the same place. Hence, fragmentation 👍

[@TinusTegenlicht]

@AskYourComputerGuy Thank you for your reply!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@TinusTegenlicht you bet 👍

[@Lord-Sméagol]

With Windows, NTFS will try to write files using the fewest areas of free space. This becomes more difficult when the drive is nearly full or the free space is fragmented. Files that grow over time can become fragmented if there is no free space immediately after them. File downloads, video encoding and Windows log files can be prone to fragmentation.

[@the1der]

I haven't watched this entire vid....yet. I have showing C drive and now SYSTEM RESERVED drive. C DRIVE i defraged SYSTEM RESERVED shows 29% fragmented butnwhen I try to optimize it attempts to but doesn't. Just returns after about 10 seconds after "trying". Is it necessary?? How come it wont go.after it? How come I haven't seen system reserved drive before? Idk man. Help me out lol Win 10 os

[@darlenesye1609]

OK, I came back to comment on the HP laptop, where'd it go?

[@darlenesye1609]

NM, Found It, and BTW, HP is one of my favs.

[@darlenesye1609]

So Scott, I pickup my 255 G10 tomorrow, and then do my review, do mention your referral? I'll TrY to chillout. Oftentimes, I comment and don't expect a reply. And IF I Do Need an answer, I'll give it a reasonable amount of time. If I need an answer That Badly, I'll ask again. There went all of my SS raise for six months. 🤑

[@Wolterhon]

why bother with this software if there's built in disk analysis that works just fine? you press optimize all, it defrags hdds and does whatever to the ssds (certainly not defrag, idk what exactly), is defraggler somehow better?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Great question, one that I get asked often. Windows built-in utility claims to "work great", and I won't argue that it does work. But I've also repaired hundreds of computers, running Windows with "optimization" enabled, that were 20/30/60% fragmented. In my opinion, that doesn't pass the sniff test. Defragler 100% works, also provides a visual representation of fragmentation (for those of us who are visual creatures), additionally it allows for scheduling, allowing a user to control the optimization themselves. If you're happy with how Windows is handing your drives, then no, you don't need this. But I have fixed countless "slow pc" issues just by running this software. And because my job is to provide trusted advice to novices, it also is a way to help people understand which software is safe and trusted, as I have used it for years with zero issues 👍

[@Wolterhon]

@@AskYourComputerGuy thank you!

[@rhondae8222]

Hey, there, Ask Your Computer Guy. 😊

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Howdy Howdy 👍

[@DomN5TCB]

106,415? Pounds of Gunpowder Guy Fawkes had under Parliament?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Sure...let's go with that 😂

[@averagebodybuilder]

I defragged a client's several workstation and she still called me abdul!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Oh wow!

[@Pooh2-s4q]

Defraggler says my 2nd drive is SSD but Aomei says it is HDD which I know is correct.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Not every program is perfect. If you know it's an HDD, then defrag it if meeded

[@Pooh2-s4q]

@@AskYourComputerGuy I would consider that a major program fault, considering it is a main feature.

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

Most of my drives are just WORMs. Write once read many. Fragmentation is nil. Browser garbage is main culprit.🤔 and possibly indexing from so many drives?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Browser garbage should only affect the main (OS) drive. It should have zero affect on any other connected drives 👍

[@ContantContact]

Yeah, if you: * are still using Windows (I switched to Linux) * still have a mechanical hard drive, and not an SSD. In both cases, OLD TECH.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

100% of my local clients use Windows and 80-85% of them still use an HDD

[@ContantContact]

@@AskYourComputerGuy Yeah, I know. Not to their own benefit tho. I redid a machine for a friend, replacing a HDD with an SDD style for that machine, and Put Win 7 back. And added Linux Mint and showed him how to do both. Mint runs better, but he has a piece of software that wont run on Linux OR on Windows newer that Win 7 w/o an expensive upgrade. He uses both. And is about 83.

[@ContantContact]

@@AskYourComputerGuy Interesting. I did hardware and software for decades, and retired. I also fixed things, and a small percentage were apply, others were Windows. I won't put a HDD in now, though I did for a long time. Some format of SSD only now. I had one I did for cheap, a friend whose work I admire and want to continue, free except parts. It was Win 95. I put Win 95 and Linux Mint on it. He started out mostly Mint because we could not find the software he needed at the time. Eventually we got most of it. One thing was the printer, which worked on Mint very easily. Meanwhile, I fixed up a shared file area for the two. Linux enforces good file management. Windows does not, esp Win 97.

[@morganfbilbo462]

OK Scott. I'm very confused. I have had Defraggler on my PC for years. Going by your instructions. I find I have 2 SSD drives listed on Defraggler. BUT: I know for a fact that when I bought this, it was an SSD and a HHD. I checked Speccy and that shows 2 SSD drives. How can that happen? Change? May I email you personally?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Yes you may. What I would do is go to device manager. Under drives and storage, you'll often see the model of the drive(s). Google the model number and then you'll see exactly what's under the hood 👍

[@runtime1976]

Lie an ssd does not need defrag

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You obviously didn't watch the video. I say this multiple times.

[@artifactingreality]

bro this is obsolete lol

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Not if you have an older computer with mechanical hard drives...probably more relevant than ever, considering years of being written to and from. All about the individual user 👍

[@artifactingreality]

@@AskYourComputerGuy possibly maybe but I really wouldn't worry about it.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@artifactingreality well, my clients pay me to make their computers as fast as possible. For those with HDDs, this is an important first step 👍

[@artifactingreality]

@@AskYourComputerGuy Doesn't Windows do it on a weekly schedule anyway?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Yes...but if it isn't doing a good job, what's the point of how often it runs?

[@yerachmielb1]

Is the following statement correct: "Windows doesn't defragment SSDs - even if you tell it to do that, it simply optimizes the SSD's trim operations." That's the response I got when I asked at some point.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I'm not an expert on how TRIM works in relation to what Windows does or doesn't do. I personally don't think manually defragmenting an SSD makes any difference to Windows. You'll notice an SSD defrag take about 10 seconds, so I'm guessing there is no correlation. Interesting question for sure 👍

[@yerachmielb1]

@@AskYourComputerGuy Thanks!

[@davinp]

For SSDs, Windows has a trim command to optimize SSDs

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

As mentioned in the video...that is correct :)

[@JD96893]

I only came here to mention that this doesn't happen on Linux and that windows is a POS.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Ok, thanks!