Compaq 277958-001 - Manual (Page 31)

Learning More About Your Computer 3–5
Maintaining and Shipping
8. Click Start to begin scanning.
Defragmenting the Drive
You can increasingly improve the efficiency of the computer by
defragmenting it on a regular basis. Defragmenting moves the files
closer together so that the hard drive space is used more effectively.
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Your computer may not have defragmenting software installed or use
another type of defragmenter.
To Defragment the Hard Drive
1. Close all open programs.
2. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.
3. Click My Computer.
4. Right click the hard disk drive you want to check.
5. Click Properties.
6. On the Tools tab, click the Defragment Now button.
7. Select the disk you want to defragment.