DeFraggler Introduction

Defraggler is an improved defragmenting program for your Windows PC that will speed up your computer, reduce the wear and tear on your hard drive, and make you and Windows more efficient.  I recommend it over the built in defragmenting program in Windows.

Basically, your files get broken into smaller and smaller fragments on your hard drive.  This requires the drive head to have to go to numerous places to get the total file.  Defragmenting basically pulls all those pieces back together, so that an entire file can be read with one "read".  When reading hundreds of files to make a program open and work, this can make your computer a slight bit faster, especially if it is seriously defragmented.

I normally defragment my computer once a year or so.