Does defragmentation help boost up the speed of a computer?

India
December 9, 2006 1:03pm CST
Does defragmentation help boost up the speed of a computer?
3 responses
vikranth
@vikranth (179)
• India
9 Dec 06
yes
Trace86
@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
9 Dec 06
Absolutely! It puts things together and makes it easier for your operating system to find faster. I try to do it once a week. Usually right after my virus scan.
nancygibson
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
9 Dec 06
Usually it does, it helps to run a disc cleanup first and also scrub your cookie file before you start the defrag process.