Powerworks Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Never. ;) Back when I had smaller hard drives I thought it was pretty useless.. people say it increases performance.. but oh well.. I'll do it tonight I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGVL Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 I defragment my gaming system about once a month. I used to do it once a week. I've never had to defragment my PowerBook. Do these things even fragment? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVP Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Several times a month.....depending on how much I install and take out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOXOMOXOA Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 almost never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahid Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Actually it depands on the stuff you installed & take off! But at least One time in month ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivand Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 That reminds me, I haven't done it for about 6 months. Oops. Same here :pinch: going to do it now :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted June 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 12, 2004 Like... never :blink: Only when I'm fed up with my computer being slow, then I go through it and fix it up :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureEdit Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 It is done for me by my OS when I create a new file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoSigma Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Not a lot. Just after huge or major software installations/changes or just whenever my hard drive seems like it's taking to long to do things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rose Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 ahhhh..... what's deframenting? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardotstar Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 never lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicski Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 dang, I haven't defragged since like win 98 :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babis Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Everytime my screensaver is on. Using Diskeeper (screen saver mode) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3ta Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Once a month. about that, or never since I tend to play with windows beta stuff. So I format a lot. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieb39 Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Lately, a lot. Due to new Hard drive, copying, downloading, everything. Usally.. maybe once every... 3 months? more like when i remember.. -lieb39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redestium Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Depends on usage patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MytMowse Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 How often?1 Week? 1 Month? (or everyday? :p) I used to do it every day, but I tend to do it every month now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahul Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 twice a week & afetr every major installation ( like a game ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[hxc] Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 havent since i reformatted, guess i will tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calidude Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Once or twice a week here; sometimes more depending on if I notice major lag in my computer's response times; or if I've downloaded a ton that week but my comp is not that slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazerBack Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Never, not since WinXP, NTFS and a Raid 0 setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Never! Since Mac OS X do not have a defragment tool. :sleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwBen Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Only when my system starts running slow. @solaris: Stop talking about Mac OS X - Your making me more anxious to get my Powerbook! :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 @solaris: Stop talking about Mac OS X - Your making me more anxious to get my Powerbook! :woot: :fun: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quboid Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Every day or two. It's very quick, just a couple of minutes for a 120GB drive, and it keeps the system's performance up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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