- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: me15ter
Defragging doesn't really boost performance the way most people think it does unless you're running an app that utilizes the HDD a lot.
In layman's terms, defragging rearranges the files on you hard drive to be more organized. Let's put it this way. It's like having a lot of folders and papers scattered all over your desk. When XP wants to locate something, it's gotta dig through this whole mess to find what you want. When you create a new folder/file/whatever, XP basically plops it on top of the huge mess of a pile. When you defrag a hard drive, you basically clean this pile up and sweep it into an organized stack. Hence, it's easier for the computer to find stuff.
Again, defragging won't boost performance except on HDD-intensive apps. I doubt it would have that much an effect on Halo, and shouldn't have any effect on your video performance...unless you set aside part of you HDD as VRAM.
Oh, now I get it, so basically my computer is "cleaning up" its desk, so it can find the files I need in the future extremely faster? That's cool, I might try it.
Oh and bummer, I had my hopes up for a little while there, I thought defragging will allow my Halo to have better FPS while on Game Cam, oh well.
But how often should I defrag my hardrive? As often as I clean my room or something? lol