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    Disk Cleanup + Defrag.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by shinakuma9, Jan 29, 2011.

  1. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    How often do you guys run these to maintain your HD? Any other suggestions to keep stuff running smoothly? I use CCleaner and I just realized that I never ran disk cleanup or defrag ever since i bought my laptop.
     
    shinakuma9, Jan 29, 2011
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  2. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    Most of what Disk Cleanup does can be done in CCleaner, and CCleaner can do a bit that Disk Cleanup doesn't do. I have a defragger run every other weekend but that's more for my own peace of mind :D

    You don't need to do much to maintain a Windows 7 install if you don't go installing programs left and right every day for 12 hours a day.
     
    Kuu, Jan 29, 2011
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  3. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    Never. I haven't used either on my Win 7 Revo HTPC (and have only rebooted twice) since I put it in service ~ 9 months ago.
     
    olyteddy, Jan 29, 2011
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  4. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Defragmentation - ehm... I don't!! What's the point :) (SSD :D)

    CCleaner - quite often - I don't like junk.
     
    DetlevCM, Jan 29, 2011
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  5. perrin_aybara

    perrin_aybara Notebook Consultant

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    Once a week, (usually a Monday night), I do my weekly maintenance which consists of - Avast full system scan, Malwarebytes scan, (occasionally Spybot as well), and Ccleaner followed by defragmenting to finish it off.

    Once a week! :cool:
     
    perrin_aybara, Jan 29, 2011
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  6. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    Agreed :D

    I've just run the disk cleanup before shutdown everynight or whenever I feel to do it, takes about 30 seconds of my life, but I like it clean.
     
    tuηay, Jan 29, 2011
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  7. frozenarcticguy

    frozenarcticguy Notebook Deity

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    I use CCleaner and just got Defraggler from the same guys. Defraggler seems to work pretty good, better than Diskeeper.
     
    frozenarcticguy, Jan 30, 2011
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  8. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    NBR doesn't seem too religious about formatting their PCs every month. The best way to keep your system running smoothly is to avoid unnecessary program installations, to minimize the number of programs running at start-up, and to clean the computer every few months to prevent overheating. Tweaks and the like are a plus, but ultimately not essential.
     
    Bog, Jan 30, 2011
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  9. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    I have to say that I'm a fan of Smart Defrag, because it's able to locate files based upon their usage.
     
    anseio, Jan 31, 2011
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  10. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Tinderbox (UK), Jan 31, 2011
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  11. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    I pretty much let Windows 7 automatically take care of my HDD as far as Defragging is concerned.
     
    Matt is Pro, Jan 31, 2011
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