O&O Defrag 17 User's Guide - O&O Software
O&O Defrag 17 User's Guide - O&O Software O&O Defrag 17 User's Guide - O&O Software
Getting startedRecommendations for your first defragmentationStart defragmentationThe first defragmentation usually requires the most time because O&O Defrag has to check your entire system andmove all files into their optimal position. This is especially the case with systems that have been in use for a long timeand have rarely or never been defragmented.Defragment Single Drives1. Select the drive you wish to defragment from the drive list.2. Clicking the Start button in the Ribbon Bar will start defragmentation using the OPTIMIZE default method. Ifyou want to change this method, open the Start button's lower menu and select the Method you desire.3. Depending on the size of your database, defragmentation can take up to several hours. You can see the defragmentationin progress on the drive symbol and the status display.4. Once defragmentation is completed, you can have a detailed status report displayed as an HTML document inyour web browser.Note: You can defragment several drives simultaneously by pressing the Ctrl key and selecting the drives you wantto have included.Defragment an entire computer1. To defragment your entire computer, select all the drives in the drive list. A multiple selection can be done bypressing Ctrl.2. If you click the Start button in the Ribbon bar, defragmentation with the OPTIMIZE default method will begin. Ifyou want to change this method, first open the Start button's lower menu and select the Method you desire.3. Depending on the size of your database, defragmentation can take up to several hours. You can see the defragmentationin progress on the drive symbol and the status display.4. Once defragmentation is completed, you can have a detailed status report displayed as an HTML document inyour web browser.Defragmenting individual files and folderYou can also defragment individual files and folders. Just right-click the folder or file you want and select Defragment.O&O Defrag will be opened and the defragmentation begins. Defragmentation of smaller amounts of data is oftenO&O Defrag - 16
Getting startedcompleted within just a few seconds.Selecting a defragmentation methodDefragment folder by right-clickingO&O Defrag provides three methods for defragmenting a hard disk divided into zones. The choice of methods appearswhenever you open the lower menu of the Start button.Note:If you have disabled zone filing, you will only have the methods of the previous versions available. An explanationof this can be read in the chapter on Standard defragmentation methods.Default sorting (can be customized by the user, see Zone filing):• Zone 1 (operating system and installed programs) - sorted by file name• Zone 2 (user data and settings) - sorted by date of last access• Zone 3 (seldom used and large files) - Files consolidated to get the most contiguous free spaceO&O Defrag - 17
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- Page 29 and 30: Getting startedThe COMPLETE method
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- Page 35 and 36: User Interface (GUI)ReportsO&O Defr
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- Page 51 and 52: Check driveCheck driveIn the Ribbon
- Page 53 and 54: O&O ClusterInspectorMore:View file
- Page 55 and 56: Zone filingZone filingThe division
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- Page 59 and 60: Zone filingCreate new ruleO&O Defra
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Getting startedRecommendations for your first defragmentationStart defragmentationThe first defragmentation usually requires the most time because O&O <strong>Defrag</strong> has to check your entire system andmove all files into their optimal position. This is especially the case with systems that have been in use for a long timeand have rarely or never been defragmented.<strong>Defrag</strong>ment Single Drives1. Select the drive you wish to defragment from the drive list.2. Clicking the Start button in the Ribbon Bar will start defragmentation using the OPTIMIZE default method. Ifyou want to change this method, open the Start button's lower menu and select the Method you desire.3. Depending on the size of your database, defragmentation can take up to several hours. You can see the defragmentationin progress on the drive symbol and the status display.4. Once defragmentation is completed, you can have a detailed status report displayed as an HTML document inyour web browser.Note: You can defragment several drives simultaneously by pressing the Ctrl key and selecting the drives you wantto have included.<strong>Defrag</strong>ment an entire computer1. To defragment your entire computer, select all the drives in the drive list. A multiple selection can be done bypressing Ctrl.2. If you click the Start button in the Ribbon bar, defragmentation with the OPTIMIZE default method will begin. Ifyou want to change this method, first open the Start button's lower menu and select the Method you desire.3. Depending on the size of your database, defragmentation can take up to several hours. You can see the defragmentationin progress on the drive symbol and the status display.4. Once defragmentation is completed, you can have a detailed status report displayed as an HTML document inyour web browser.<strong>Defrag</strong>menting individual files and folderYou can also defragment individual files and folders. Just right-click the folder or file you want and select <strong>Defrag</strong>ment.O&O <strong>Defrag</strong> will be opened and the defragmentation begins. <strong>Defrag</strong>mentation of smaller amounts of data is oftenO&O <strong>Defrag</strong> - 16
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