We also discovered that one of the biggest contributors to disk fragmentation is Windows Restore Points. Each and every day, Windows writes and erases Restore Points to your hard drive. Although this provides a fail safe, it also degrades system performance each and every day. Furthermore, Windows does not defragment its own restore points. Our analyzer takes a good look at the most fragmented files on your system. Our research indicates that aside from Windows Restore Points, web browsing (Internet Explorer and Firefox) and email (Outlook and Thunderbird) are the heaviest contributors to disk fragmentation. If you use these applications on a regular basis, your system is even more susceptible to disk fragmentation. Lastly, although it is tempting, never read email or browse the web while doing a disk defragmentation. It is defeating the purpose. Our free analysis gives the straight scoop on disk fragmentation and system performance. To maximize the performance improvement from disk defragmentation, one must do more than run a disk defragger on a semi periodic basis. Routine system maintenance as listed below should always be done BEFORE a defrag, and never after.
clearing internet cache
deleting temporary files
deleting junk mail
removing seldom used programs
and so on
Disk MD will walk you through each step to squeeze the most performance out of your system. Also, we cannot stress enough the importance of closing all applications during the disk defragmentation. PC Pitstop has helped millions of computer users through its free and automated diagnostics. Through these millions of interactions, PC Pitstop has developed best-of-breed applications such as Optimize, Erase, and Exterminate. Disk MD continues the tradition.