How To Defragment Hard Drives Using CMD

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Today I am sharing the easiest method with you to defrag. your hard drive. Though you can perform this task with third party applications also, but why don’t do it a simple way.

Here is a simple method to defragment your drives using Command Prompt :

1. Click on Start and then select Run, type CMD in it and hit enter.

2. Suppose I want to defrag my C drive, then in the command box I’ll write

defrag C: -f -v

and hit enter. The defragmentation will start.

Have a look :

defragmentation-using-cmd

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Similarly, you can perform this task on diffrent drives by changing the name i.e

defrag C: -f -v
defrag D: -f -v
defrag E: -f -v


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Gaganpreet Singh on May 26, 2009 | Filed Under Tricks, Windows Seven, Windows Vista, Windows XP

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1 Huzefa May 26, 2009 at 9:57 am

Hey gagan thanks really…it is faster than the normal disk defragmenter

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2 Bethany Clements February 6, 2010 at 5:07 pm

Thank you very much for this wonderful tip! I have Vista and needed to do a full defragmentation and learned that this is the only true way to do it (without buying a program). You made it simple!! :D

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