

It can defragment only one volume at a time.This version of Disk Defragmenter MMC that is included with Windows XP has the following limitations: Dfrg.msc – The GUI-based Disk Defragmenter MMC is based on the full retail version of Executive Software Diskeeper.Windows XP/2003 has 2 built-in tools to assist in performing the necessary defragmentations of the disks.

Manual defragmentation of you disks is possible (see below), but since it tends to take a lot of time, it is best to schedule it to automatically run while you are asleep or away from your computer.īTW, disk maintenance is also covered in the Schedule Disk Cleanup to Run Automatically in Windows XP/2003 article. In order to prevent loss of performance over time, it is best to perform routine defragmentations of your hard disks. Fragmentation of the disks will result in lower I/O performance.

When you make frequent writes and deletions from your hard disk your disks will become fragmented with time.
