How to schedule Disk Defragmentation on Windows 11
It's easy to do it and helps to manage your disk space
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Key notes
- Efficiently managing your available disk space is quite an important task.
- Luckily, Windows will do it for you if you set up a defragmentation schedule.
- You can set the tool to do so on a daily, weekly, or even a monthly basis.
- This guide will show you how to properly set up this tool in five easy steps.
We don’t all have two or three terabytes of memory available, so we know how important it is to properly manage your disk space.
And, most of the time, those who have access to that amount of space usually have a lot to store, so making sure you don’t run out is of paramount importance.
Of course, you can always buy all sorts of internal or external storage units to add to your device, but still, managing your available space is important.
What is Disk Defragmentation?
When a program saves a file on a disk, it puts the file into an empty space on said disk. Defragmentation takes all the pieces of each file and stores them in one place.
It also ensures programs are each in one place, and that unused space on the hard disk is altogether.
We’re only human and we can sometimes forget to do it ourselves. The bright side is that there is a built-in Disk Defragmentation tool that has a scheduling option that eliminates the need for us to manually do it every time.
And the tool it’s not at all hard to use, so you should really think about Disk Defragmentation every once in a while, especially if you constantly add files or software to your PC.
How to schedule Disk Fragmentation on Windows 11
The built-in Defragment and Optimize Drives app within the Windows operating system allows users to better sort files on their devices. Using it is an easy and quick method to schedule a defragmentation on your Windows 11.
1. Open the search bar and type disk defragment, then click on the result to open the app.
2. Press the Change settings button.
3. Tick the box next to Run on a schedule (recommended) and then choose the desired frequency.
4. Click on the Choose button.
5. Select on what drives you would like the defragmentation tool to act on.
6. Press the Ok button to start the defragmentation process.
That’s it! After going through this process you don’t have to worry about this anymore, as the operating system will automatically do it for you.
Not at all hard, but extremely efficient. This way you can make sure that all you need is in its proper place and you don’t have to spend hours simply trying to locate certain files.
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