I've been told numerous times never to defrag an SDD. But my computer has gotten much slower and my SSD sometimes just up and freezes crashing my PC entirely. I've gotten a few blue screens of death recently too, the SSD says it has like 47GB of free space when i barely have anything on it. Just the windows files and 2 games. Its a 500GB SSD it should not be that full. I analyzed it and the program said it was 67% fragmented. Should i defrag it? Would that help at all even if its just one time? I'm tired of it being super slow and freezing and also being so full when nothing is on it.
Question SSD is slow and freezing and 67% fragmented. Should i defrag it?
- Thread starter xLINDSEYx
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use https://windirstat.net/ to see what taking up space.
it slow because it have less than 10% free space
and don't defrag
it slow because it have less than 10% free space
and don't defrag
- Mar 16, 2013
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Windows 7 and later knows what to do with an SSD. Don't manually "defrag" it.
"just windows and 2 games" ?
And almost all of the drive consumed? Either these are large games, or you have something else going on. Or both.
As above, WinDirStat, as Admin, and post the screencap here.
Also, whats the status of your antivirus?
"just windows and 2 games" ?
And almost all of the drive consumed? Either these are large games, or you have something else going on. Or both.
As above, WinDirStat, as Admin, and post the screencap here.
Also, whats the status of your antivirus?
There is a portable CCleaner not requiring install...; lets at least clear out junk files.
You might also find windows.old taking up some space that can be trashed, as well...
https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds
67% fragmented?
I'd also ponder just simply doing a secure erase, or, delete partition/full reinstall...
(Is this '67% fragmented' a WIn7 system?)
You might also find windows.old taking up some space that can be trashed, as well...
https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds
67% fragmented?
I'd also ponder just simply doing a secure erase, or, delete partition/full reinstall...
(Is this '67% fragmented' a WIn7 system?)
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I'm thinking that whatever (unknown) software he used is simply giving a bad reading.
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That makes sense. OP didn't say what "program" was used. We don't know OS, specs of the system and the SSD for that matter.
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@xLINDSEYx - Could we get some more details on this?
What SSD, what application is showing you this 67%, what OS, etc, etc, etc.
As much detail as you can.
What SSD, what application is showing you this 67%, what OS, etc, etc, etc.
As much detail as you can.
I used the defragger that CClearner makes its probably just wrong then. And its a windows 10 system. Ill try clearing out some space. I dont care much about the fact its fragmented as much as i care about why its so full when nothings on it and the freezing
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