defragmenter
Storage efficiency tool
A defragmenter is software that reorganizes data on a hard drive, gathering scattered file fragments into contiguous blocks.
Over time, files become fragmented across different disk sectors, slowing read times.
Running a defragmenter speeds up access by reducing the distance the read head must travel.
I ran the defragmenter overnight.
Solid-state drives don't benefit from defragmentation.
Flat circular object
- HDDMagnetic platter storage device
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
- sectorsDistinct portions of something larger
- clustersGrouped collections
partition · file system · platter · spindle · cylinder · contiguous · scattered · blocks
Functional worth or purpose
- toolDevice for a task
- applicationFormal request document
- programPlanned sequence of actions
- built-inIncluded as standard
Windows · interface · system tray · background · automatic
Rate of motion
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- access timeDuration to retrieve data
- boot timeTime to initialize system
- load timeDuration before display completes
throughput · lag · slowdown · improvement · enhancement · responsiveness · benchmark · measurable
Regular sequence of actions
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- upkeepOngoing preservation effort
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
tune-up · cleanup · checkup · preventive · weekly · monthly · overnight · idle time
Combining into unified whole
- reorganizationChanging how something's arranged
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
coalescing · reordering · merging · analysis · scanning · pass · percentage · progress bar
disk
Flat circular object
- HDDMagnetic platter storage device
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
- sectorsDistinct portions of something larger
clusters · partition · file system · platter · spindle · cylinder · contiguous · scattered · blocks · NTFS
utility
Functional worth or purpose
- toolDevice for a task
- applicationFormal request document
- programPlanned sequence of actions
built-in · Windows · interface · system tray · background · automatic
speed
Rate of motion
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- access timeDuration to retrieve data
- boot timeTime to initialize system
load time · throughput · lag · slowdown · improvement · enhancement · responsiveness · benchmark · measurable · gains
routine
Regular sequence of actions
housekeeping · tune-up · cleanup · checkup · preventive · weekly · monthly · overnight · idle time · automation
consolidation
Combining into unified whole
- reorganizationChanging how something's arranged
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
compaction · coalescing · reordering · merging · analysis · scanning · pass · percentage · progress bar · scheduling
- disk utilitiesdisk utility, disk management, disk cleanup, parted, clone tool
- softwaresoftware, app, apps, application, program
- System Toolscontrol panel, settings app, device manager, task manager, disk utility
- system utilitiesdisk cleanup, disk utility, file manager, control panel, optimizer
- optimizeralgorithm, scheduler, route planner, efficiency expert, tuner
- system softwareoperating system, kernel panic, device driver, device drivers, memory management