how does freeing up storage space make your computer faster?

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how does freeing up storage space make your computer faster?

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Answer 1

Don’t forget a computer doesn’t store file in one chunk but in multiple one.

So when you ask it to write something it needs to find chuck that are available.

Then, since they may be splitted all around, a typical mecanical hard-drive need way more time to read/write all around instead of sequencial