What is Disk Fragmentation on Windows and how does it optimize your hard disk?
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Think of space on your hard drive like an actual hole. You can fill it up by putting things into it (writing) and make more space by taking things out (deleting). Deleting things doesn’t leave a nice large chunk of space. It leaves smaller holes the size of whatever you take out.
Say, for example, you’ve got a Transformer you want to put in your hole, but it’s full. It’s about the same size as six Matchbox cars that are already in there, so you pull those out. Now you’ve got six smaller holes that don’t touch each other. The Transformer still won’t fit.
That’s where defragmentation comes it. That process takes all the toys in your hole and moves them together. All the empty space becomes one chunk where you can fit bigger things. Starscream now sits in there just fine. He can use the combined space from all the cars you took out.
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