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For a technical explanation of defragging, look elsewhere. There
are plenty of resources online that discuss what defragging does
and why certain steps should be taken. The purpose of this
tutorial is only to help prepare you for Free Your Machine.
First, if your computer is already on, you should restart it.
Then make sure no other programs are running (we mean it). This
generally involves exiting or disabling the programs in the
system task bar. If you are running Windows XP, remember to
expand this section by clicking the left arrow.
The system task bar
Now the easy part: Go to the Start menu, then select
Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk
Defragmenter.
The usual location for Disk Defragmenter
Different versions of Windows have different interfaces for the
Disk Defragmenter, but regardless of your version, you should see
a button labeled, "Defragment." Click the button. The process may
take a few minutes, or it may take a number of hours, so it would
be wise to run it overnight. We also recommend defragmenting at
least a couple days before FYM so you have time to resolve any
potential problems that you may experience.
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