How to defrag on windows 8

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If you want to change the automatic optimize schedule, click on Change settings. As I’ve written before, you shouldn’t defragment a SSD because it can reduce the life span of the device.

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It’s worth noting that Windows can tell if the drive is a regular hard drive or an SSD and will defragment appropriately.

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You can also click the Analyze button to quickly update the percent fragmented value. This will start the defrag process manually and you’ll see that Windows 8/10 does two passes to relocate fragmented data on the hard drive. You can manually optimize or defragment a drive in Windows 8/10 by selecting it and then clicking on the Optimize button. In Windows 8/10, the drives are automatically scheduled for optimization on a weekly basis. This will bring up the Optimize Drives dialog box where you will see a list of your drives and their current status (% fragmented).