Schedule disk defragmentation

You can use Windows Scheduled Tasks utility to run a batch file once a week to defrag your server hard disk.

To configure periodic disk defragmentation

1. Create a simple .bat file containing the Windows defrag command.

   

   For a description of Windows defrag commands, type "defrag" in the Windows command window.

   

2. Copy the batch file into a location where it can reside on Server.

3. In Windows Control Panel, double-click Scheduled Tasks.

4. Schedule the batch file for execution at a low–usage time; for example, 1 AM every Sunday morning.

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