{"id":10938,"date":"2018-01-16T07:54:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T07:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=10938"},"modified":"2018-01-16T07:58:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T07:58:56","slug":"open-disk-defragmenter-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-disk-defragmenter-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Open Disk Defragmenter in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over time, files on your hard drive get scattered and they are spread to discontinuous clusters. This can increase the time required to read \/ write files. To have your computer run more efficiently, you can defragment the hard drive that will rearrange the files so that they occupy contiguous clusters. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 5 ways to open Disk Defragmenter in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Open Disk Defragmenter via Cortana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simply type <strong>defragment<\/strong> in the Cortana&#8217;s search box. You can then click the &#8220;<em>Defragment and Optimize Drives<\/em>&#8221; search result to open Disk Defragmenter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/defragment.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"454\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10944\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Open Disk Defragmenter via Run or Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + R shortcut to bring up the Run box, type <strong>dfrgui<\/strong> and press Enter to launch Disk Defragmenter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/dfrgui.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10945\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also access Disk Defragmenter by running the <strong>dfrgui<\/strong> command at Command Prompt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Open Disk Defragmenter via Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button, then select <strong>All apps<\/strong> -> <strong>Windows Administrative Tools<\/strong>. Now choose <strong>Defragment and Optimize Drives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/open-disk-defragmenter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"364\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10946\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open Open Disk Defragmenter via File Explorer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open File Explorer. Right-click the drive you want to defragment, and then select <strong>Properties<\/strong>. When the Properties dialog opens, select the <strong>Tools<\/strong> tab and then click the <strong>Optimize<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/optimize-hard-drive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10947\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Open Open Disk Defragmenter via Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Control Panel<\/a> in Large icons view. Click <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/administrative-tools.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"297\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10948\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can now click the <strong>Defragment and Optimize Drives<\/strong> shortcut to start the Disk Defragmenter utility.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/defragment-and-optimize-drives.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"293\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10949\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over time, files on your hard drive get scattered and they are spread to discontinuous clusters. This can increase the time required to read \/ write files. To have your computer run more efficiently, you can defragment the hard drive that will rearrange the files so that they occupy contiguous clusters. 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