Defragging Hard Drive: Pros and Cons

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Files stored in the hard drive are fragmented as you keep using them. In addition, it slows the performance of the drive when we read/write the file.

In this view, defragging the hard drive is an effective way to remove all these issues and improve the hard drive performance. But does it always benefit?

We are introducing the pros and cons of defragging a hard drive.

Pros

When you defrag hard drive before the data loss

As a hard drive is sensitive to many factors, it can be susceptible to problems leading to data loss. But before data loss catastrophes hit you, defragging the files regularly will benefit you and make it easy for you to find files.

Cons

After data loss occurs

It could be a worse scenario for you when you defrag your hard drive after data loss occurs. The deleted data is always stored in the hard drive, but when you defrag the hard drive, the original data is overwritten by the defrag process, making the data recovery impossible.

Conclusion

As you can conclude, defragging a hard drive on a regular period can be beneficial. This will arrange your files sequentially while improving the performance of the hard drive. On the contrary, when you defrag the hard drive after data loss makes it difficult to recover data.

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