dfragment
dfragment is a command-line utility used to defragment hard disk drives. Fragmentation occurs when files are broken into small pieces and stored in different physical locations on the disk. This can slow down read and write operations as the disk head has to move more to access all parts of a file. dfragment works by reorganizing these pieces so that files are stored contiguously, improving performance.
The utility is typically used on file systems that are prone to fragmentation, such as NTFS or
dfragment is often included as part of operating system utility suites, particularly in Windows environments. Users
While defragmentation can improve performance on traditional magnetic hard drives (HDDs), it is generally not recommended