Overview of Defragment Hard Drive wizard
On the first screen of the Defragment Hard Drive wizard, select the one or more drives that you want to defragment.
When you have made your selections, you can either analyze a drive (see Optional below), or click Next to configure defragmentation options.
If desired, you can analyze a drive to see the level of fragmentation to determine whether defragmentation is needed.
To run the analysis, click Analyze Now (or Re-analyze). A progress window will display as System Mechanic examines the drive. When the analysis completes, a snapshot of the results will display, including:
The number of fragmented files
The percentage of the drive that is fragmented.
A recommendation on whether the drive should be defragmented. If fragmentation exceeds 15%, you may wish to include defragment the drive.
To access a more detailed report, click View report. The System Mechanic Fragmentation Report window will open, displaying details about the files checked.
When you are ready to proceed, click Next to configure options.