J jeffmm New Member Feb 7, 2006 #1 If I have a very defragmented hard drive (Windows XP, NTFS), will eraser work better if my hard drive is defragged first or not? Or does it really matter?
If I have a very defragmented hard drive (Windows XP, NTFS), will eraser work better if my hard drive is defragged first or not? Or does it really matter?
garrett01 Administrator Staff member Feb 7, 2006 #2 It is better to erase then defragment. This way you will erase the file properly. Defragmenting could spread fragments around the drive. Garrett
It is better to erase then defragment. This way you will erase the file properly. Defragmenting could spread fragments around the drive. Garrett
R Robbie Member Feb 22, 2006 #3 If a drive needs defragmenting I usually run Eraser, then defragment then run Eraser again.
