For the most part, Windows handles the optimization of your data drives automatically. However, if you are concerned about their performance and would like to check their statis manually or change the optimization schedule, here's how: Select the Search bar on the taskbar and enter defrag.

Learn how you can free up drive space in Windows. Keep your PC running smoothly and up to date by increasing the disk space.

ScanDisk could not continue because your computer does not have enough available memory. This problem may occur if either of the following conditions is true: You are running Windows on a hard disk that is larger than 8 gigabytes (GB) and that has a cluster size that is smaller than 8 kilobytes (KB).

When you run the Disk Defragmenter (Defrag.exe) utility on a volume on a computer that's running Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2, the defrag operation fails.

In Task Manager, you notice that the CPU usage for the Dfrgntfs.exe tool process increases to 100 percent and stays at that level. This problem may occur if the Defrag.exe tool encounters a 0-byte attribute entry in the attribute list. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft.

Fixes a problem that triggers error 0x80070001 when you try to optimize a CSV volume together with a thin-provisioned volume in Windows Server 2012 R2.

Turn on OneDrive Files On-Demand to save space by storing smaller placeholder files on your hard drive instead of full-size files. Run antivirus software like Windows Security to scan and clean up any malware that might be consuming hard-drive space.

This article describes how to start the Disk Cleanup tool and specify the hard disk to be cleaned by using the command line. To start the Disk Cleanup tool and specify the hard disk to be cleaned by using the command line, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run.

Erfahren Sie, wie Sie laufwerke verwalten und optimieren verwenden, um Ihre Datenträger und Datenlaufwerke in Windows defragmentiert und mit der höchsten Leistung zu versehen.

Men om du är orolig för deras prestanda och vill kontrollera deras statis manuellt eller ändra optimeringsschemat gör du så här: Välj sökfältet i Aktivitetsfältet och skriv defrag. Välj Defragmentera och optimera enheter i listan med resultat.