Ever heard of disk defragmentation (disk defrag) before?

To perform a disk defrag, you have to use the Disk Defragmenter app.

Use the File Explorer Address Bar

You probably use File Explorer every day to manage your files.

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We talked about it quite a lot in ourtips for managing and organizing your machine files.

Use the System options

The system options can help you troubleshoot almost any issue on your Windows rig.

Here are the steps for opening the Disk Defragmenter app using the system tweaks:

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Opening the Disk Defragmenter app using the Start menu search bar

Use the Task Manager

The Task Manager helps you analyze PC performance or force close problematic programs.

Now, youd be glad to know that these tools can also help you open various apps.

To do that, right-press theDefragfile in the System32 folder and then selectPin to taskbar.

Opening the Disk Defragmenter app using the Run command dialog box

Finally, press theFinishbutton.

Now you could easily fire up the Disk Defragmenter app any time using the desktop shortcut youve just created.

Now, the Disk Defragmenter app is the best tool for organizing your PC data.

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If you want to jump into the Disk Defragmenter app, then try any of the methods weve covered.

Opening the Disk Defragmenter app using the Start Menu

Opening the Disk Defragmenter app using the File Explorer address bar

Opening the Disk Defragmenter app using the system settings

Opening the Disk Defragmenter app using the Task Manager

Opening the Disk Defragmenter app using the Control Panel

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Clicking the Defrag option in the System32 folder

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Creating the Disk Defrag desktop shortcut