Defragmenting my maxtor Onetouch4 500GB

lennyinfla · 05-26-2008, 02:17 PM

I recently purchased a maxtor onetouch4 500GB External hard Drive. Im in the process of defragmenting my Desktop of which the Maxtor is connected with. Is it a good idea to Defrag the maxtor as well after i defrag my destop? Also, how often should I defrag the maxtor.
please respond to Lenny at ezdrops@bellsouth.net Thank you very much

Lennyinfla

**peterhuang913** · 05-26-2008, 02:22 PM

You can defrag it whenever you want. You just need to defrag the desktop hard drive every once in a while. Most external harddrives do not require defraging.

lennyinfla · 05-26-2008, 02:26 PM

Peter...
Thank you very much. i usually defrag my desktop about once a month. the maxtor is in the process of defraging now. Should I cancel it out? or just let it go.....
Thanks.. Im new to this forum.
Lennyinfla.

**peterhuang913** · 05-26-2008, 02:27 PM

Let it go and get it over with.

05-26-2008, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
lennyinfla Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Defragmenting my maxtor Onetouch4 500GB I recently purchased a maxtor onetouch4 500GB External hard Drive. Im in the process of defragmenting my Desktop of which the Maxtor is connected with. Is it a good idea to Defrag the maxtor as well after i defrag my destop? Also, how often should I defrag the maxtor. please respond to Lenny at ezdrops@bellsouth.net Thank you very much Lennyinfla

05-26-2008, 02:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
peterhuang913 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 946 OS: XP Home SP2	Re: Defragmenting my maxtor Onetouch4 500GB You can defrag it whenever you want. You just need to defrag the desktop hard drive every once in a while. Most external harddrives do not require defraging.

05-26-2008, 02:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
lennyinfla Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: Defragmenting my maxtor Onetouch4 500GB Peter... Thank you very much. i usually defrag my desktop about once a month. the maxtor is in the process of defraging now. Should I cancel it out? or just let it go..... Thanks.. Im new to this forum. Lennyinfla.

05-26-2008, 02:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
peterhuang913 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 946 OS: XP Home SP2	Re: Defragmenting my maxtor Onetouch4 500GB Let it go and get it over with.