Fragmented paging files can slow Windows NT performance. The Paging File fragments also break up free space on the partition. By defragmenting your Paging Files, you can help maintain peak Windows NT performance!

The Paging File feature defragments the Windows NT Paging File into a single location. This is done at boot-time, since the Paging File cannot be moved or defragmented while a disk partition is being accessed by other applications or users.

Diskeeper 4 carefully moves, consolidates and defragments directory files at boot-time. And, because some disks have one or two directories which cannot be moved, EVER, Diskeeper 4 has a safety feature which recognizes - and bypasses - these directories.

Page (swap) files can fragment into hundreds or even thousands of pieces, reducing memory efficiency.

In a 100-employee company, shaving off a mere 5 minutes of application/file loading time - and database response time - per day saves over $20,000 a year in lost productivity! (Based on clerical wage)

Fragmentation occurs when files are split into pieces, so they can fit into the nearest available disk spaces.

This allows the operating systems to store (save) files more rapidly - disks are mechanical, and it takes time for the "arm" to move to a designated, possibly more "ideal" spot on the disk.

Fragmentation also allows disks to make full use of available disk space. (In the old days, you couldn't save a file unless there was a spot big enough to fit the whole file.)

Like all disk-based operating systems, Windows NT takes advantage of fragmentation to offset the limitations of mechanical disks. And because of Windows NT's lightning speed capacity, it is incredibly sensitive to fragmentation issues.