i am trying to defrag my computer but when i open the disk defragmenter nothing happens, what am i doing wrong?

If you have less than 15% of free space, as a percentage of your total drive size, then all manner of win processes & apps will not run

Hi,spooky2If i am not wrong your facing difficulty in running Disk Defragmenter.This happens,(1)When there is less than 15% of free space on your drive.(2)When dll file is corrupted.(3)When Disk Defragmenter is not installed on the computer.What is the operating system your using?How much free space is left on your drive?Have you tried running Disk Defragmenter by using RUN command?Have you made any Hardware or Software Changes made to your computer recently?Have you installed any application recently?Here is the link which explains how to do Disk Defragmentation in XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848/en-usStep 1:Start---Run---typeC:\Windows\Infor%Windir%\Infand Click on OK.Step 2:Now right click dfrg.inf file and then click on install.if the above steps are not working try theseStep 3: (Alternatively you can reinstall Disk Defragmenter by using this command)Click Start, Run and type:rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\inf\dfrg.infThis will install Disk DefragmenterStep 4:If you are getting the error like:Error: Windows cannot connect to the Disk Defragmenter enginethen you have to register dll files.(1)regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll (2)regsvr32 dfrgui.dllProbably this might fix your issue.Step 5: (If all the above steps fail)Also i am providing you with two links where there is a list of Best thrid party Defragmenters to keep your PC Running Like New.http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-best-defragmenters-to-keep-your-pc-running-like-new/http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/defragmentation.shtmlStill If your facing any difficulty then please let us know what is the error (preferably screenshot), and will try to fix the issue.Thanks and Regards,PCS365

Hi,spooky2If i am not wrong your facing difficulty in running Disk Defragmenter.This happens,(1)When there is less than 15% of free space on your drive.(2)When dll file is corrupted.(3)When Disk Defragmenter is not installed on the computer.What is the operating system your using?How much free space is left on your drive?Have you tried running Disk Defragmenter by using RUN command?Have you made any Hardware or Software Changes made to your computer recently?Have you installed any application recently?Do you have anti virus program on your system?Here is the link which explains how to do Disk Defragmentation in XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848/en-usStep 1:Start---Run---typeC:\Windows\Infor%Windir%\Infand Click on OK.Step 2:Now right click dfrg.inf file and then click on install.if the above steps are not working try theseStep 3: (Alternatively you can reinstall Disk Defragmenter by using this command)Click Start, Run and type:rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\inf\dfrg.infThis will install Disk DefragmenterStep 4:If you are getting the error like:Error: Windows cannot connect to the Disk Defragmenter enginethen you have to register dll files.(1)regsvr32 dfrgsnap.dll (2)regsvr32 dfrgui.dllProbably this might fix your issue.Step 5: (If all the above steps fail)Also i am providing you with two links where there is a list of Best thrid party Defragmenters to keep your PC Running Like New.http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-best-defragmenters-to-keep-your-pc-running-like-new/http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/defragmentation.shtmlStill If your facing any difficulty then please let us know what is the error (preferably screenshot), and will try to fix the issue.Thanks and Regards,PCS365