The best tools available for optimizing the hard disk in terms of usage and access speeds, are the Windows Scan Disk and Disk Defragmenter utilities found on the System Tools menu in the Accessories menu of the Wmdows Desktop. ScanDisk is used to check a disk for errors and repair them or remove unrecoverable areas of the disk from the usage tables to prevent future errors.

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The Disk Defragmenter utility organizes data file fragments into a more optimized and logical format that provides for faster access times and less head movement. As files are written and rewritten to the disk, data file fragments can become scattered about the disk. The Disk Defragmenter utility should be run about once a month or more, depending on how frequently the disk files are modified.