Defrag before or after install

[tigersty1e]

I was reading someone said to defrag before installing games, but wouldn't it be better to just defrag after installing?

What's the point of defragging before the install if the game will be fragmented anyway after the install?

 

[mindcycle]

I always defrag after.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: mindcycle
I always defrag after.

this

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
I was reading someone said to defrag before installing games, but wouldn't it be better to just defrag after installing?

What's the point of defragging before the install if the game will be fragmented anyway after the install?

If the drive is defragmented before the install, shouldn't the install theoretically not be fragmented because it should be installed in contiguous free space?

 

[Sam25]

I do defrag after installing.

 

[9mak9]

my computer is on schedule to defrag weekly

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
I was reading someone said to defrag before installing games, but wouldn't it be better to just defrag after installing?

What's the point of defragging before the install if the game will be fragmented anyway after the install?

If the drive is defragmented before the install, shouldn't the install theoretically not be fragmented because it should be installed in contiguous free space?

but this is what I usually would do, and I think it makes sense

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
I was reading someone said to defrag before installing games, but wouldn't it be better to just defrag after installing?

What's the point of defragging before the install if the game will be fragmented anyway after the install?

If the drive is defragmented before the install, shouldn't the install theoretically not be fragmented because it should be installed in contiguous free space?

this

 

[Modelworks]

Recommend wincontig. It defrags just a directory or file. Easy to use and quick since I can just defrag the game folders.
Free and doesn't install any services or schedulers, etc.
http://wincontig.mdtzone.it/en/index.htm

I install the game, select the folder and defrag just that.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
I was reading someone said to defrag before installing games, but wouldn't it be better to just defrag after installing?

What's the point of defragging before the install if the game will be fragmented anyway after the install?

If the drive is defragmented before the install, shouldn't the install theoretically not be fragmented because it should be installed in contiguous free space?

Depends.
If the defrag program only defragments the files then there would be lots of areas that contain free space . When the install happens it will start with the first free sector and jump to the next till it finishes.

You would need to set the defrag program to defragment files and consolidate/defrag free space. Which takes longer to do.

 

[nosfe]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
I was reading someone said to defrag before installing games, but wouldn't it be better to just defrag after installing?

What's the point of defragging before the install if the game will be fragmented anyway after the install?

If the drive is defragmented before the install, shouldn't the install theoretically not be fragmented because it should be installed in contiguous free space?

it doesn't work that way, the drive will get fragmented when installing stuff no matter the condition of the drive beforehand, just try to install MS Office on a defagmentated drive, i guarantee you that you'll have to start all over again

 

[Martimus]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
I was reading someone said to defrag before installing games, but wouldn't it be better to just defrag after installing?

What's the point of defragging before the install if the game will be fragmented anyway after the install?

If the drive is defragmented before the install, shouldn't the install theoretically not be fragmented because it should be installed in contiguous free space?

Yes. This is why you want to Defrag before installing a large program.

 

[imported_wired247]

both!!

wired247 (is a defrag crack whore)