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Quick Answer. Defrag is a shortened form of the word defragment, a process of sequencing fragmented data on a hard drive or storage device. Defragmentation allows computers and other electronic storage devices to work more efficiently in general performance, as well as in the retrieving of requested files and sites.
Defragging rearranges the layout of files on your hard disk for faster access. Specifically when (or even if) you need to do it at all is evolving. âDefraggingâ is short for âde-fragmentingâ and itâs a process run on most hard drives to help make accessing the files on that disk faster. Traditionally, itâs something you need to do periodically as files on the disk become more and more fragmented over time (hence, the term âdefragmentingâ).