Today I share with you the factors and operation skills related to hard disk protection in Windows Vista, I hope to help you.
Vista has some features and services that have a greater impact on the life of the drive, we can use less or disabled.
1.Volume Shadow Copy Service Volume Shadow Copy Service Service enantiomers
Volume Shadow CopyService (abbreviated VSS, intended to reflect the volume shadow copy service), VSS having fast data The backup and recovery function, by adding a snapshot function to the volume management module, can create a point-in-time based image (Image), which enables fast backup and recovery of data. From this, we can see that VSS is a large-capacity read and write operation on the hard disk, which will undoubtedly increase the burden on the hard disk, and will affect the service life of the hard disk over time.
Disable: "Press the "Window + R" key combination, enter "services.msc" in the blank field of the pop-up window and press Enter to open the "Services" dialog box, then in the right window Find “Volume Shadow Copy.” Then double-click “VolumeShadow Copy” and change the system default “Auto” to “Disabled” in the window that opens.
2. Compression and Indexing file
may be a friend of doubt: compressed files and index files will hurt hard right, it does affect the life of the hard disk as to why, we do not worry, so we?. When you see the article, you will understand it naturally.
Disable: To cancel the file compression and indexing function, right click on the corresponding CD drive letter (or file) and confirm the current tab in the pop-up dialog box. "General", then uncheck "Compress this driver to save disk space" and "Create an index for this driver for faster search". If the user has installed dual systems (such as Windows Vista and Windows XP), due to X P where the partition is the primary active partition, therefore, Vista system on the right-click menu is not that complex two options.
3. The system search
system The search and the file compression and index mentioned above are actually related. When the system compresses and indexes a large file, it is necessary to read and write the hard disk frequently and large amount of data, and after these operations are completed, When the user performs a search operation, the system will again search for the matching target file from the compressed file and the indexed file, which is equivalent to the hard disk performing an "inverse operation" again.
For the above analysis, it is recommended that you delete the index file search of the system to avoid the hard-to-play search every time.
Disable: Open the Explorer and click “Tools” → “Folder” Options" (If you don't see the "Tools" bar, press the "Alt" button), in the pop-up dialog box, switch to the "Search" tab. In Vista's default settings, only when searching for the location where the index exists only When searching for file names and contents, and without prior indexing (file location), Vista only compares whether the file name contains search terms. This will undoubtedly reduce the search efficiency of this search method, and will also increase the burden on the hard disk. BR>
4. Defrag and system restore
system restore disk defragmentation and damage to the hard disk under Windows Vista system have not. However, in Windows Vista, this The problem still exists, so it can't be ignored.
Frequent defragmentation is harmful to the hard disk. The defragmentation needs to perform the underlying analysis on the hard disk to determine which data can be moved and which data cannot be moved, and then sort and sort the files. Before the hard disk data structure is formally arranged, it continuously reads the write data to other clusters, and then moves the data back to the appropriate position after the order is arranged. These operations are seriously affecting the service life of the hard disk.
The steps to close the defragmentation program are as follows:
Click “Start” → “All Programs” → “Accessories” → “System Tools” → “Disk Defragmenter”. Cancel "Run as scheduled" in the window that opens.
Windows Vista Disk Defragmenter tool consists of two very significant update, the first is easy to use and clear disk defragmentation status display interface; the second is the system turned on by default automatic disk defragmentation, the specific time every On the afternoon of Wednesday, if it is turned on, the system will automatically try to arrange the files to make your system run faster. This can be said to be an iconic feature of the Microsoft operating system.
The system restore operation steps are as follows:
Right-click "Computer" → "Properties" → "System Protection" on the system desktop, and then restore the system according to the information in the dialog window. Close it.
indifferent, a number of other related software, such as BT download, and the download cache size will directly affect the life of the hard drive. In addition, the ReadyBoost feature in Windows Vista "supposedly" also affects the life of the hard drive.