Installing an SSD can improve the performance of any computer, but high-capacity models are still very expensive in some regions. If we add to that games that average 200 GB installed, the presence of a hard drive in the system is essential. This brings us to WinContig, one of the most effective tools to defragment files and folders. Instead of processing the entire disk, WinContig helps us save time by defragmenting the exact location of a game, optimizing its loading.
The most recent games demand about 100 GB of space on our computer. Then we have more extreme cases like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 which asks for 150 GB, and no one has forgotten Warzone, devouring a quarter of a terabyte in its complete installation. Everything seems to indicate that the situation is not going to change, so a good strategy is to keep a hard drive for the heaviest games.
Obviously, that hard drive also requires maintenance with a defragmentation session. It is assumed that Windows takes care of everything in the background, but there is a more direct way to do things, and it is manually defragmenting the game folders so as not to harm their performance. How do we achieve this? With the assistance of WinContig.
How to manually defragment files and folders with WinContig
The zip file includes the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of WinContig, and its developer maintains compatibility with all Windows editions from Vista onwards. The first execution of WinContig generates many pop-ups informing about its functions, but the basic process is reduced to clicking the arrow next to the Add button, and choosing the option to defragment files or folders. Once we add all items to the list, we can request a report with the magnifying glass icon (Analyze) and study more closely the number of fragmented files.
Finally, the Defragment button will start the process, but not without first asking for an error check. Another warning from WinContig arises with SSDs: The program correctly explains to the user that solid-state drives should not be defragmented, but it still enables the option to proceed. Even in its configuration section we can prevent defragmentation of SSDs, or block their detection.
WinContig is free, portable, and has an acceptable Spanish translation. If you are going to fight with giant games installed on hard drives, don't hesitate to download a copy!
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