Chapter 15. Disk Management

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Managing Disks and Volumes: Windows 7 enables you to create several types of disk volumes on your computer. This section introduces you to these volume types and shows you how to create, manage, and troubleshoot problems with disks.

Managing File System Fragmentation: If you edit and delete a large number of files on your computer, new files can become fragmented—in other words, be stored in several noncontiguous portions of your disk. This section shows you how to defragment your disks so that performance is kept optimal.

RAID volumes: Windows 7 enables you to create different types of RAID volumes, including striped, mirrored, and striped volumes with parity. This ...

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