{"id":4708,"date":"2010-06-23T18:26:58","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T22:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/?p=4708"},"modified":"2013-05-28T05:00:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T09:00:41","slug":"does-defragging-a-workstation-improve-the-performance-of-microsoft-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/kb\/article\/does-defragging-a-workstation-improve-the-performance-of-microsoft-outlook","title":{"rendered":"Does defragging a workstation improve the performance of Microsoft Outlook?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Does Microsoft Outlook performance improve after defragging?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workstations with ever-changing data stored on the local hard drives can and do develop substantially fragmented. Increased fragmentation on the local hard drive can have a negative impact on performance for read\/write-intensive applications such as Outlook where Outlook is using either personal folders (.pst) or offline folders (.ost). For fully patched Outlook installations that are responding poorly, don\u2019t forget to verify a good workstation drive defragmentation status in your troubleshooting steps.<\/p>\n

To maintain optimal Outlook performance, local drives should be defragmented at the file level regularly\u2014monthly or even weekly for busy workstations. Almost all Windows clients come equipped with a basic defragmentation utility, and recent versions allow for scheduling of defrag operations. Of course there are centrally managed enterprise utilities that provide more comprehensive remote client defragmentation and relevant reporting.<\/p>\n


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Does Microsoft Outlook performance improve after defragging? Workstations with ever-changing data stored on the local hard drives can and do develop substantially fragmented. Increased fragmentation on the local hard drive can have a negative impact on performance for read\/write-intensive applications such as Outlook where Outlook is using either personal folders (.pst) or offline folders (.ost). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,1038],"tags":[193,109],"class_list":["post-4708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exchange","category-ms-outlook","tag-defragging","tag-microsoft-outlook"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t