Starting O&O Defrag

When you install O&O Defrag, a program group will be integrated into the start menu. Depending on which option you chose during the installation, this can be seen by all users or only the current one. The program group can be found under O&O Software\O&O Defrag.

This group includes the program elements of O&O Defrag as well as a link to the online documentation..

The online documentation is the central source of information on how to use O&O Defrag. You can either click through to it from the icon in the start menu or select it from the O&O Defrag help menu. Alternatively, you can press the F1 key at any time whilst using the software.

Starting from ôMy Computerö

If you choose O&O Defrag as your default defragmentation program, you can start it straight from the desktop. Click on ôMy Computerö, and then right-click on the relevant partition. A menu will appear, from which you can select the option ôPropertiesö. Click on the ôToolsö tab and click on the ôDefragment nowö button. O&O Defrag will then start automatically.

Starting from the command line

You can also start O&O Defrag from the command line. The relevant command is OODEFRAG. With the help option (/?), you can display the possible parameters and their syntax. You can find out more about this in the chapter on Using the command line version.

When you start from the command line, you won’t see the main window. A miniature O&O Defrag icon will be displayed, and you can follow the progress of the defragmentation in your DOS-prompt.

Tip: If you start O&O Defrag from the command line, you can start the graphical user interface later. This will then show you the current status without interrupting or stopping the running processes.