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structures so that they can grow without immediately
becoming fragmented again.
You can optimize your boot volume manually by using
the Optimize option in the Performance window.
You can also configure Norton 360 to defragment your
boot volume or the local disk that contains boot volume
when your computer is idle. Norton 360 automatically
schedules the optimization when it detects the
installation of an application on your computer. The
optimization process starts next time when your
computer is idle.
You can use the Idle Time Optimizer option in the
Administrative Settings window to optimize the boot
volume during idle time.
Optimizing your boot volume
The Optimize option lets you optimize your boot
volume to improve the boot time of your computer.
Optimization of your boot volume maximizes the usable
free space by rearranging file fragments into adjacent
and contiguous clusters. When the drive head of your
hard disk accesses all of the file data in one location,
the file is read into the memory faster.
When you use the Optimize option in Windows XP,
Norton 360 optimizes only the boot volume (for
example, C:\Windows). Therefore, it requires less time
to complete optimization. However, when you use the
Optimize option in Windows Vista, Windows 7, or
Windows 8, Norton 360 optimizes the drive that
contains the boot volume. Therefore, it requires more
time to complete optimization.
You can access the Optimize option at the top of the
security status graph in the Performance window. You
can also optimize your boot volume using the Insight
Optimizer option in the Norton Tasks window. The
Insight Optimizer row in the background jobs list that
is available in the Norton Tasks window displays the
details of the boot volume optimization process. You
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