HDD或硬盘驱动器(Hard Disk Drives)往往会随着时间的推移而变化。磁盘空间低，硬盘老化，坏扇区，后台运行的应用程序太多，我们可以指望。在这篇文章中，我们将讨论如何在Windows 11/10中提高硬盘速度和性能。但在我们继续之前，让我们了解该指南是否适用于SSD。
本指南不适用于SSD(SSDs)，原因如下
这是因为它们存储数据的方式。与HDD(HDDs)不同，SSD(SSDs)没有任何移动部件。相反，数据被保存到一个NAND闪存池中。这就是SSD(SSDs)具有出色读写速度的主要原因。它与我们在RAM(RAM)上获得的速度不匹配，但它比HDD 快得多(HDDs)。每次必须在SSD上写入数据时，它都会找到一个完整的空块并将其写入。这比删除，然后编写它更容易。
这就是SSD(SSDs)在空间不足时会变慢的原因。控制器必须努力找出标记为删除的空间，将文件移动到不同的块，然后再次重写。如果您运行优化工具，最终只会降低磁盘寿命。
我们已经看到许多为优化SSD(SSDs)而编写的指南，但它们都不起作用。大多数优化工具都是为HDD(HDDs)构建的，这就是它们应该应用的地方。
阅读：(Read:) 如何在 Windows 中禁用 SSD 的碎片整理。
提高(Increase)硬盘驱动器速度并提高(Improve)性能
我们在这里谈论的存储设备是硬盘(Storage)驱动器(Disk Drives)，它们带有移动部件。硬盘(HDD)需要优化的原因是一段时间后，数据分散在各处。距离很远，即使是同一个文件。读者或负责人将不得不更加努力地工作。这就是优化工具帮助实现的目标。重新排列数据，以便更快地检索数据。(Data)以下是要遵循的方法列表：
- 碎片整理和优化驱动器
- 启用写入缓存
- 优化页面文件
- 优化后台(Optimize Background) 服务(Services)、应用程序(Apps)和存储空间(Storage Space)
在此之后，我们讨论了您不应该禁用以优化驱动器的功能。
1]对驱动器进行碎片整理和优化
Windows 有一个磁盘碎片整理程序工具，该工具已经存在了很长时间。它通过以可以快速获取文件的方式重新排列文件来提高性能，即读取头移动较少。多年来，该工具得到了增强，您还可以安排该过程。虽然您可以选择将所有内容都保留在Windows上，或者如果您有时间表，那么您可以将其设置为周末，但请确保计算机保持开启状态。
2]启用写缓存
如果启用写入缓存，它将通过在两者之间使用缓存来减轻硬盘驱动器的负载。因此，当您保存文件时，它会将所有信息（包括数据）写入临时位置。由于写入缓存比保存到硬盘更快，因此性能更好。当您编辑图像和视频等大文件时，它会派上用场。
3]优化页面文件
页面文件(Page File)长期以来一直被误解。Windows 将其用作RAM已满时的临时空间。虽然您可能不会用完RAM，但由于价格实惠，大多数内存都超出了我们的需要，但删除PageFile.SYS不会有任何影响。事实上，拥有它总比没有它好。
因此，如果您正在执行内存密集型操作，并且最终耗尽了内存，那么PageFile.SYS 将派(PageFile.SYS)上用场。Windows 会将数据放回其中，释放内存并完成更多工作。
阅读(Read)：如何提高 Windows 11 性能。
4]优化后台(Optimize Background) 服务(Services)、应用程序(Apps)和存储空间(Storage Space)
这是一个通用技巧，不仅可以提高HDD性能，还可以提高计算机的性能。如果您有太多的应用程序、后台服务，那么它会产生影响，因为它们会继续购买硬盘，并且您可能无法按预期工作。此外，如果您的存储空间不足，则可能会产生影响，因为硬盘将难以重新排列文件，从而为要保存的文件占用空间。
基线是你应该摆脱任何不必要的和消耗资源的东西。
也就是说，如果您只想提高Windows 10的整体性能，最好的方法是切换到混合模式。
将Windows 安装在 SSD 上，并将其他所有内容保存在HDD上。您可以选择对HDD进行优化，而将其余部分留在Windows上来管理SSD。
阅读(Read)：SSD 和 HDD 上的坏扇区(Bad sectors on SSD and HDD)
你不应该做什么来优化硬盘驱动(Hard Disk)器
很多帖子都谈到禁用HDD 和 SSD的(HDD and SSD)Windows功能。Windows已经走过了漫长的道路，硬件也是如此。重复了十多年的同一组优化将不起作用。这是您不应该在其中禁用的功能列表
- Windows 写入缓存缓冲区刷新：它允许应用程序运行得更快，无需等待数据写入请求写入磁盘即可继续运行。
- Windows 索引，又名 Windows 搜索服务(Windows Indexing, aka Windows Search Service)：它只有助于提高整体性能，而不是降低它。如果没有索引，硬盘将更加努力地通过爬取整个硬盘驱动器来查找数据并消耗更多资源。
- 高性能： 您无法通过始终保持硬盘驱动器来提高其性能。Windows笔记本电脑(Laptops)提供高性能电源计划，可确保磁盘始终处于开启状态。它不会增加提高性能的优势。Windows 通过在需要时打开驱动器来很好地管理。该计划仅在您进行视频编辑或游戏等密集型CPU/GPU工作时才有用。
我希望这篇文章很容易理解，并且您能够提高硬盘驱动器的速度和性能。此外，在优化速度方面，这篇文章打破了很多神话。不要根据建议禁用服务，最好了解 Windows 提供的解决方案。
读取(Read)：修复 Windows 上 SSD 读取或写入速度慢的问题(Fix Slow SSD Read or Write Speed on Windows)。
Increase Hard Drive speed & Improve performance in Windows 11/10
HDD or Hard Disk Drives tend to go become with time. Low disk space, aged hard drive, bad sectors, too many applications running in the background, we can count on. In this post, we will talk about how you can increase hard drive speed & performance in Windows 11/10. But before we go ahead, let’s understand if the guide applies to an SSD.
This guide doesn’t apply to SSDs, here is why
This is because of how they store data. Unlike HDDs, SSDs don’t have any moving parts. Instead, data is saved to a pool of NAND flash. That is the primary reason why SSDs have an excellent read and write speed. It does not match the speed we get on RAM, but it’s a lot more than HDDs. Every time data has to be written on an SSD, it finds a full empty block and writes it. It is easier than deleting, and then writing it.
That’s why SSDs slow down when they start running out of space. The controller has to work hard to figure out space that is marked for deletion, move files to a different block, and then rewrite again. If you run optimization tools, you will only end up lowering the disk life.
We have seen many guides written to optimize SSDs, and they don’t work. Most of the optimization tools are built for HDDs, and that’s where they should be applied to.
Read: How to disable defragmentation for SSDs in Windows.
Increase hard drive speed & Improve performance
The Storage device we are talking about here is Hard Disk Drives, those with come moving parts. The reason why HDD needs optimization is that after some time, the data is scattered throughout. There is a lot of distance, even if its the same file. The reader or the head will have to work harder. That’s what the optimization tools help to achieve. Data is rearranged so the data can be retrieved faster. Here is the list of methods to follow:
- Defragment and Optimize Drives
- Enable Write Caching
- Optimize Page File
- Optimize Background Services, Apps, and Storage Space
Right after this, we have talked about features you should not disable to optimize the drive.
1] Defragment and Optimize Drives
Windows has a Disk Defragmenter tool which has been there for a very long time. It improves performance by rearranging the files in such a way that it can be fetched quickly, i.e., less movement of reading head. The tool has been enhanced over the years, and you can also schedule the process. While you can choose to leave everything on Windows, or if you have a schedule, then you can set it for weekends, but make sure to keep the computer turned on.
2] Enable Write Caching
If you enable Write caching, it will take the load off the hard drive by using a cache in between. So when you save a file, it writes all information, including data into a temporary location. As writing to cache is faster than saving to hard disk, it results in better performance. It comes in handy when you are editing large files such as images and videos.
3] Optimize Page File
The Page File has been misunderstood for a very long time. Windows users it as a temporary space to hold when the RAM is full. While you may not run out of RAM, thanks to the affordable price, most have more than we need but removing PageFile.SYS won’t make a difference. In fact, it is better to have, than not have it at all.
So if you are doing a memory-intensive, and you finally run out memory, PageFile.SYS will be handy. Windows will put data back into this, free up memory, and get some more done.
Read: How to improve Windows 11 performance.
4] Optimize Background Services, Apps, and Storage Space
It is a general tip that improves not only HDD performance but also the performance of the computer. If you have too many applications, background services, then it will impact as they will keep the hard drive buys, and you may not be able to work as expected. Also, if you are running low on storage space, it may impact as the hard disk will struggle to rearrange files, claiming space for the files to be saved.
The baseline is you should get rid of anything which is unnecessary and consuming resources.
That said, if all you want is to improve the overall performance of Windows 10, the best way is to switch to a hybrid model.
Install Windows on an SSD, and keep everything else on HDD. You can choose to perform optimization for HDD, and leave rest on Windows to manage the SSD.
Read: Bad sectors on SSD and HDD
What you should NOT do to optimize Hard Disk Drives
A lot of posts talk about disabling Windows features both for HDD and SSD. Windows has come a long way, and so has the hardware. The same set of optimization that is being repeated for over a decade, will not work. Here is the list of feature that you should not disable in them
- Windows Write-Cache Buffer Flushing: It allows applications to run faster by allowing them to proceed without waiting for data write-requests to be written to the disk.
- Windows Indexing, aka Windows Search Service: It only helps to improve the overall performance instead of lowering it down. If there is no indexing, the hard disk will have work even harder to find the data by crawling the entire hard drive for the data and consume more resources.
- High Performance: There is no way you can improve the performance of a hard drive by keeping it on all the time. Windows Laptops offer a high-performance power plan, which makes sure the disk is turned on all the time. It doesn’t add to the advantage of improving performance. Windows manages well by turning on the drive when required. The plan is only useful when you are doing intensive CPU/GPU work like video editing or gaming.
I hope the post was easy to follow, and you were able to improve hard drive speed and performance. Also, the post breaks a lot of myths when it comes to optimizing the speed. Do not disable services based on recommendations, it’s best to understand what Windows offers as a solution.
Read: Fix Slow SSD Read or Write Speed on Windows.
