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Chapter 25. Managing Your Hard Drives

In this chapter

Disk Formatting and Storage Options
Disk Management
Hard Drive Cleaning
Optimizing the Paging File
Defragmenting for Greater Speed
Recycle Bin Management
Compressing Files and Folders
The Encrypting File System
Backup for Safety
What's New in Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition?
Advanced Disk Management from the Command Line

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