Best Defrag Program???

[rxblitzrx]

I'm a big fan of Diskeeper, but is there a better program? Please support your answer.

 

[saintrobyn]

I like O&O Defrag. It has quite a few defrag options and is very easy to use.

 

[Nothinman]

It's all personal preference, use whatever flavor snake oil you like.

 

[InlineFive]

I just use the Windows Defragmenter which is based off of Diskeeper.

 

[Beaner]

Raxco's PerfectDisk is what I've been using for years and I love it.

 

[Mem]

I used to like Diskeeper, but the latest 2007 version is too bloated,O&O 8.5 is very good.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: saintrobyn
I like O&O Defrag. It has quite a few defrag options and is very easy to use.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[LouPoir]

I use Diskeeper 10

 

[ShawnD1]

Don't bother buying a defrag program. The one that comes with Windows is good enough.

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: beloved patriot
Raxco's PerfectDisk is what I've been using for years and I love it.

Amen to that. The new version 8 is outstanding, and beats Diskeeper hands down - especially in terms of GUI and off line defrag of NTFS system and page files.

 

[pcgeek11]

PerfectDisk here, It also supports Vista.

pcgeek11

 

[Lemon law]

To a certain extent I think disk defragmenters are somewhat over rated---the one that comes with windows will do the job but its slow and lacks options. But only if your disk is really fragmented will it show a measurable performance hit. So keeping fragments under control is requirement one. Beyond that there are some other considerations. (1) Its nice to have a disk defragmenter that works in the background constantly cleaning up fragments while you create them---as long as the slice of processor time is small its no hit on system
performance---unless you are a gamer running a system challenging game, few will ever notice---but lacking background scanning---a on demand scan takes longer. (2) While windows is running, a disk defragger can move program files but usually not windows files---so free space on your hard-drive can get fragmented--leaving no large blocks to put really large files. And any defragmenter that tackles windows system files therefore has to run in dos before windows loads. (3) That little ole cheapskate me wants the defragmenter to be freeware.

I have been playing around with a program called iobit smart defrag which is still in beta form---it does defrag in the background but does not yet move system files---but iobit is bringing updates out about once a month, promises to add a dos option soon, and is even playing around with a version of hyperfetch they plan to implement also. There is one major problem now with some XP pro systems--you must shut down the background defrag which takes a second or so--or windows will not shut down---its now up to ver 2.01 beta. Check it out if any care to---just google iobit smart defrag.

 

[corkyg]

"And any defragmenter that tackles windows system files therefore has to run in dos before windows loads."

No - it does not run in "DOS." PerfectDisk runs the offline defrag during the WINDOWS bootcycle in the WINDOWS boot sequence prior to loading Windows drivers.

Free is not a valid criterion except for Cheap Charlies.

P/D is the only one I know of that graphically shows you how much space is being used by the MFT Reserved Zone under NTFS. That area can eventually CAUSE constant fragmentation because Microsoft insists on putting it smack in the middle of a drive.

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

I've been using Diskeeper for years. Love it....

 

[Nothinman]

Free is not a valid criterion except for Cheap Charlies.

Or people that don't feel like wasting money on things that don't actually do any good.

 

[John]

[*]Official Defrag thread
[*]Good defrag software??
[*]Defrag programs
[*]Diskeeper 11 vs Perfect Disk 8 with commentary from staff

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Looks to be a solid post.

Too bad it will probably not stop the searchless from starting more "what defrag prog is teh best???" threads.

 

[rxblitzrx]

Originally posted by: pcgeek11
PerfectDisk here, It also supports Vista.

pcgeek11

Version 8.0.45 doesn't work on Vista. Do you have a version that does?

 

[Doh!]

Originally posted by: rxblitzrx

Originally posted by: pcgeek11
PerfectDisk here, It also supports Vista.

pcgeek11

Version 8.0.45 doesn't work on Vista. Do you have a version that does?

version 8.0.48 is the latest atm.

 

[pcgeek11]

Originally posted by: rxblitzrx

Originally posted by: pcgeek11
PerfectDisk here, It also supports Vista.

pcgeek11

Version 8.0.45 doesn't work on Vista. Do you have a version that does?

Yes I do! Go here if you you would like to try it out.

http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/downloadit/pd_download_home.cfm

Choose the version that says " PerfectDisk professional for Windows Vista/XP/2000 ".

pcgeek11

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Or people that don't feel like wasting money on things that don't actually do any good.

Another myth without proof.

Defrag

 

[Nothinman]

Another myth without proof.

The burden of proof is on the people making the claims that it's worthwhile, not vice versa.

Defrag

I'm not signing up just for one PDF, if you really want me to read it PM me and you can email it to me or something.

Oh and what do you think of this article explaining the differences in the Vista defrag tool, in particular the answer to "When I dual-boot into Windows XP, the defrag results are different from Windows Vista. Why?" that states that Vista doesn't defrag files over 64M because MS doesn't feel it's worthwhile?

http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/articles/440717.aspx

 

[greylica]

XFS Progs is a good tool to defrag XFS systems, ( That I use instead of EXT3 to manipulate AVI files created in Blender ).
But I never saw Real necessity of this tool for being used like windozers, windows degrade performance and can cause errors in the file system if some chunks of the files are too fragmented.
Normally, is better to have a super freighter HDD and move to one for another and recopy back again after a reformat, XFS reports after this , eveything is OK and no defrag needed.

 

[Pirotech]

I just use a Windows Defrag tool. But very rarely. Frankly, I don't see any sufficient reason for defragmentation nowadays. Now the drive sector size is too small compared to the size of files. Besides, now repositioning of HDD head is fast enough, which makes defragmentation pluses very doubtful.