PC utilities: Best Free Disk Defragmenter
Best Free Disk Defragmenter
by waipanchan - 1/31/07 2:51 AMJust wanted to know what is the best free disk defragmenter.
Define best.
by R. Proffitt
- 1/31/07 3:49 AM
In reply to: Best Free Disk Defragmenter by waipanchan
If free is paramount then use what the OS provides. There are a few that wanted absolute control over defragmenting such as optimizing big or small files at front or rear of drive or by placing more accessed filess at rear or front of the drive. But then again how could a defragmenter quess what would be best for you. For Windows, http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_defragmenter_utility.htm writes:
"For the majority of users, the Disk Defragmenter Utility included with XP is sufficient to keep the hard drives in relatively good condition, but it's actually what is known as a Lite or slightly crippled version of Diskeeper, a product made by Executive Software."
Bob
Yea, thanks
by waipanchan - 1/31/07 5:05 AM In reply to: Define best. by R. Proffitt
You're right, I just thought there is better disk defragmenter than the original
Diskeeper Lite
by axekick - 2/2/07 3:52 AM In reply to: Define best. by R. Proffitt
I use a free version of Diskeeper Lite and have for about one year. I am very satisfied with the free version though most I see purchase the full version. It cut my defrag time by about 80 percent over the windows defrag and if done regularly will run in less than 3 minutes on a 200 gig hd.
I also try it, it's usefull software for begginer people.
by Multi06 - 2/2/07 3:55 PM In reply to: Diskeeper Lite by axekickPeace...Hi & Hello 2 every one reading this Message... 
Thank you Dear Diskeeper Lite or Heavey Software.
And Thank you to all people who are using it.
It's very usefull Software for all kind of people and specially for
Bigginer. The Best of the Best Software i have been use it. All the Best in the future & to the more devolpment in the future.
Peace.
T.A.R.A.B.
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Another question about defrag utilities...
by CeliaTrout - 2/5/07 3:42 PM In reply to: Diskeeper Lite by axekickI have an MP3 player (Sansa e280)... 8GB flash... is it wise/possible to defrag flash storage? I deleted lots of files yesterday... I'd like to try it...
thanks.
Re: defragging flash memory
by Kees Bakker - 4/9/07 5:58 AM
In reply to: Another question about defrag utilities... by CeliaTrout
That doesn't make sense. Defragging has to do with speeding up file access by minimizing the movements of the read head of the hard disk. But a flash drive doesn't have such. It's all electronics, no mechanics.
Kees
Defragging - The Rest of the Story
by ihometech - 9/29/09 7:13 AM In reply to: Re: defragging flash memory by Kees Bakker
Actually, defragging has more to do than just with head movement (i.e. hard drives). With hard drives it also has to do with file placement, file order, and, of course, the actual reintegration of each individual file. So defragging any "fragmented" medium, including a flash drive, would increase its performance based on how a given operating system looks for requested files.
Be sure whatever you do, or whatever the medium to be defragmented, you run the equivalent of chkdsk /f function before you defrag. This will clear up any file allocation problems before you try the other.
A good run of thumb, to make sure you defrag as many “system” files as possible is to run defrag for the first time in “safe mode”; make sure your networking is off (to protect your system from outside sources) and that your anti virus is not running. This will ensure the maximum number of critical files is defragmented along with your everyday data files.
Concerning defragging your flash drive…there is a performance improvement (scientifically) due to the process, regardless of having heads or not. But, due to the current construction of a flash drive, when you “write” to the drive, it tends to wear out a flash drive much more quickly than not. “Reading” a flash drive doesn’t hurt it, but current tech is such (though it improves daily) that you want to “write” as little as possible. There are "good" flash drives and "bad" flash drive conditioned on how they utilize their own FAT file, or rather how they write to it.
Having said this, it might be smart to create what you want to place on your flash drive in a directory of your hard drive first; organize it the way you want…defrag it there. Then write it to your flash drive. After that, if you keep your defrag down to once a month (for your flash drive), you should be fine.
Here is a good link to a relevant article: http://donnedwards.openaccess.co.za/2008/01/flash-drive-defrag-warning.html.
Wikipedia also has a good list of defragmentation software/freeware (though not inclusive):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defragmentation_software
Used my advanced defrag
by shahkl2u - 10/13/09 1:30 AM In reply to: Diskeeper Lite by axekickDiskeeper Lite this can be my another collection for free stuff. At the moment I'm using Advanced defrag to defrag my computer. Instead it can help defrag my registry too. You can try it. Thanks
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http://www.squidoo.com/advanceddefrag
I'm using MyDefragng
by kakarukeys - 9/30/09 4:29 PM In reply to: Define best. by R. Proffitt
So far so good, it optimizes in addition to defragments. Applications are usually more responsive after optimization. Boot time is also shorter.
AusLogics Disk Defragmenter
by dougjp - 2/2/07 5:20 AM In reply to: Best Free Disk Defragmenter by waipanchanI like this one over the OS defragmenter. Its faster, and dafrags my second drive, which hangs with the original defragmenter. It may not do as thorough a job, however probably enough for XP.
AusLogics works quite well
by edbrady - 2/2/07 7:32 AM In reply to: AusLogics Disk Defragmenter by dougjpI downloaded the AusLogics Defrag program just to give it a try. I've used it ever since.
It's certainly is far faster than anything else I've ever used. And free. Took care of 200 gigs in about 10 minutes (after not defragging for about a month).
It's here:
http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/
Ashampoo Magical Defrag.... (but not free)
by CeliaTrout - 2/2/07 6:17 AM In reply to: Best Free Disk Defragmenter by waipanchanHi. I've been using Ashampoo Magical Defrag for about 6 months, and while it's not free it's very inexpensive, works in the background, takes up few resources, and has, from day one, worked great. I believe there is a trial version, so you can try it out if you'd like.
free defrag
by johnathanbc - 2/2/07 6:29 AM In reply to: Best Free Disk Defragmenter by waipanchaniobit has just launched a free beta of their defrag utility. i have been using it for a couple of weeks and works fine. it will run in background as a "smart" utility unless you turn it off otherwise seeme just as effective as diskeepeer
reply to: Best Free Disk Defragmenter
by Apsyrtus - 2/3/07 11:40 PM In reply to: Best Free Disk Defragmenter by waipanchanThere are lots of defragment utilities listed here
http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/defragmentation.shtml
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