Any good tool for defragmentation?

M

[mfk]

Hello,
i'm on WinXp and i'm looking for a good and alternative defragmentation
tool. Can you help me?

Does exist any tool that defragment the hd from boot?

Thanks,
F.
 
M

meerkat

Hello,
i'm on WinXp and i'm looking for a good and alternative defragmentation
tool. Can you help me?

Does exist any tool that defragment the hd from boot?
Click to expand...
Run Windows Defrag in `Safe mode`.
It`s as good as anything else !.
Get into SM, by pressing F8 on boot up.
 
W

wasbit

Defrag Software (free):

Auslogics Disk Defrag - http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/index.php
"does not appear to have any advantages over the standard Windows defragmenter, other than a slightly more user friendly
interface". 2000/2003/XP/Vista.

Diskeeper Lite - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207
- "Faster than the built-in Windows equivalent, but has lesser features.
Note that Diskeeper Lite replaces the built-in Windows defragmentation tool when you install it, so that you can no
longer run the Windows version alongside this new version. That is, you cannot get the best of both worlds. If you use
XP, which has a much-improved defrag utility than earlier versions, it may be best to simply use the built-in
defragmentation tool instead of this program." 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

Defragmentor Lite CL - http://www.defragmentor.com/dmlcl/en/home.asp
- "command line tool that allows you to defragment a file or group of files." 2000/2003/XP.

DefragNT - http://www.geocities.com/andreigaceff/DefragNT.html
- "(possibly renamed to DefragXP) Supports NTFS partitions only on XP but handles FAT partitions under all three OSes."
NT/2000/XP

Dirms = http://www.dirms.com/
- Supposedly 'Do It Right MicroSoft', is a command line utility to defragment your entire hard disk while Buzzsaw is a
behind-the-scenes (on-the-fly) defragmentation program that tries to keep your hard disk defragmented while you work.
Dirms not only defragments your hard disk, but it tries to optimize the amount of contiguous free space available.
Buzzsaw is useful for people who don't want to bother with things like defragmentation - it is one of those fire and
forget programs that work only when your computer is idle. Both programs require Windows 2000/XP."

IObit Smart Defrag - http://www.iobit.com/SmartDefrag/index.html 2000/Xp/Vista

JK Defrag - http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/ (Highly recommended) 2000/2003/XP/Vista/X64.

O & O defrag 2000(+XP) - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4545 2000/XP

PageDefrag - http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PageDefrag.html
- "defrags your Windows page file, Registry hives, event log files and hibernation files. These are files that the
built-in Windows defragger is unable to defragment since they are open for exclusive access when Windows is running.
PageDefrag is a boot-time defragmentation utility - it reboots the computer and defragments those files at boot-time,
that is, before all the subsystems in Windows start up. The utility only works in Windows NT/2000/XP."

Power defrag (lite 2.0) - http://www.majorgeeks.com/Power_Defragmenter_GUI_d4647.html
- "Power Defrag 2.00 Lite is freeware. It can be distributed freely with no limitations except that it may not be sold.
Power Defrag 2.00 Pro is registered shareware." 2000/XP

Speed defrag - http://vcsoftwares.com/SpeeDefrag.html
- "restarts your computer, which refreshes the RAM and loads just the defrag.exe program." XP/Vista

Ultra Defrag - http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=41413

WinContig - http://wincontig.mdtzone.it/index_EN.htm
- Ntfs only. On demand file or folder defrag
 
M

Mike Walsh

A heavily fragmented disk that is nearly full will be very slow. If the drive is not so full e.g. less than half full fragmentation will not cause much of a problem.
 
C

CBFalconer

userr wrote: *** and removed attributions - bad ***
Thanks for your reply Mike. I think it hardly takes any time for
drives to get filled up nowadays. And i guess sustained activity
over a fragmented drive, like adding and deleting more files will
only lead to a bigger disorganization if i may call it so. As you
said if its also running out of free space, it could be a recipe
for trouble. But then again just like prevention of a disease is
better than cure, better to give the drives regular checkups and
keep them in good shape.
Click to expand...

A better and cleaner solution is to use Linux and either ext2 or
ext3 file systems, which are basically immune to fragmentation.
 
M

Mike Walsh

Back when hard drives were less the 1/2 GB it was much more of a problem with drives filling up. My first home PC would get very slow when it became fragmented because it was usually 95% full. With modern drives you can save thousands of MP3 and jpeg files without worrying about disk space. The only people I know that fill there drives up are the ones who save videos.
 
M

~misfit~

ErinFlowers3 said:
PerfectDisk from Raxco Software ('Offering defragmentation, windows
optimization, windows performance, defrag, defragment, defragmenter,
disk defragmentation, perfect disk, perfect disc, perfectdisc, disk
keeper, diskkeeper, speedisk, erd, emergency repair disk, repair disk,
disk man' (http://www.raxco.com)). Also consolidates free space and
handles heavily fragmented drives and low free space conditions.
Click to expand...

I'd like to add my vote for PerfectDisk. I've tried a few after-market
defrag utilities now and this one is, in my opinion, by far the best.

It has the option of doing a defrag at boot so that it can move files that
wouldn't be accessable in a full Windows environment. I do an in-windows
defrag (using "smart placement", prioritising files by how often they are
changed to reduce ongoing fragmentation) weekly and a boot time defrag every
month or two. Keeps my disk access fast and tidy.
 
C

CBFalconer

~misfit~ said:
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It has the option of doing a defrag at boot so that it can move
files that wouldn't be accessable in a full Windows environment.
I do an in-windows defrag (using "smart placement", prioritising
files by how often they are changed to reduce ongoing
fragmentation) weekly and a boot time defrag every month or two.
Keeps my disk access fast and tidy.
Click to expand...

What do you mean "wouldn't be accessable"? AFAIK all windoze files
are fully accessible at all times, however you may have to use the
CLI to do it, and/or alter their attributes (normally with
fattrib). I believe Windows deliberately refrains from defragging
files set as system or hidden, to avoid disturbing possible
read-only or not-modificable schemes. Those are extremely rare
these days anyhow.
 
M

~misfit~

CBFalconer said:
What do you mean "wouldn't be accessable"? AFAIK all windoze files
are fully accessible at all times, however you may have to use the
CLI to do it, and/or alter their attributes (normally with
fattrib). I believe Windows deliberately refrains from defragging
files set as system or hidden, to avoid disturbing possible
read-only or not-modificable schemes. Those are extremely rare
these days anyhow.
Click to expand...

Umm, I'm just going by what a lot of defragmenters say, that Windows has
some files locked and that a boot-time defrag will allow them to be
moved/optimised.

BTW, you need a single space on the same line as your two hyphens,
immediately after them, to make it work as a sig delineator.

Cheers,
 
C

CBFalconer

~misfit~ said:
CBFalconer wrote:
.... snip ...
.... snip ...

BTW, you need a single space on the same line as your two hyphens,
immediately after them, to make it work as a sig delineator.
Click to expand...

It had it when it left here.
 
P

ProfGene

Hello,
i'm on WinXp and i'm looking for a good and alternative defragmentation
tool. Can you help me?

Does exist any tool that defragment the hd from boot?

Thanks,
F.
Click to expand...
In the old days I remember that Norton had a good defragmenter. I don't
know if they still do but you could look into it.
 
M

~misfit~

Somewhere on teh interweb ProfGene typed:
In the old days I remember that Norton had a good defragmenter. I
don't know if they still do but you could look into it.
Click to expand...

IMO the best defragger for XP is Raxco's PerfectDisk. It's all I'll use, and
I've tried a few.
 
W

wasbit


Defrag Software (free):

Auslogics Disk Defrag - http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/index.php
"does not appear to have any advantages over the standard Windows
defragmenter, other than a slightly more user friendly interface".
2000/2003/XP/Vista.

Defraggler (beta) - http://www.defraggler.com/features
"from Piriform, the company that brought you CCleaner and Recuva"

Diskeeper Lite - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207
- "Faster than the built-in Windows equivalent, but has lesser features.
Note that Diskeeper Lite replaces the built-in Windows defragmentation tool
when you install it, so that you can no longer run the Windows version
alongside this new version. That is, you cannot get the best of both worlds.
If you use XP, which has a much-improved defrag utility than earlier
versions, it may be best to simply use the built-in defragmentation tool
instead of this program." 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

Defragmentor Lite CL - http://www.defragmentor.com/dmlcl/en/home.asp
- "command line tool that allows you to defragment a file or group of
files." 2000/2003/XP.

DefragNT - http://www.geocities.com/andreigaceff/DefragNT.html
- "(possibly renamed to DefragXP) Supports NTFS partitions only on XP but
handles FAT partitions under all three OSes." NT/2000/XP

Dirms = http://www.dirms.com/
- Supposedly 'Do It Right MicroSoft', is a command line utility to
defragment your entire hard disk while Buzzsaw is a behind-the-scenes
(on-the-fly) defragmentation program that tries to keep your hard disk
defragmented while you work. Dirms not only defragments your hard disk, but
it tries to optimize the amount of contiguous free space available. Buzzsaw
is useful for people who don't want to bother with things like
defragmentation - it is one of those fire and forget programs that work only
when your computer is idle. Both programs require Windows 2000/XP."

Free Defragmenter -
http://www.flexomizer.com/PermaLink,guid,ce99367e-158c-487a-879d-b32145cc1957.aspx

IObit Smart Defrag - http://www.iobit.com/SmartDefrag/index.html
2000/Xp/Vista

JK Defrag - http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/ (Highly recommended)
2000/2003/XP/Vista/X64.

O & O defrag 2000(+XP) - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4545
2000/XP

PageDefrag -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/PageDefrag.mspx
- "defrags your Windows page file, Registry hives, event log files and
hibernation files. These are files that the built-in Windows defragger is
unable to defragment since they are open for exclusive access when Windows
is running. PageDefrag is a boot-time defragmentation utility - it reboots
the computer and defragments those files at boot-time, that is, before all
the subsystems in Windows start up. The utility only works in Windows
NT/2000/XP."

Power defrag (lite 2.0) -
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Power_Defragmenter_GUI_d4647.html
- "Power Defrag 2.00 Lite is freeware. It can be distributed freely with no
limitations except that it may not be sold. Power Defrag 2.00 Pro is
registered shareware." 2000/XP

Speed defrag - http://vcsoftwares.com/SpeeDefrag.html
- "restarts your computer, which refreshes the RAM and loads just the
defrag.exe program." XP/Vista

Ultra Defrag - http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=41413

Whitney Defrag - http://www.whitneyfamily.org/Hacks/?item=Defrag

WinContig - http://wincontig.mdtzone.it/index_EN.htm
- Ntfs only. On demand file or folder defrag
 

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