Best Defrag Program?

[Louise]

I've been using Diskeeper by Executive Software for quite some time.

Lately I've been noticing that everytime I analyze my drive, it reports
a high level of fragmentation. When I check which files are fragmented,
it is primarily recycle bin and recovery bin.

Is the speed of my machine really affected by the fragmentation level of
the recycle bin or the recovery bin?

Is Diskeeper still considered the top defrag program or might there be
something better?

TIA

Louise

 

[John Doe]

I've been using Diskeeper by Executive Software for quite some
time.
Lately I've been noticing that everytime I analyze my drive, it
reports a high level of fragmentation. When I check which files
are fragmented, it is primarily recycle bin and recovery bin.
Is the speed of my machine really affected by the fragmentation
level of the recycle bin or the recovery bin?
Is Diskeeper still considered the top defrag program or might there
be something better?

Why not empty them?

I just use whatever Windows provides. Lately, just for fun, I have
also used PageDefrag from www.sysinternals.com (set to run once, the
next time Windows starts). You have to make a shortcut to it if you
don't want to browse to the folder.

Good luck.

 

[GuessWho]

There's a free utility called ScanDefrag here:
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html .

It allows you to setup a scheduled defrag,but I'm not sure how it works. I
thought I set it up to auto defrag early this AM but according to the log it
didn't start and I haven't checked to see what I screwed up.

Wayne

 

[Roy Coorne]

I've been using Diskeeper by Executive Software for quite some time.

Lately I've been noticing that everytime I analyze my drive, it reports
a high level of fragmentation. When I check which files are fragmented,
it is primarily recycle bin and recovery bin.

Is the speed of my machine really affected by the fragmentation level of
the recycle bin or the recovery bin?

Is Diskeeper still considered the top defrag program or might there be
something better?

I am happy since years with O&O Defrag 2000 Free - see

http://www.oo-software.com/en/products/ood2000free/

Roy

 

[Roy Coorne]

I am happy since years with O&O Defrag 2000 Free - see

http://www.oo-software.com/en/products/ood2000free/

P.S.
Download at http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1470

Roy

 

[Andrew Z Carpenter]

I've been using Diskeeper by Executive Software for quite some time.

Lately I've been noticing that everytime I analyze my drive, it reports
a high level of fragmentation. When I check which files are fragmented,
it is primarily recycle bin and recovery bin.

Is the speed of my machine really affected by the fragmentation level of
the recycle bin or the recovery bin?

Is Diskeeper still considered the top defrag program or might there be
something better?

TIA

Louise

PerfectDisk: http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/

They have lots of 'PerfectDisk vs Diskeeper' documentation.

 

[Lordy]

PerfectDisk: http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/

They have lots of 'PerfectDisk vs Diskeeper' documentation.

Of course they would

Comparisons like this are best obtained from independant sources.
(Not that I'm making a judgement call one way or the other)