Auslogics Disk Defrag is a compact, manual defragmentation tool that supports FAT 16, FAT 32, and NTFS (with compressed and encrypted files). For the individual user, Disk Defrag is more than adequate for the job of maintaining high-level disk performance. Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startup and shutdown and sometimes to system failures. Auslogics Disk DefragŪ is designed for fast optimization of today's modern hard disks. Get the maximum performance out of your expensive hardware investments. And it's absolutely FREE.
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- fixes bugs
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A bug that prior to being fixed affected the efficiency of the defrag process?
Anyway, during my comparison I have noticed that Auslogics does a good job of defragmenting the files but that is only half the job done. The other half is performing file placement. The next question is which file placement is the best? Well, it depends on the files on the drive, whether they are static (non-modified, only accessed) or dynamic (both accessed and modified).
I believe for a drive with Windows installed it is best to use Last Access because program files and system files (aka C:WINDOWS) are not modified. Sure you have the odd log file, backup file or dump file but those are not critical/priority files. Those are the type of files that you can place on the inner tracks (slower regions of the disk) where i/o is least common.
The bottom line is that this is a free product but:
- It is not the only free defragmenter.
- It is not the best free defragmenter.
If you want something better that is actually open-source, I advise you to try JkDefrag 3.33 or freeware but not open-source HDiskDefrag 2.0.0.
Last edited by Jeremy of Many on 03 Jan 2008 - 05:10
It is for certain because I have been involved in this for several years and have done the research and feel I explain my findings effectively and accurately.
If you prefer a GUI over the performance increase it can provide then your preference is your disadvantage.
I find it unfortunate that some people focus more on the program's graphical interface regardless of its effectiveness.
Last edited by Jeremy of Many on 04 Jan 2008 - 00:50
Granted, the "real world" performance gain achieved by performing file placement is debatable to many, I know from experience that it does make a significant difference.
Take for example a program which the main .exe depends on dozens of DLL/OCX files to completely load the GUI. In this case, file placement will and does make a noticable difference in performance/load times.
If your main argument is that free and/or open source programs only defragment drives and commercial applications perform file placement in addition to the defrag, then that argument is not applicable to such recommendations as JKDefrag and HDiskDefrag as the former is open source, the latter is freeware and they both do file placement.
Last edited by Jeremy of Many on 03 Jan 2008 - 05:33
Love this fast little defragger. Does quite a nice job, for the speed.
Thanks
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