PerfectDisk 2008 Build 39

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Delivering a unique set of easy-to-use features and benefits not found in any other solution, PerfectDisk® 2008 will make your computer run like new. Work and play faster - and smarter. PerfectDisk makes everything you do on your computer faster - so you can be more efficient at your work or play. PerfectDisk 2008’s patented SMARTPlacement™ optimization is paired with its exclusive single-pass defragmentation and Space Restoration Technology™ to maximize PC and laptop performance. All controlled and automated according to your unique requirements through AutoPilot Scheduling™ or StealthPatrol™ unattended background processing.

Every time you use your computer, even when it's brand new, the files on your PC or laptop will continuously become fragmented. This means that these files are split into millions of pieces, and this occurs even more so when you go to add, modify and delete them. So when you go to access a file - even just to read it - it will take much longer than necessary because Windows has to first find each piece of the file before you can even see it. This makes using your computer, and doing everything you want, much slower than it should be. Fragmentation also leads to much slower boot times and will make applications run slow or even potentially cause them to "lock-up" or freeze.

Defragging your computer puts the pieces of your files back together into a single piece - the way they should be. A defragmented computer will boot quicker, files will be accessed faster, and your applications will not hang. A good disk defragger will not only defragment, but will also consolidate the free space on your drives into one large piece so when you create a new file, there will be enough free space to save that file in a single piece, rather than fragmenting right away. Defrag for a faster computer and a healthy PC.

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#1 sorlag on 30 Jan 2008 - 13:16

Is it better then the free ones?

#2 Mieky242 on 30 Jan 2008 - 14:35

I have serious doubts as to whether this provides any major benefits over freely available defraggers. Personally I use JKDefrag and sometimes Defraggler.

#3 Faisal Islam on 30 Jan 2008 - 14:56

lolz...$39.9..hahahahahah! sucksss try AusLogics Disk Defrag for free

#4 WindSailor on 30 Jan 2008 - 15:40

Actually I use it and would recommend it.
Using Visual Studio for a couple of hours just rips the disk drive up... using Perfect disk I haven't had VS crash like it used too with Diskeeper... nough said.

#5 subaru69 on 30 Jan 2008 - 16:56

Windows own command line defrag tool is sufficient for me.

#6 xMorpheousx416 on 30 Jan 2008 - 17:17

What's the difference between PerfectDisk 8, and PerfectDisk 2008.... aside from more support and a new GUI?

(1 reply) #7 Jeremy of Many on 30 Jan 2008 - 17:57

Sorlag, it is better than some free ones. For example, it is better than AusLogics Disk Defrag because AusLogics is no different than using Windows Defragmenter. Neither of which provide file placement which is the second half of the disk optimization task.

Faisal Islam, see my reply to Sorlag. PD blows AusLogics out of the water hands-down no-contest.

xMorpheousx416, why don't you install VirtualBox or VMware Server and install trial versions of the two, make snapshots and/or run them side-by-side and compare the differences?

#7.1 xMorpheousx416 on 31 Jan 2008 - 17:24

Jeremy...

Posting that an app is "better" or you "should try it in a VIRTUAL environment" helps no one. Where do you get your suggestions?..... nm, don't care to know really.

I was talking in terms of any newly refined algorithms from one app to the next. I'm not into the fancy dress up people put over the top of their applications and call it a "fresh new GUI". So.... to put it in your terms:

"Nice candy apple red paint job, beautiful rims... but what's under the hood?"

Funny..... you hear most of everyone stand up and go "yeah, the app does this and this and this, and oh yeah that too!" and call it BETTER than another. Then you ask those same 14 year olds, "and exactly HOW does it do that"...

all you get is..... "uh, uh, uh, uh"

#8 xan K on 31 Jan 2008 - 01:49

Dear PerfectDisk,

I was your faithful follower for many years. But then I met JkDefrag and I couldn't resist dumping you for it. Now my hard drives are happier and my wallet healthier. I'm sorry things didn't work out for us.

sincerely,

x-owner-roxxxxorrr1111

#9 Jonathan Nelson on 31 Jan 2008 - 04:36

How about using Diskeeper? You can by the Pro version for the same price as this one... plus you have no fragmentation with it running!

(1 reply) #10 jesseinsf on 31 Jan 2008 - 18:15

Ok, PerfectDisk is actually the best defragmenter in the world. check out THIS website to compare with DiskKeeper2008 Pro. And you can take a note of the features and compare them with the free defrag programs. Since I have been using PerfectDisk for 6 years now, I now only pay $19.99 to upgrade (and I don't have to install previous version to do the upgrades)

#10.1 kilimanjaro on 02 Feb 2008 - 18:11

(jesseinsf said @ #10)

Ok, PerfectDisk is actually the best defragmenter in the world. check out THIS website to compare with DiskKeeper2008 Pro.

Er..that's the Raxco website..lol obviously it's going to paint everything in PD's favor.

For eg: See that comparison about PD having 'I/O throttling' while Diskeeper doesn't. I've used both, and I can firmly attest that Diskeeper's Invisitasking tech (basically intelligent I/O sensing and tasking) is FAR, far superior to that of any of the other defraggers. PD8 in fact can be quite a resource hog at times, and rather unstable in the screensaver defrag mode. I haven't tried out the latest PD yet, but I intend to, soon just out of curiosity. However, I don't see myself moving away from Diskeeper for the time being since Diskeeper serves my needs very well while being extremely thrifty in resource usage.

#11 Mike Frett on 31 Jan 2008 - 18:38

Why in the hell did it go from 19MB to 30MB?. Jeepers, no reason to bloat stuff.

#12 CheeseCow on 31 Jan 2008 - 19:50

I've used "PerfectDisk 8" for a long time, and it is easy to use, and very fast. I tried Diskeeper in the past, and did not like it. I prefer running a manual weekly defrag to having a defragger running constantly. Tried JK Defrag as well, but didn't like that either, due to the annoying GUI it had, and it seemed a tad slower.

All in all I'd say a defragmenter is a personal choice, as the performance increase compared to using what comes with Windows XP/Vista is in most cases very little.

#13 jesseinsf on 31 Jan 2008 - 23:54

Feature Comparison PerfectDisk 2008 & Diskeeper 2008 Pro

Certified by Microsoft PerfectDisk 2008 Yes No
Certified by Microsoft Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Requires Product Activation PerfectDisk 2008 No Yes
Requires Product Activation Diskeeper 2008 Pro

Integration with central management console
PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Integration with central management console
Diskeeper 2008 Pro Yes

Powerful Scheduling Options
PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Powerful Scheduling Options
Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Patented file placement strategy
PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Patented file placement strategy
Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Single-pass defragmentation of files PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Single-pass defragmentation of files Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Single-pass defragmentation of free space PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Single-pass defragmentation of free space Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Complete Automation Flexibility PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Complete Automation Flexibility Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Ability to defragment drives with minimal free space PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Ability to defragment drives with minimal free space Diskeeper 2008 Pro Yes

Faster subsequent defrag runs PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Faster subsequent defrag runs Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Defragments Master File Table (MFT) PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Defragments Master File Table (MFT) Diskeeper 2008 Pro Yes

Places MFT for improved performance PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Places MFT for improved performance Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Completely defragments all NTFS metadata PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Completely defragments all NTFS metadata Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Intelligent Screen Saver mode PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Intelligent Screen Saver mode Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Defragments directories PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Defragments directories Diskeeper 2008 Pro Yes

Defragments Hibernate file PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Defragments Hibernate file Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

User-defined thresholds PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
User-defined thresholds Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Full-featured product for Workstation & Server PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Full-featured product for Workstation & Server Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Auto Update capabilities PerfectDisk 2008 Yes No
Auto Update capabilities Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Full-Featured Command line support PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Full-Featured Command line support Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Defragments multiple drives at the same time PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Defragments multiple drives at the same time Diskeeper 2008 Pro Yes

Disk Trending PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Disk Trending Diskeeper 2008 Pro Yes

CPU and disk I/O throttling PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
CPU and disk I/O throttling Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Selected Files Defrag PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Selected Files Defrag Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Free Space Defrag PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Free Space Defrag Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Installation without User Interface PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Installation without User Interface Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Designed for multi-terabyte drives PerfectDisk 2008 Yes

Diskeeper Pro: Requires Diskeeper Enterprise Edition or Home Server to get Terabyte Volume Engine Designed for multi-terabyte drives

No limit on drive size:
No limit for PerfectDisk 2008

Diskeeper Pro: Requires Diskeeper Enterprise Edition or Home Server for unlimited drive size support No limit on drive size

Defragment without Administrative Rights PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Defragment without Administrative Rights Diskeeper 2008 Pro Yes

Integration with Active Directory PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Integration with Active Directory Diskeeper 2008 Pro Yes

Space Explorer PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Space Explorer Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Reclaim Free Space PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Reclaim Free Space Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

Automates compaction/defragmentation of Microsoft Exchange data stores PerfectDisk 2008 Yes
Automates compaction/defragmentation of Microsoft Exchange data stores Diskeeper 2008 Pro No

#14 illz55 on 01 Feb 2008 - 08:25

I absolutely love this new version. Well worth the upgrade. Anyone who thinks free alternatives are as good or better than PerfectDisk is naive or has very low standards.

#15 illz55 on 01 Feb 2008 - 08:26

Oops. Sorry about double-post.

#16 leo_the_lion on 01 Feb 2008 - 21:50

Yep, PD 2008 is top notch. I've tried numerous defraggers and this program is priceless. The responsiveness of my machine after a run through is fantastic. Beats anything else out there.

#17 Linkin Park on 02 Feb 2008 - 06:24

Good stuff!

Last edited by Linkin Park on 02 Feb 2008 - 06:32

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