The Definitive "BEST DEFRAG" thread

[MxxCon]

i'm so sick of these threads poping up every single week. so here's the one and only thread you should need untill the end of your life. moderator can modify poll entries to update.

BEST DEFRAG

[traxx]

It's been O&O for me for a while. The job scheduling and reports ensure that the defrag is run and even lets me see the stats without having to run any sort of checks. Allow me to illustrate...

[Redestium]

It's been O&O for me for a while. The job scheduling and reports ensure that the defrag is run and even lets me see the stats without having to run any sort of checks. Allow me to illustrate...

Is that the new 6.5? I really like O&O but today I am a proud owner of PerfectDisk 6.0 after much research and experimenting with demos. :happy:

[traxx]

Is that the new 6.5? I really like O&O but today I am a proud owner of PerfectDisk 6.0 after much research and experimenting with demos. :happy:

I didn't know there was a 6.5 out. Nope, it's plain on 6.0.

[Hurmoth]

Diskeeper is so the best defrag, it is fast and simple!

[Sumi]

I use Windows Defrag - Maybe I should give Diskeeper a try... :)

[Jexel]

D00ds, defrag proggies all do the same thing! The speed is due to the size of your hardrive, used space, remaining space, system files and various other stuff. The configuration of your comp is also quite important. Anyways just to be on the safe side u should use the default windows defrag program or if u don't trust microsoft i suggest norton speed disk as it is simple and secure :D

[pkill]

the built in 1 is good enough 4 me

[moeburn]

Isn't Diskeeper just a complete ripoff?

The last time i checked, all it does is use Windows's's's built in defragger and schedules it.

[chacho]

Isn't Diskeeper just a complete ripoff?

The last time i checked, all it does is use Windows's's's built in defragger and schedules it.

absolutely not. you will find that diskeeper is MUCH MUCH faster than the built-in one, and it is much more effective as well. do a system defrag, and do a diskeeper analysis and you will see a lot of fragmented files remaining.

[b3ta]

Firstly, I'm glad that this has been un-pinned as a thread.

And for me O&O is the best defrag program.

[moeburn]

absolutely not. you will find that diskeeper is MUCH MUCH faster than the built-in one, and it is much more effective as well. do a system defrag, and do a diskeeper analysis and you will see a lot of fragmented files remaining.

Oh well, It was when I first heard about it. Anywho, I use Norton's system defragger, as it actually organizes the files based on use (page file, system files, common files) and considers things like slack space and empty space.

Sure, it may take 1-2 hours, but I don't intend to defrag while I'm playing Solitaire and watching porn either.

[Sqeakie]

absolutely not. you will find that diskeeper is MUCH MUCH faster than the built-in one, and it is much more effective as well. do a system defrag, and do a diskeeper analysis and you will see a lot of fragmented files remaining.

Gotta agree with you chacho. Diskeeper is one of the fastest and most efficent disk defragmenter out there. Subsequent defrags on a regular basis takes only a couple of minutes for me depending on the number of fragmented files.

[[X]]

I always use Diskeeper. Never tried the other programs

[b0m8er]

Windows buillt-in is all I use! ;)

[DR_K13]

built in is nifty.

run---> go to sleep------> wake up ------> done/1337/ :rofl:

[QuarterSwede]

Diskeeper is much better than Windows built in version but it still defrags the same way. Meaning, you need to run it multiple times to effectively compact the harddrive. The interesting thing is most defraggers work that way. They really don't compact the hard drive as well as it could be compacted (none of them do partial file compaction).

[JakeM741]

O&O takes tons of resources even when its not running, i like perfect disk...does a much better job

[TmasterT]

Perfect Disk makes an extreme amount of time difference....one second boot ups? thanks

[AppleDave Veteran]

Windows Built in gets it done without me having to get another app to do it. I charish HD space

[bl4nk]

I use DIRMs which is free by the way. It works better than the built in one for sure but you have to access it via command line. Though it doesn't defrag paging files

[xplatinum]

sorry to bump this 4months old thread, but it's the definitive one... so I suppose it's ok.

Which one is really the best and why ? I like O&O because it's fast and has alot of defrag methods.

[Slimy]

the best one to pay for is perfectdisk, second one is diskeeper, third one is o&o, fourth one is... (see link in sig for more details)

they are all actually very good imho and only have slight differences ;)

[Zero3K]

DirMS/Buzzsaw (which aren't free anymore, but will cost $1-5 in order to get a license key)

[Burned]

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/info/defrag.shtml

Edited April 8, 2005 by Burned

[BeyondGodlike]

diskeeper #1..i love the set it and forget it setting..screensaver mode is great!!