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

[Scorpiia]

always Diskkeeper!

[engmike8]

I like speed disk, its working well doing my 3 partions at once

[DrunkenMaster]

If these are really "definitive threads" then why not have a separate definitive software category. Have the definitive software zealots fight it out.

Besides, I really doubt that there is really a noticable huge performance difference between the defrag programs. The MS one is slow at defragging but does a pretty good job overall.

[Warrior`03]

o&o defrag is nice

[Guest Ryan]

I've been happy with Windows Disk Defragmentor for the past 6 years.

I know there's better out there, just never had a reason to get one of them yet. At least not until I return back to Win2k or XP again.

[uniacidz]

Windows Built in.

:)

[Schmoove]

For the people who use the built in defragger:

Diskeeper = Built in

Executive Software makes the defrag software for Microsoft. So basicly the built in defrag software is Diskeeper Lite.

[macatak911]

actually MS recomends u get a 3rd party defragger....read it in a KB article

[CroSonts]

http://www.winternals.com/es/documentation...Performance.pdf

u be the judge

[CroSonts]

oh btw that is DEFRAG MANAGER

[nifu]

... i can't install the new O&O Defrag because it says 'An old O&O defragmentation service was found in the System Directory'. it was a long time ago and i uninstalled it from Add/Remove programs. can someone help? btw i also can't do searches for 'Files or Folders', when I click on the 'Search' button in Explorer, nothing happens :( !!!!! please help, thanks

[AndyD]

New? Yoy mean Defrag 4? Or did they release a newer one? I just went to the website and all I see is the same version that has been out since last March.

[nifu]

lol.. well new to ME! the last o&o defrag was version 1 or something ;/

[munki]

PerfectDisk 6 is quite nice. :happy:

[iron2000]

Tried Diskeeper and I don't like it running the DKservice all the time.

I'll stick with the built-in(it's free too).

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

Just wondering which one to get, I've tried both and both are good in their own way and have featuresets and vopt has a bigger "wang" in terms of features but which one would be best for xp pro is what i would like to know!

any ideas ? :huh:

[Steven]

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=...29565

Please Use Search. :argh:

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

:blink:

The things we never think of until it's toolate :rofl:

[lawtai]

lol yea, but I'd suggest O&O

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

ok ive decided to stick with xp's default defragger after uninstalling diskeeper (used it months and not noticed any diff over xp's one other than extra diskeeper service running in background...)

I also have a tweak so you simply have to right click a drive and select defrag to CLI defrag then auto exit it, its very fast too.

create a notepad doc and paste in

; context_defrag.INF

; Adds Defrag to the right click context menu in Windows XP

[version]
signature="$CHICAGO$"

[DefaultInstall]
AddReg=AddMe

[AddMe]

HKCR,"Drive\Shell\Defrag\command",,,"DEFRAG.EXE %1"

now save it as a .inf file and right click it and choose install.

done

[Jason]

O&O only here.

[Detri]

As far as I see it, O&O is the only decent one besides the Windows defragmenter...

[TheReaperMan]

O&O all the way for me, works perfect:)

[Veedems Veteran]

I prefer PerfectDisk

[doxtr111]

Been using VOPT since Windows Me days without a hitch....and fast too!