Defrag tool for Win7?


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Just tried to install PerfectDisk and it wont even install (whatever option i use) is there any that work under windows 7 atm?

The one included in Windows 7 works fine and it's free. I don't get the defrag obsession...really.

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Ugh. No need any more. You only making things more messy if you don't let Windows maintain itself. You don't even need ccleaner at all.

Is there a app similar to ccleaner on windows 7?

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The Vista defrag seems to a better job than the DK trial, too.)

And you know this how? Because Windows is running noticeably slower after using one product over another?

Let me give you a hint: neither do anything noticeable, if they really do anything at all.

Defragmenting is like an obsession for some people, but they're really just obsessing out of ignorance about nothing.

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The default defrag in win7 is actually really good, WAY faster than the vista one and runs automatically. no need to use a 3rd party defragger anymore.

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And you know this how? Because Windows is running noticeably slower after using one product over another?

Let me give you a hint: neither do anything noticeable, if they really do anything at all.

Defragmenting is like an obsession for some people, but they're really just obsessing out of ignorance about nothing.

why does microsoft add in a defragmenter if it isnt needed?
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The default defrag in win7 is actually really good, WAY faster than the vista one and runs automatically. no need to use a 3rd party defragger anymore.

+1 I totally agree :) The build in one is great.

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For all the people that says NTFS does not need to be defraged.

As for fragmentation, NTFS is much more improved than FAT and is more efficient in how it handles data location on the hard drive. But, NTFS is subject to fragmentation. There was a myth for awhile that NTFS was not subject to fragmentation, but again, it was a myth. The NTFS file system is a very flexible one. As new attributes or capacity is called for from NTFS, it makes room and stores that information in the Master File Table. If a certain amount of space was set aside for a small file, and then that file becomes very large, portions of that file will need to be stored in other areas of the drive as NTFS creates new data storage areas are created. Also, the NTFS file system used clusters, just like FAT. So, yes, NTFS might have a reduced capacity for fragmentation, but it is still susceptible.

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I do not use a defrag in Seven nor Vista, but XP is NTFS and it surely get fragmented. You'll see noticeable improvement when you defrag XP NTFS. But I can not say so in Seven/Vista. I'm still using XP as main OS.

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I do not use a defrag in Seven nor Vista, but XP is NTFS and it surely get fragmented. You'll see noticeable improvement when you defrag XP NTFS. But I can not say so in Seven/Vista. I'm still using XP as main OS.

when a file ends up with a few hundred , or more, fragments then it needs defragmenting no matter the filesystem.

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