Unimatrix Xero Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Just tried to install PerfectDisk and it wont even install (whatever option i use) is there any that work under windows 7 atm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirtythree Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ-Light Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Default defrag tool of W7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleaf Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 The best defrag that i know of is Contig http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb897428.aspx With the Power Defragmenter GUI http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/P...iew-25891.shtml You can do single file or folders or a whole drive 1 or 3 pass. And is super fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yeah .. same here .. built-in one is OK for me .. I seem to remember that the Vista one was made by the good folks at Diskeeper .. It looks like the Win7 version might be too .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseiler Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Note: The built-one is automatically scheduled to defrag all volumes. Many will want to reduce the number of volumes it touches as well as the frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witt3439 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I'm still a big fan of JkDefrag, and version 3.36 works great for me, plus it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey_snake Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 You're not running windows 98 anymore. NTFS doesn't fragment enough to noticeably effect performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 The one included in Windows 7 works fine and it's free. I don't get the defrag obsession...really. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atleeit Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Really good defrag tool one of the best and well known: O&O Defrag :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsesis Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindTooth Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 http://www.raxco.com/new/pressreleases/pd10_windows7.pdf Birger :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Is there a app similar to ccleaner on windows 7? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamwhoiam Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 :huh: That still doesn't clean up a lot of stuff that ccleaner does. If Windows did everything, Microsoft would be sued more than they are now for bundling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarkas Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yeah .. same here .. built-in one is OK for me ..I seem to remember that the Vista one was made by the good folks at Diskeeper .. It looks like the Win7 version might be too .. The fact that it is made by Diskeeper is enough reason to change.https://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/12/21/t...-scientologists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Veteran Posted January 15, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 15, 2009 The fact that it is made by Diskeeper is enough reason to change.https://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/12/21/t...-scientologists Is the built-in defrag even using Diskeeper technology anymore? I thought Microsoft ended that agreement. (The Vista defrag seems to a better job than the DK trial, too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey_snake Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) 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. Edited January 15, 2009 by ViperAFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey_snake Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 OK, I'm banging my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeDieViL02 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleaf Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz99 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakumo Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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