Yusuf M. Veteran Posted February 2, 2011 Veteran Share Posted February 2, 2011 An updated "Best Defragmenter" poll for 2011. Please use this as a reference when researching Defrag utilities. As time goes on, the poll can be updated to add further options. Happy Voting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vettetech Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I voted for O&O. Auslogics comes in second for a free choice. brink668 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sbrads Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Auslogic for a quick easy solution. If you want a more thorough defragger then it has to be JKDefrag's successor, MyDefrag, but the supplied scripts may not be the best - look at the MyDefrag forums for better user scripts - I'm using one called 'System Disk Robust' that seems to keep my system disk fast but it will take ages on its first ever run as there's a lot of reorganising to do. The Windows7 tool is better than some but it's always slow doing the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cork1958 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Auslogics gets my vote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Zmijutin Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Can we discuss about them here? ... Can you really see the difference when using some other defrag. software? I'm using Windows default... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kiddingguy Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I use Diskeeper 2010. The 2011 edition should be even better... (though I know it's Diskeeper's own blogpost). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pupik Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The "Windows Defrag" is the default defrag Windows's program, or some other application with such a weird name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Xinok Subscriber² Posted February 6, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted February 6, 2011 I use Auslogics for daily quick defrags (fragments smaller than 10mb, usually takes less than a minute). Then I leave Windows 7 Defrag on its default schedule to run once a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nevis Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Perfect disk does the job flawlessly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sir Topham Hatt Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I haven't defragmented for years now. I guess I should give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 StrikedOut Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Nothing wrong with Windows 7 built in one, does the job fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 medicnick83 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Nothing wrong with Windows 7 built in one, does the job fine for me. The problem with it is, it doesn't show you much, people like to see that something was done. Just doing it and saying it's finished doesn't please alot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BetaAddict Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 The problem with it is, it doesn't show you much, people like to see that something was done. Just doing it and saying it's finished doesn't please alot of people. You mean people just like the blinking lights that show the files moving once you start the defrag. Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. :whistle: I use Auslogics for daily quick defrags (fragments smaller than 10mb, usually takes less than a minute). Then I leave Windows 7 Defrag on its default schedule to run once a week. Auslogics is the best I have used. Very light weight, minimalistic, and super fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bjoswald Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I have been using the default since my last installation and I am happy to report it does the job. No need for third-party utilities anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ad!k1337 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Perfectdisk ... set and forget :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 omganinja Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Where's the "Defragging is for poor people" option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kilimanjaro Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I voted for Diskeeper; been using it for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dasklney Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I'm using Auslogic, so 1 vote for them =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MadDoggyca Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 PerfectDisk Hands Down the way a drive is suppose to look 24/7, I defrag my drives ever Morning at 1am and then have a daily back up to my server at 3 am. no matter how hard you try windows SwapFile will alwazs leave some sort of fragment file behined unless u do a boot defrag on ever start up. As well as have the PageFile set with a min/max vaule at the same size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 :: Lyon :: Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Ever since 2010, I couldn't be bothered defragmenting my hard drive anymore, I'm not sure why. I guess it's back to the question, does it really make a big of a difference? Especially since we have more and more powerful processor + DDR3, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Xinok Subscriber² Posted March 16, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted March 16, 2011 The thing I don't like about commercial defragmenters is that they aim for 100% performance. So they spend hours upon hours trying to keep your hard disk in perfect condition. Personally, I aim for maybe 90% performance. :p Auslogics does a quick defrag 6 days a week, and Win7 Defrag runs once a week. It never takes more than 10 minutes to defragment and my computer stays plenty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dusco25 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I cannot even remember the last time I done a defrag. I never noticed it making any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mrp04 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Built in Windows automatic defragmentation tool. I haven't even thought about defragmenting my disks ever since I installed Vista a couple months after launch. It comes setup to automatically defragment your drives. Windows 7 shows that it is scheduled for 1:00 AM every Wednesday. I see no point of installing extra software and actually having to worry about it when the built in one does its just perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mtrftw Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Puran Defrag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pampooh Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Well for paid defrag, so far, PD is the only one that does not delete my restore points, I have tried O&O 14, Diskeeper 2010. For free defrag, Puran seems to delete my restore points too, Auslogic does a good job but lacks the boot time defrag. I've tried defraggler also but I found it made less impact on my laptop, the same goes with Iobit's Smart Defrag... Diskeeper seems to be the one that made a noticeable impact on my system, in terms of speed and performance, but even in Volume Shadow Mode it deletes my restore points. I've even tried DK 2011 but still the problem persists for me. In the end, I'm still in search for a good defrag software that could increase speed and performance the way DK does, without deleting my restore points. :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 drugo Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 ultimatedefrag and mydefrag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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An updated "Best Defragmenter" poll for 2011. Please use this as a reference when researching Defrag utilities. As time goes on, the poll can be updated to add further options.
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