Definitive Best Defragmenter 2011

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

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!

[Vettetech]

I voted for O&O. Auslogics comes in second for a free choice.

[sbrads]

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.

[cork1958]

Auslogics gets my vote!

[Zmijutin]

Can we discuss about them here? ... Can you really see the difference when using some other defrag. software? I'm using Windows default...

[kiddingguy]

I use Diskeeper 2010.

The 2011 edition should be even better... (though I know it's Diskeeper's own blogpost).

[Pupik]

The "Windows Defrag" is the default defrag Windows's program, or some other application with such a weird name?

[+Xinok Subscriber²]

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.

[Nevis]

Perfect disk does the job flawlessly

[Sir Topham Hatt]

I haven't defragmented for years now.

I guess I should give it a go.

[StrikedOut]

Nothing wrong with Windows 7 built in one, does the job fine for me.

[medicnick83]

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.

[BetaAddict]

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.

[bjoswald]

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!

[ad!k1337]

Perfectdisk ... set and forget :)

[omganinja]

Where's the "Defragging is for poor people" option?

[kilimanjaro]

I voted for Diskeeper; been using it for a long time.

[dasklney]

I'm using Auslogic, so 1 vote for them =D

[MadDoggyca]

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.

[:: Lyon ::]

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

[+Xinok Subscriber²]

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.

[Dusco25]

I cannot even remember the last time I done a defrag. I never noticed it making any difference.

[mrp04]

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.

[mtrftw]

Puran Defrag.

[Pampooh]

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:

[drugo]

ultimatedefrag

and

mydefrag