Defrag Apps

[Bait]

Just got a new comp, and I want to get a decent defrag app to keep things running smoothly. My last comp had tons of problems I think that stemmed from a lack of regular defrags. So, any defrag programs (free or retail) that come to mind, post here and I'll check them out.

 

[Stigmata]

I've been looking for some good defrag apps as well. The Windows drive defragmenter is... kinda crummy. But it's the only one I've ever been able to find.

 

[ríomhaire]

D:
What's wrong with Windows' drive defragmenter?

 

[Bait]

Stigmata is right, I haven't really heared anything good about the default defrag program. Which is why I put this thread up in the first place. It is just a matter of me avoiding all the issues I had with my other comp, so I want to start off right with this new one.

 

[Asus]

It seems to only to do half the job and then stops IMO. It defrags the files but leaves huge gaps inbetween where they are on the drive so it can happen all over with new files. Plus it's slow.

But keep in mind a lot of defrag programs don't defrag Windows files, such as the pagefile, like the default Windows Defrag utility does.

 

[Gunner]

Windows defrag is good, you just have to run it several times in order to fully defrag.

 

[Bait]

Windows defrag is good, you just have to run it several times in order to fully defrag.

Well....I think you can see where another program might improve on this, then.

 

[Saketi]

i use Diskeeper Corporate. Its very quick & effective and comes with multiple options to how u wants ur system to perform.

 

[Barney Fife]

Well, Windows Defrag system is great if you use it right.
One of the best way to use Windows Defrag is to start PC in Safe-Mode and then Defrag.
Also it is great to defrag on weekly/Monthly basis, and You must clean Disk, Windows prefetch, Temporary Internet Files and IE History before defragging.

There are whole lots of stuff to learn here for XP tweaking. http://arstechnica.com/guides/tweaks/sgp-tweaks.ars/1

Good Luck.

 

[Stigmata]

Actually, as far as I can tell, the Windows defragger won't defrag the paging file. I tested it once. The pagefile was set to about a gig, and there was a huge yellow segment that wouldn't budge. So I disabled the paging file, restarted, and ran it again, and there were no unmovable files.

 

[_Z_Ryuken]

That's why I have a 2gig partition set aside for the page file.

 

[Barney Fife]

Actually, as far as I can tell, the Windows defragger won't defrag the paging file. I tested it once. The pagefile was set to about a gig, and there was a huge yellow segment that wouldn't budge. So I disabled the paging file, restarted, and ran it again, and there were no unmovable files.

Actually having no Paging file, kind of puts lots of stress on your rams and is not recommended by Microsoft.
And defragging the virtual memory is most likely impractical, since the paging file of the system is ever changing.

Then again thats my opinion.

 

[Stigmata]

Actually having no Paging file, kind of puts lots of stress on your rams and is not recommended by Microsoft.
And defragging the virtual memory is most likely impractical, since the paging file of the system is ever changing.

Then again thats my opinion.

I only did it so I could rebuild the paging file as one fragment

 

[Solver]

Diskeeper is a great defrag application. Of course, you only ever need it because the FAT and NTFS systems are damn ridicilous - with a decent FS, you never even need to defragment.

 

[Barney Fife]

I only did it so I could rebuild the paging file as one fragment

Now you talking....Almost call you a noob.