O&O defrag. O&O Software - Creating Solutions I've tried diskeeper and Perfect Disk, O&O is supreme. 5 modes of defragging, From the help :- Overview O&O Defrag 10 offers you five different methods of defragmenting your computer: · STEALTH · SPACE · COMPLETE/Access · COMPLETE/Modified · COMPLETE/Name Each of these methods offers you an efficient and quick online defragmentation of your files, i.e., no service or application must be paused or stopped whilst the defragmentation takes place. STEALTH and SPACE are optimized for the fastest possible defragmentation of your files, whereas the COMPLETE methods provide a more thorough defragmentation. This requires more time and more free hard disk space. By re-arranging your files to use the available space as efficiently as possible, further fragmentation is avoided. All methods can be used on all volumes, including volume sets, stripe sets with and without parity, etc., and are equipped for best possible data security. This is achieved by working together with the defragmentation routines integrated into Windows, and makes sure that data are not lost in your computer or network crashes, or if there is a power cut.
Anybody tried Defraggler from the people that made CCleaner? Looks fairly decent Defraggler - Defragment your files!
I've used both O & O and Diskeeper, and I've liked Diskeeper more. I think it does the job more efficiently.
Hmm ... mobile drive are more robust then that of desktop. I know almost all mobile drives come with a feature where by the head would park off media during spin-up and idling. I do not think would cause you extra when buying laptop as now is a common feature. And Yes this would indeed help during non-operation shock that might causes head-slap and of course some power saving. As in why mobile drive are more robust, because of the usage profile on notebook and external portable. They are design to have vibration sensors build into the board. If there is sudden vibration caused to the drive, then the write to media would be delay, this would prevent potential data corruption or weak magnetic signal written. Yes you are correct when magnetic media is a thin film on the platter. Not only magnetic media is affect during head-slap, head degrade and debris would also shorten the life-span of drive. So a little vibration to your drive is ok but a shock (drop) especially during operation is a no no ..
Yeah but i generally don't keep too much files on my HDD.Only drives with OS'es needs defragment because i regularly back-up my softwares & data onto DVD-Rs & format those drives after emptying them.So, only 2 OS drives need defragment which don't take much time for me.
Besides your regular defrag tool it is handy to have defraggler as well for occassions when you may only need to defrag a selection of files.
I don't have money to buy Diskeeper. Freeware ftw lol BTW, do you guys use that feature in Diskeeper where it defrags in the background? Some other defrag software say that it causes useless strain on the hard drive and that it doesn't work too well.
Yeah, well, as far as I can see, there's not much of a benefit. It still gets fragmented over time and you will still need to do a manual defrag.
what you guys use for jk, the action? analyze and defragment, analyze and fast optimization or other settings?