Disk Defragmenters

Kyuzo · 24. Mar 2010, 02:42 PM

In the past couple of weeks I've been trying defragmentation programs. They all seem to do their jobs differently. One would think there would be strict rules for how these programs do their jobs. I've used Auslogics, YL's Disk Defragmenter, the defragmenter in TuneUp Utilities, SmartDefrag, another defrag whose name I can't recall, and am currently trying Ultimate Defrag, which is a different beast indeed!

What are you posters using, and why? Do you prefer speed or thoroughness?

Regards, Kyuzo.

majoMo · 24. Mar 2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyuzo

They all seem to do their jobs differently.

Yes. It's why user need to choose one and stay with it. Unlike that disk are always with different optimizations e.g..

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Originally Posted by Kyuzo

Do you prefer speed or thoroughness?

Thoroughness, definitively.

. MyDefrag - a very good file placement optimization by default.
. PuranDefrag - allows boot defrag.

Rizar · 25. Mar 2010, 02:49 AM

In addition to the main article (which recommends Auslogics), I suggest reading Rik's article: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...t-software.htm

Rik suggests Defraggler for speed and MyDefrag for results. Just be careful to make sure the optimize patterns don't conflict so you don't get unnecessary file movement.

Also, I think Defraggler is the best Portable defragger out-of-box with the fewest complications to quick scheduling of tasks.

I'm using MyDefrag as a portable app for other reasons (by copying over its files to my portable apps folder and then uninstalling it -- it's very portable after you do that). I found that it ran smoother on my system than Defraggler, using fewer system resources and causing me less distraction, back when I compared them for the Portable Apps article.

But I usually choose good portable apps over installer type programs!

Kyuzo · 27. Mar 2010, 04:25 AM

Today I tried the Free Puran Defragmentation program and I must say I was VERY impressed. It repaired some "optimization" done by two other defraggers. The boot-time defragment was quite thorough, and Puran's optimization seemed to help my system.

I believe I have found my defragmenter.

J_L · 27. Mar 2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyuzo

Today I tried the Free Puran Defragmentation program and I must say I was VERY impressed. It repaired some "optimization" done by two other defraggers. The boot-time defragment was quite thorough, and Puran's optimization seemed to help my system.

I believe I have found my defragmenter.

Very interesting. I've googled some reviews and they were all positive (Best One).
I really like how many features it has, and the native 64-bit support.
Definitely going to try it out soon.

Kyuzo · 28. Mar 2010, 12:10 AM

I must say that Puran has impressed me- I have XP SP3+ with 32, so I can't comment on 64 performance, unfortunately. It has an easy, quick-to-grasp interface, offers a boot-time defrag and optimize which actually helped my machine. My new ISP prefers Norton (not mandatory, of course) and I have to admit that Norton, while very good, has taken a real toll on my machine. It has increased boot times fivefold, and Firefox takes forever to load (I'm mulling going back to my beloved Avira- my machine handled like the starship Enterprise when I used Avira). Some of the defraggers I tried just added to the problem. Auslogics helped some, but I could actually tell a real difference with Puran. I'm mulling over getting the paid version, bt the free is a definite keeper for me.

Good luck on your try, J.L.! Regards, Kyuzo.

Anupam · 28. Mar 2010, 08:23 AM

Thanks for your post Kyuzo.

We have seen many comments about Puran on the Best Free Defragment article... and most of them have been posted like spam... offering nothing useful, but going on repeating about Puran, and it being the best, without telling why. Some of these comments claim that other defragment software like MyDefrag, and Auslogics, crashed their PC. One comment even claimed that Auslogics made their PC unbootable, and they were able to fix the PC by defragging the hard disk with Puran, using another hard disk. Ridiculous!

That's why a mere mention of Puran now, makes us flinch.

Your post is one of the very few, which was helpful. So thanks.

Kyuzo · 28. Mar 2010, 06:41 PM

Thank you as always, Anupam, for your gracious comments. I am in no way affiliated with or romantically attached to Puran, and had never even heard of it until I saw it mentioned in the defrag comments section and looked it up on a whim. I had a very good experience with Auslogics and it caused me no problems whatsoever (I put it on my niece's laptop since it's so quick and as the defragger for Vista apparently doesn't tell you ANYTHING about its progress). I did have multiple annoying issues with MyDefrag after I tried it, but I won't go into that and don't tend to post in the comments section unless my comments might be helpful.

It's a shame that the comments section tends to degenerate into a drive-by spamfest (whether sponsored by software developers or just their fans, I cannot tell...). I don't know if Puran urges this type of thing on, but they seem to be a relatively upright group-at least as much as I can tell from their website. I must say in all sincerity that Puran DID help clear up some badly scattered files that two of the defrag programs "optimized".

One program I would truly like reviewed by the more knowledgeable here is Ultimate Defrag. I tried it and it seems like the most intricate defragmentation program of the many I tried. I didn't have luck with it, but it appears to be a real file-tweaker's dream. Most of the reviews for it are on download sites, all of which I hesitate to take at face value.

Regards as always, Kyuzo.

Anupam · 28. Mar 2010, 07:06 PM

Thanks again Kyuzo. From what I understand, and have read, I think that defragment-wise, all defrag software will perform a good job. The difference comes in the optimization. Well, for me, a defrag software is not as important to me. I occasionally use Defraggler, which is simple, and easy enough for me, and I think it does a good job of defragmenting.

I had tried Puran on my old hard disk, but it had very little space left, and most of the defrag software warned about that. Because of the little space, they had difficulty performing defrag, because I think they need space to move files around. Puran, and one other defrag software was not able to do the job because of this. But, surprisingly, Defraggler performed defragmentation inspite of this, and bought the defragment percentage to a very low level. I was impressed.

I might give Puran a try again later maybe.

Apart from Puran, Ultra Defrag too contains boot-time defragmentation. Ultra Defrag is open source, and has been releasing new versions with improvements. I intend to try it later too. Anyways, I am no expert on this, and as said before, I do not give much importance, so I would not be able to say which one is better.

J_L · 28. Mar 2010, 07:14 PM

In terms of features, this definitely has the most out of any freeware, especially native 64-bit ones. It seems to work fine on my Windows 7 64-bit (even the boot defrag).
I like MyDefrag, but it doesn't have defragging at system idle and I dislike screensavers (which it can use to defrag). Defraggler can only schedule defrags, and uses a lot of resources when run. Other defraggers aren't native 64-bit and uses the 32-bit compatability interface, which slows it down a bit.

My computer was already quite optimized (and has good specs), so the performance benefits aren't very much. It definitely didn't make it slower though.

Overall I'm impressed.

24. Mar 2010, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kyuzo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 156	Disk Defragmenters In the past couple of weeks I've been trying defragmentation programs. They all seem to do their jobs differently. One would think there would be strict rules for how these programs do their jobs. I've used Auslogics, YL's Disk Defragmenter, the defragmenter in TuneUp Utilities, SmartDefrag, another defrag whose name I can't recall, and am currently trying Ultimate Defrag, which is a different beast indeed! What are you posters using, and why? Do you prefer speed or thoroughness? Regards, Kyuzo.

25. Mar 2010, 02:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rizar Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Space Posts: 368	In addition to the main article (which recommends Auslogics), I suggest reading Rik's article: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...t-software.htm Rik suggests Defraggler for speed and MyDefrag for results. Just be careful to make sure the optimize patterns don't conflict so you don't get unnecessary file movement. Also, I think Defraggler is the best Portable defragger out-of-box with the fewest complications to quick scheduling of tasks. I'm using MyDefrag as a portable app for other reasons (by copying over its files to my portable apps folder and then uninstalling it -- it's very portable after you do that). I found that it ran smoother on my system than Defraggler, using fewer system resources and causing me less distraction, back when I compared them for the Portable Apps article. But I usually choose good portable apps over installer type programs! __________________ Live long and prosper. Last edited by Rizar; 25. Mar 2010 at 02:58 AM.

28. Mar 2010, 08:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,484	Thanks for your post Kyuzo. We have seen many comments about Puran on the Best Free Defragment article... and most of them have been posted like spam... offering nothing useful, but going on repeating about Puran, and it being the best, without telling why. Some of these comments claim that other defragment software like MyDefrag, and Auslogics, crashed their PC. One comment even claimed that Auslogics made their PC unbootable, and they were able to fix the PC by defragging the hard disk with Puran, using another hard disk. Ridiculous! That's why a mere mention of Puran now, makes us flinch. Your post is one of the very few, which was helpful. So thanks. __________________ Anupam

28. Mar 2010, 07:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,484	Thanks again Kyuzo. From what I understand, and have read, I think that defragment-wise, all defrag software will perform a good job. The difference comes in the optimization. Well, for me, a defrag software is not as important to me. I occasionally use Defraggler, which is simple, and easy enough for me, and I think it does a good job of defragmenting. I had tried Puran on my old hard disk, but it had very little space left, and most of the defrag software warned about that. Because of the little space, they had difficulty performing defrag, because I think they need space to move files around. Puran, and one other defrag software was not able to do the job because of this. But, surprisingly, Defraggler performed defragmentation inspite of this, and bought the defragment percentage to a very low level. I was impressed. I might give Puran a try again later maybe. Apart from Puran, Ultra Defrag too contains boot-time defragmentation. Ultra Defrag is open source, and has been releasing new versions with improvements. I intend to try it later too. Anyways, I am no expert on this, and as said before, I do not give much importance, so I would not be able to say which one is better. __________________ Anupam

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27. Mar 2010, 04:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kyuzo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 156	Today I tried the Free Puran Defragmentation program and I must say I was VERY impressed. It repaired some "optimization" done by two other defraggers. The boot-time defragment was quite thorough, and Puran's optimization seemed to help my system. I believe I have found my defragmenter.

28. Mar 2010, 12:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kyuzo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 156	I must say that Puran has impressed me- I have XP SP3+ with 32, so I can't comment on 64 performance, unfortunately. It has an easy, quick-to-grasp interface, offers a boot-time defrag and optimize which actually helped my machine. My new ISP prefers Norton (not mandatory, of course) and I have to admit that Norton, while very good, has taken a real toll on my machine. It has increased boot times fivefold, and Firefox takes forever to load (I'm mulling going back to my beloved Avira- my machine handled like the starship Enterprise when I used Avira). Some of the defraggers I tried just added to the problem. Auslogics helped some, but I could actually tell a real difference with Puran. I'm mulling over getting the paid version, bt the free is a definite keeper for me. Good luck on your try, J.L.! Regards, Kyuzo.

28. Mar 2010, 06:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kyuzo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 156	Thank you as always, Anupam, for your gracious comments. I am in no way affiliated with or romantically attached to Puran, and had never even heard of it until I saw it mentioned in the defrag comments section and looked it up on a whim. I had a very good experience with Auslogics and it caused me no problems whatsoever (I put it on my niece's laptop since it's so quick and as the defragger for Vista apparently doesn't tell you ANYTHING about its progress). I did have multiple annoying issues with MyDefrag after I tried it, but I won't go into that and don't tend to post in the comments section unless my comments might be helpful. It's a shame that the comments section tends to degenerate into a drive-by spamfest (whether sponsored by software developers or just their fans, I cannot tell...). I don't know if Puran urges this type of thing on, but they seem to be a relatively upright group-at least as much as I can tell from their website. I must say in all sincerity that Puran DID help clear up some badly scattered files that two of the defrag programs "optimized". One program I would truly like reviewed by the more knowledgeable here is Ultimate Defrag. I tried it and it seems like the most intricate defragmentation program of the many I tried. I didn't have luck with it, but it appears to be a real file-tweaker's dream. Most of the reviews for it are on download sites, all of which I hesitate to take at face value. Regards as always, Kyuzo.

28. Mar 2010, 07:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,475	In terms of features, this definitely has the most out of any freeware, especially native 64-bit ones. It seems to work fine on my Windows 7 64-bit (even the boot defrag). I like MyDefrag, but it doesn't have defragging at system idle and I dislike screensavers (which it can use to defrag). Defraggler can only schedule defrags, and uses a lot of resources when run. Other defraggers aren't native 64-bit and uses the 32-bit compatability interface, which slows it down a bit. My computer was already quite optimized (and has good specs), so the performance benefits aren't very much. It definitely didn't make it slower though. Overall I'm impressed.