Which is the best defragmenter in your opinion?

[Legolash2o]

I don't defrag

[yogurt]

i think i've defraged maybe twice in 15 years. However, my favourite defragger today is defraggler.

Edited November 18, 2012 by dotfusion

[crashfly]

Yeah, I understand. I do not defrag nearly as much as I used to. That and having an SSD helps too.

[Guest Lukes]

Auslogics Disk Defrag is a simple disk defragmentation program. You can defragment multiple disks or select individual files or folders for defragmentation. Auslogics allows you to set the priority of the application and can tell your computer to shut itself down when the defragmentation process is complete—a handy feature when you want it to scan and defragment while you're sleeping but don't want to leave your computer idling all night. Auslogics Disk Defrag is a free and portable application.

[philorain]

PerfectDisk may conflict with some application or activex plug-in, lite BOC seturity toolkit (an onlie bank client control in China), as a result I discard it and now I am using O&O defragger

[Tuesday77]

Absolute definitive:

http://www.oo-software.com/en/products/oodefrag

 

• Performance increases of up to 100%
• Automatic background defragmentation
• Prevents new fragmentation from occurring
• Easy-to-Use: Ideal for Beginners and Professionals
• Extends the life of your hardware
• Defrags multiple drives simultaneously
• Increases chances for recovering lost data and faster backup
• Power Management for Notebooks
• Assistant for scheduling defragmentation
• TRIM for SSDs of any make

And also remote stuff, great changeable gui, language stuff, and more...

Edited September 22, 2014 by BrokenZer0

[mooms]

30€ for a defragmenter is a litlle high, even if it's the better of its kind.

In the past I have used perfectdisk, was also very good.

The main problem with these tools (excluding the price) is all the bloat they install, like services, startup entries, internet connections....

 

Now I just use Auslogic disk Defrag, it's free and enough for my needs (as many these days my system disk is a SSD).

[Wepynx]

Auslogics, it's on all my machines.

[Tuesday77]

30€ for a defragmenter is a litlle high, even if it's the better of its kind.

The main problem with these tools (excluding the price) is all the bloat they install, like services, startup entries, internet connections....

 

Yea, thats really true.,

But you can unchoose all in install.

Anyway here is a free vesion of O&O:

http://www.oo-software.com/en/free

 

And the trial goes 30 days, much time for defrag system.

One time defrag hdds give a bit performance, then you can uninstall.

Its need much time/move big files, thats the system need another defrag.

 

Another smart, short and free app (not in list):

https://www.piriform.com/DEFRAGGLER

 

Not tested yet, but its from the same developers of CCleaner, so i thinkt its useful.

 

Greez

Edited September 23, 2014 by BrokenZer0

[mooms]

In my tests, Defraggler was a lot more slower than Auslogics disk-defrag.

 

O&O free is interesting, but when you compare the missing features vs pro version, Auslogics seems a better choice.

Using the trial can be good for a one time defrag, but the real advantage of its kind of defrag software is the scheduled/auto defrag to keep a low level of fragmentation .

[dude416]

 

I like Diskeeper too, it has a service that runs on background, and defrags the system automatically, very smart program

By the way, check this article on ms support:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows 2000 include a tool for disk defragmentation. The Windows Disk Defragmenter tool is a limited version of the Diskeeper program from Diskeeper Corporation. Disk Defragmenter does not include all the features available in the full version of Diskeeper.

Source: KB130539: Third-party disk defragmenter tools for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

 

I never bothered too much with defragmentations. When I think that my PC is slowing down, I just restore my Acronis BackUp, and have the previous speed again.

Thanks for the article @MrNxDmX, it convinced me to try Diskeeper.

 

I do the same and once in awhile a fresh installment follow by a new ATI back up

[dude416]

So basically this thread is like asking which Anti-Virus is best lol ... I hardly ever do a defrag, Acronis back ups works best for me

[Emma]

MyDefrag v4.3.1 works for me