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420benz · #1 03-25-2009, 08:50 PM

What is the best Free Defrag.

kknudson · #2 03-25-2009, 08:51 PM

Just use the built it.

Note if you have XP Pro you can use the scheduler to run it automatically.

powerpig · #3 03-25-2009, 09:05 PM

http://download.cnet.com/UltimateDefrag-Freeware-Edition/3000-2094_4-10582157.html

pawoSD · #4 03-25-2009, 09:12 PM

Why not just use the one provided in XP?

powerpig · #5 03-25-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

Why not just use the one provided in XP?

Probably because the one in XP takes about a million years to defrag a large drive and offers no real options such as the ability to pick files and folders to defrag. This is especially important if you edit a lot of audio and video.

tyl604 · #6 03-25-2009, 10:00 PM

PC Magazine and PC World recommend "defraggler." I use it and it is fine.

420benz · #7 03-26-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

Why not just use the one provided in XP?

I am running Vista. I just don't think it is doing a good job.

pawoSD · #8 03-26-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by powerpig

Probably because the one in XP takes about a million years to defrag a large drive and offers no real options such as the ability to pick files and folders to defrag. This is especially important if you edit a lot of audio and video.

Ok then.......I've not found it to take that long on moderately fast drives....I suppose it has no options....but that's never been an issue.

My 74 gig Raptor was 44% fragmented when I checked it last night....took it all of 15-20 mins to completely defrag.

10,000RPM....rocks.

420benz · #9 03-26-2009, 11:45 AM

[QUOTE=powerpig;2150285]http://download.cnet.com/UltimateDefrag-Freeware-Edition/3000-2094_4-10582157.html[/QUOTEI just downloaded the Ult. Defrag, signed up and i have no idea where it went.

pawoSD · #10 03-26-2009, 11:46 AM

You mean you can't find the installer file? It will be in your "downloads" directory......

420benz · #11 03-26-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

You mean you can't find the installer file? It will be in your "downloads" directory......

Checked downloads and it is not there.Downloads often put a shortcut on the desktop. Nothing

cmbdiesel · #12 03-26-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

Ok then.......I've not found it to take that long on moderately fast drives....I suppose it has no options....but that's never been an issue.

My 74 gig Raptor was 44% fragmented when I checked it last night....took it all of 15-20 mins to completely defrag.

10,000RPM....rocks.

74 gig is pretty small, when you start approaching terabytes, speed becomes much more important

pawoSD · #13 03-26-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

74 gig is pretty small, when you start approaching terabytes, speed becomes much more important

Yes yes I suppose.....I'd probably seek a faster program if I had terabytes to defrag.

My other drive is a 250 gig and it also defrags pretty quick.....my brother has a 640gig in his pc....I wonder how long that one takes....his is probably horribly fragmented too, he does constant video/animation/audio file editing and creation....

My servers auto-defrag and organize....the beauty of an expensive raid controller card taking care of things.

It will even send my phone a txt message if there's a problem.