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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #25 on: January 11, 2008, 04:17:51 PM »
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #26 on: January 11, 2008, 07:54:43 PM »
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Quote from: fistful on January 10, 2008, 11:55:42 AM
That's OK.  We'll put his grill in the living room.

Only if you can get the muzzle of my shotgun out of your mouth...

That was your shotgun?......

Must have been a .410...... Wink
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #27 on: January 12, 2008, 11:28:31 PM »
Not to throw you all off by swerving back to the topic, but...

Is there a defrag program out there for OS X?
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #28 on: January 13, 2008, 12:52:32 AM »
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I like O&O Defrag free version, available at Major Geeks

Ok, so I downloaded that and....it disappeared! I download stuff and never see it again.
Where the heck is this stuff going to?
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2008, 08:12:42 AM »
Try downloading it again.  It should tell you where it is being saved when you confirm the download.  Take note of the name of the program as well in case you have to run a search for it.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #30 on: January 14, 2008, 09:46:03 AM »
If you don't mind paying for good software Try out Vopt (www.vopt.com)      I've been using it since '99 or so and its far and away the best defragger I've come across. Its way faster then the onboard defragger in XP (which is a stripped down version of DiskKeeper)  It does optimise the drive, and it has a few other tools included in it as well. I keep a copy on my thumb drive and its always the last thing I run on client's computer before I leave. If you haven't defragged in a while you will definitly notice a difference after running vopt. They've got a trial, give it a shot.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #31 on: January 14, 2008, 08:42:37 PM »
I use Diskeeper on my servers; it seems even able to actively defrag my SQL database files.  I love it.  Probably a bit too much for what you need for a desktop PC though.

Windoze defrag works just fine for desktops, IMO.  If you know you need more, then you're beyond the point of asking for advice in a gun-related forum.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #32 on: January 14, 2008, 09:00:58 PM »
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If you know you need more, then you're beyond the point of asking for advice in a gun-related forum.

Correction:  General discussion forum spun-off from a gun forum fpr the purpose of discussing non-gun stuff.

And there are more IT professionals lurking here than one might at first think. Wink 
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #33 on: January 15, 2008, 06:25:27 PM »
Quote from: BenW on January 09, 2008, 01:56:38 PM
It doesn't optimize --i.e., move all files to the front of the drive. It will defrag, but it leaves contiguous files spread all over the drive.

No, it doesn't. If you run DEFRAG with the legend turned on, it clearly identifies files that belong at the front of the drive and files that belong at the end. When the defrag is completed, you'll have a bunch of stuff at the beginning, a smaller bunch of stuff at the end, and a lot of empty space in between. The only things it won't touch is whatever files (operating system?) it says "Can't be moved." Those stay right where they are -- which is why anytime you upgrade the operating system it's a good idea to clean out, defrag and optimize the hard drive before allowing the upgrade to spread immovable files around because it's filling in unoptimized gaps.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #34 on: January 15, 2008, 07:54:00 PM »
O&O worked FANTANSTIC

It cured a lot of problems I was having, my regular defrag never worked so good!
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Politicians and bureaucrats are considered productive if they swarm the populace like a plague of locust, devouring all substance in their path and leaving a swath of destruction like a firestorm. The technical term is "bipartisanship".
Rocket Man: "The need for booster shots for the immunized has always been based on the science.  Political science, not medical science."
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