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Disk Defragmenters
« on: January 09, 2008, 02:45:47 PM »
Anybody want to recommend me a good share/freeware disk defragmenter that does optimized defragmenting in windoze?
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2008, 02:47:17 PM »
Why not use the defrag function in Windows?

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2008, 02:56:38 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.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2008, 03:37:36 PM »
I use Auslogic here.  Free, quick and easy.  As to the optimization thing, I'm not completely sure, you might be able to find out.  They also have a registry defragger, but I don't know if those are really necessary.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2008, 04:20:39 PM »
Anybody want to recommend me a good share/freeware disk defragmenter that does optimized defragmenting in windoze?

A combination of vodka, Mtn Dew and granulated caffeine pills works well for defragmenting Disk. 
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2008, 05:23:47 PM »
Butbutbutbutbutbutbut NTFS doesn't fragment the disk!
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2008, 05:31:56 PM »
Anybody want to recommend me a good share/freeware disk defragmenter that does optimized defragmenting in windoze?

A combination of vodka, Mtn Dew and granulated caffeine pills works well for defragmenting Disk. 

*snicker*  laugh

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2008, 06:05:55 PM »
Disk keeper was always good to me, but I haven't used it since getting a new computer and loosing the software.

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2008, 07:30:38 PM »
I like O&O Defrag free version, available at Major Geeks
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2008, 01:40:48 AM »
Anybody want to recommend me a good share/freeware disk defragmenter that does optimized defragmenting in windoze?

A combination of vodka, Mtn Dew and granulated caffeine pills works well for defragmenting Disk. 

Sounds more like an application for fragging Disk.....  cool
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2008, 06:05:22 AM »
Anybody want to recommend me a good share/freeware disk defragmenter that does optimized defragmenting in windoze?

A combination of vodka, Mtn Dew and granulated caffeine pills works well for defragmenting Disk. 

Sounds more like an application for fragging Disk.....  cool

Na, past experience dictates that the best means of fragging Disk is a couple female MP's in full riot gear.  Long story.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2008, 06:29:30 AM »
Anybody want to recommend me a good share/freeware disk defragmenter that does optimized defragmenting in windoze?

A combination of vodka, Mtn Dew and granulated caffeine pills works well for defragmenting Disk. 

Sounds more like an application for fragging Disk.....  cool

Na, past experience dictates that the best means of fragging Disk is a couple female MP's in full riot gear.  Long story.

Like we have anything better to do......  grin
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2008, 07:41:01 AM »
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Butbutbutbutbutbutbut NTFS doesn't fragment the disk!

Yeppers, even Santa and the Easter Bunny agree on THAT point.

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2008, 07:53:21 AM »
But what's a good way to burn a disk? 
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2008, 07:58:31 AM »
Windows media player will burn a disk for you, fistful

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2008, 09:31:22 AM »
But what's a good way to burn a disk? 
Use a flamethrower.

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2008, 10:45:47 AM »
But what's a good way to burn a disk? 

Call Irwin.  grin

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2008, 10:46:31 AM »
I'm using Auslogic now.  How do you tell if the disk is not only defragged, but 'optimized'?

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2008, 12:12:52 PM »
You can tell if it's optimized (even with the windoze defragger) by looking at the graphic report. If optimized, you'll have one or two big chunks (I can never remember if they're blue or green) to the left of the windows defragger graphic (i.e., the front of the drive), and white space to the right. Windows will take out the red fragmented files, but may leave chunks of contiguous files all over the drive that will look like slivers spread all over the graphic.

Some would say it doesn't make that big of a difference, but I believe I see a speed increase on file access on a well defragmented drive.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2008, 12:22:53 PM »
Windows media player will burn a disk for you, fistful


I was thinking more along the lines of burning it in Mike Irwin's fireplace.   angel
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2008, 12:36:19 PM »
Mike said he doesn't have a fireplace.

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #21 on: January 10, 2008, 12:55:42 PM »
That's OK.  We'll put his grill in the living room.
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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2008, 03:52:42 PM »
You can tell if it's optimized (even with the windoze defragger) by looking at the graphic report. If optimized, you'll have one or two big chunks (I can never remember if they're blue or green) to the left of the windows defragger graphic (i.e., the front of the drive), and white space to the right. Windows will take out the red fragmented files, but may leave chunks of contiguous files all over the drive that will look like slivers spread all over the graphic.

Some would say it doesn't make that big of a difference, but I believe I see a speed increase on file access on a well defragmented drive.

It can make a difference, especially in applications that use many large files, such as games (what with textures, music, sound and level data, )
A true optimization program would have related files contiguous to each other, I.E all windows files together, all office files together, all game files, whatever.


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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2008, 09:20:09 PM »
That's OK.  We'll put his grill in the living room.

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Re: Disk Defragmenters
« Reply #24 on: January 11, 2008, 01:54:15 PM »
No thanks, Mike.  I want to stay defragmented. 
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