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Posted January 13, 2011
My preference goes to PerfectDisk...
Posted January 13, 2011
I play around with different ones from time to time but honestly the windows one is fine for me.

Actually it's always the windows defrag API doing the work, the third party software simply instructs it to do it in different ways.

As someone else mentioned JKdefrag I seem to remember they have some really good FAQs about defragging on that site, definitely worth a look.
Post edited January 13, 2011 by Egotomb
Posted January 13, 2011
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Egotomb: I play around with different ones from time to time but honestly the windows one is fine for me.

Actually it's always the windows defrag API doing the work, the third party software simply instructs it to do it in different ways.
THIS.

I tried every free one I could get my hands on but in the end, meh. Windows defragger wins.
Posted January 13, 2011
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Coelocanth: If it ain't broke...
...tweak it.
Posted January 13, 2011
Here is a recent test of defragging software:

http://www.computerbild.de/bestenlisten/Die-besten-Festplatten-Tools-3909936.html

its in german but you should be able to read the tables.
Posted January 13, 2011
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Bodyless: Here is a recent test of defragging software:

http://www.computerbild.de/bestenlisten/Die-besten-Festplatten-Tools-3909936.html

its in german but you should be able to read the tables.
tl;dr edition: For Windows 7, the default defragger will do the job.
Posted January 13, 2011
I'm afraid I haven't got the time to read the replies, but I can recommend Defraggler because I've been using it for years. Piriform's free software (also made Ccleaner, Recuva, Speccy, all great tools) has never let me down. I suppose it might not be the most advanced defragger but it'll do the job nicely.
Posted January 13, 2011
It may have been improved since I last used it but I still wouldn't recommend touching Defraggler with a bargepole. After I first used it all my PSD and 7zip files were corrupted.
Posted January 13, 2011
If you are using Win7, you rarely will have to defrag as the OS automatically defrags when the system is Idle.

And if you have to defrag and are impatient, then just turn it on when you go to sleep or go out for an evening.
Posted January 13, 2011
Been using Diskeeper 2010 and love it. Have set it to defrag in the background and havent had to worry about defrag at all.
Posted January 13, 2011
XP's default defragger is just a crippled version of Diskeeper. I installed the full Diskeeper 9 on a system on which I had been using the default defragger, and it showed the drive was quite fragmented, whereas the stripped version reported it as clean.
Post edited January 13, 2011 by Drat
Posted January 13, 2011
For 1Tb hdd or bigger, no need to defrag, just make sure all partitions are NTFS file system
Post edited January 13, 2011 by metalkidz
Posted January 13, 2011
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chautemoc: This mentality is greatly frustrating. Why play newer games, install patches, upgrade your operating system or hardware...
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LordCinnamon: Indeed. If it ain't broke, that doesn't mean it can't be made better. That's be a very black-and-white view: things being either broken or perfect.
It's not so much black and white as this: I rarely use my XP rig anymore for anything other than surfing the net and a few older games that are already installed on it. Why bother installing a new defrag program when the one I have is doing just what it needs to do? My rig works fine with what I'm using and I don't find I have any issues with performance. In short, there just does not seem to be a compelling reason to bother.
Posted January 13, 2011
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hedwards: You're still using JKDefrag? You should update to MyDefrag, from the same place, but rewritten and renamed.
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Coelocanth: Why? JKDefrag works for me, and I've no issues with it. If it ain't broke...
Until it doesn't, JkDefrag isn't being patched as far as I know.
Posted January 13, 2011
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Navagon: It may have been improved since I last used it but I still wouldn't recommend touching Defraggler with a bargepole. After I first used it all my PSD and 7zip files were corrupted.
I ran a thorough defrag once using UltimateDefrag Free Edition.....NEVER AGAIN. It corrupted several OS directories when I run it before boot to defrag the OS/unmovable files as well. Had to reinstall windows.

EDIT: Just noticed that my pc has been defragging every week without me knowing. I wonder if that's why my old HDDs started corrupting after several months of use. Someone DID say a bit back that constant defragging ruins HDDs lifespans after all.

I shut the auto defrag off for now.....better to be safe than sorry.
Post edited January 13, 2011 by GameRager
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