Diskeeper 10 (Defragmentation software)

rancid-a

Hey guys, new computer on the way (fixed hopefully)
Is it true you should defragment as soon as you get your pc? And is it best not to rely on Windows own Defrag tool?

Anyway, I'm not sure which Diskeeper to get, Amazon list billions of them: Diskeeper 2008, Pro, Proffessional, Diskeeper 10, 7, 8 etc..and I can't find a normal 'home-1 user version'. So do any of you guys/gals use it?

Cheers

John_Gray

Occasional defragmentation is useful to reduce the time taken for the disk heads to read all of the file you want. Obsessive defragmentation is, in my view, rather a waste of time.

I use the built-in Windows XP defragmenter, either the GUI or the command-line method. It's free; some of the others are also free (e.g. Defraggler, Ultra Defrag, JKDefrag).

U've_been_framed

You shouldn't need to defragment a new computer. File systems such as NTFS are designed to decrease the likelihood of fragmentation. Modern systems also profit enormously from the huge disk capacities currently available, since partially filled disks fragment much less than full disks.
Windows Defrag, (which I believe is based on Diskeeper) will do the job, although programs such as 'official' Diskeeper may do more quickly and efficiently. Google for Diskeeper to find which is the latest version.

aliEnRIK

Defraggler is the best ive used so far
http://www.defraggler.com/
certainly better than the inbuilt windows one, and the other 3 ive tried

Conor_3

U've_been_framed wrote: »

You shouldn't need to defragment a new computer. File systems such as NTFS are designed to decrease the likelihood of fragmentation..

Rubbish. You should see the computer I had to sort out a week last Sunday.

Conor_3

rancid-a wrote: »

Hey guys, new computer on the way (fixed hopefully)
Is it true you should defragment as soon as you get your pc? And is it best not to rely on Windows own Defrag tool?

Anyway, I'm not sure which Diskeeper to get, Amazon list billions of them: Diskeeper 2008, Pro, Proffessional, Diskeeper 10, 7, 8 etc..and I can't find a normal 'home-1 user version'. So do any of you guys/gals use it?

Cheers

Diskeeper 2008 is the current version. Depending on what OS you use determines whether you need the plain vanilla or Pro.

I have been using Diskeeper for about 4 years now. Saying that though, recently I tried IOBits Smartdefrag 1.02 which is FREE. After a few weeks of heavy usage, I popped Diskeeper back on and there was next to no fragmentation so IOBits was definitely doing a good job.

My advice? Download and install IOBits Smartdefrag 1.02. Set it to start automatically and defrag as and when it needs to.

I won't be paying for Diskeeper again in the light of the above and Smartdefrag is now on my list of "software to put on every new Windows installation."

Old_Sherlock

loaner wrote: »

Vista defrags itself, buying or installing 3rd party software to do the same job would be a waste of money. You are unlikely to notice any difference after a defrag, whatever defragger you use, it is a waste of time on most systems

Totaly agree ...it uses VSS , runs in low priority ,can be scheduled and you don`t even notice it running.

savemoney

I use O&O defrag 11 sits in taskbar and runs without any intervention. Also they do a 64bit version which is what I am using in Vista Sp 1 64bit

Conor_3

loaner wrote: »

You are unlikely to notice any difference after a defrag, whatever defragger you use, it is a waste of time on most systems

Sorry but the thick end of two decades of experience tells me different.

isofa

Conor wrote: »

Sorry but the thick end of two decades of experience tells me different.

Agree with Conor, been using systems with Hard Discs since the late 1980s (lovely Mac SEs!). NTFS gets very fragmented.

A defrag on a heavily used system can make a world of difference.

I usually use Diskeeper, but may give the others mentioned a whirl next time.

Understanding the difference between continuous and contiguous blocks of data also helps

Jake'sGran

savemoney wrote: »

I use O&O defrag 11 sits in taskbar and runs without any intervention. Also they do a 64bit version which is what I am using in Vista Sp 1 64bit

Didn't someone say that Vista does it's own defrag? As my new laptop when I get it will have Vista someone please say who is right! Also, I don't need anymore shoes
and who is DM?