Defragment

thomas01155

Whats the best and free defragment tool for windows xp.
Thanks

albertross_2

defrag/dfrgntfs or auslogics

or o&o/diskeeper, but it's only a 30 day trial.

derrick

thomas01155 wrote:

Whats the best and free defragment tool for windows xp.
Thanks

You already have it:-

start > all programmes > accessories > system tools > disk defragmenter.

thomas01155

i use auslogics at the moment but i don't no if its the newest version i have 1.0

albertross_2

http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/screenshot.php

thomas01155

thanks just downloaded the new one

sillysi

what difference does defraging actualy make ?

albertross_2

not a lot on a modern disk, it's overrated imo.

bat999

albertross wrote:

not a lot on a modern disk, it's overrated imo.

Hi sillysi

albertross is probably right, but this is my take...

You know in the supermarket, when people put things in their trolleys then change their mind later and put them back just anywhere.
At the end of the day someone has to go round putting them back on the right shelves.

That's how it is with Windows. When it's finished using a file it just leaves it anywhere.
When you defragment you put all those files back in their correct places.
This makes it easier for Windows to find them next time they're needed, so things run quickly.
If you use your pc a lot then it's worth defragmenting once a month (imho)... particularly if your pc isn't so new.
:cool:

imho

This is a excellent one http://www.iobit.com/.Its free,and you can set it to run all day.
I have Diskeeper Pro,my friend has the iobit one ,and i cant see any difference,apart from i paid for mine .

herman2811

derrick wrote:

You already have it:-

start > all programmes > accessories > system tools > disk defragmenter.

Yes, I just use the above, and it seems to work fine.