Defraggler?

joe2cool

Hi been trying 'Defraggler' (defragmenting program) after problems with 'SmartDefrag' & wondered within the settings of 'Defraggler' (Custom) is it best to include or exclude 'hibernation file & restore point file?

GunJack

just use defaults, works fine

joe2cool

OK just that someone said the program may take less time if they were excluded? Thx

GunJack

maybe it will, but not by much if you are in the habit of keeping old restore points to a minimum, and i don't use hibernate either (hiberfil.sys can be several GB in size)

[Deleted User]

What operating system?

joe2cool

Windows Vista & 7

[Deleted User]

Don't need any kind of special defragger for either of those, stop wasting your time.

Windows 7 runs defrag at Wednesday 10am every week or at the next available time in the background.

joe2cool

Don't leave on all the time but thx

GunJack

One of the first things I do on a vista or 7 install is turn off the scheduled defrag...it's a PITA...then install defraggler to run when I want it to

spud17

GunJack wrote: »

One of the first things I do on a vista or 7 install is turn off the scheduled defrag...it's a PITA...then install defraggler to run when I want it to

You're not alone there.
Just doing the same on a Thinkpad, re-installing Vista Business.

GunJack

I've just had a lappy in, and one of the issues was a sw conflict between windows sheduled defrag and a third party defragger that kicked in when CPU use was <10%...neither ran properly, and nor did the lappy when you added the conflicting security sw as well