best defragmenter

[RoSmecher]

i'm looking for the best defragmenter program, i'm don't want to use the windows one anymore. anyone have suggestions on a good one?

[Just Doug1]

Executive Softwares Diskeeper. A great app, IMO.

www.diskeeper.com

[woodpusher]

Executive Softwares Diskeeper. A great app, IMO.

www.diskeeper.com
I agree.

[Dr.Dan]

There is only one defragmenter program.... Diskeeper :xcc:

[neil01]

Norton Ghost 2003! - may seem a bit strange, but for some reason, when I do a computer image (as one should on a regular basis) and recover it back (as one should to test the image is not corrupt) - the files are defragmented! What's more, the whole proces is often a lot quicker than a defragmentation! Two jobs for price of the one - now that's what I call value!

I don't know if this happens for all/any other imaging software - I simply haven't tried.

I would add that I maintain two identical partitions, swapping between each on a regular basis. As I image one, I immediately recover it back to the other to test it - after all, it may be useless. If it works, I then switch to this recovered partition until my next image. Additionally (slightly of topic) but if I do anything I shouldn't, or have a problem with the system - I can immediately switch to a system which I am confident should work - if not - it is down to the hardware - much of the investigation normally required is no longer necessary.

I wouldn't dispute that the dedicated defragmenters make a better job, and that they will speed the PC up, but you should always ask if the increase in speed over and above that acheived by just having the files defragmented (rather than optimised) is worth the extra time taken. I would have thought that for many users it won't be. I believe that you will even find something along these lines in diskeepers help file.

[ve3sab]

One I tried years ago was Vopt99. Was way faster that the windows version.
Googled for it and came up with this: www.vopt.com/VoptXP.htm. They have a free trial version if you want to give it a try.

[jessomine]

Neil, how do you do this exactly? <below>. I use Norton Ghost but I have 2 removable hard drives and I just copy my C: to D: and boot from D: to see if it worked. My way surely takes longer than yours and I don't do the
backup as often as I should. Another question, can one partition after formatting and installing Windows or does one have to start from scratch?

Linda

Neil <snip> my Norton Ghost 2003! - may seem a bit strange, but for some reason, when I do a computer image (as one should on a regular basis) and recover it back (as one should to test the image is not corrupt) - the files are defragmented! What's more, the whole proces is often a lot quicker than a defragmentation! Two jobs for price of the one - now that's what I call value!

I would add that I maintain two identical partitions, swapping between each on a regular basis. As I image one, I immediately recover it back to the other to test it - after all, it may be useless. If it works, I then switch to this recovered partition until my next image. Additionally (slightly of topic) but if I do anything I shouldn't, or have a problem with the system - I can immediately switch to a system which I am confident should work - if not - it is down to the hardware - much of the investigation normally required is no longer necessary.

[Exmortis]

Another vote for DiskKeeper. I have it setup to auto-defrag when the screensaver comes on so I never have to do anything. No ghosting, no restoration.

[camper226]

http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/

[neil01]

Neil, how do you do this exactly? <below>. I use Norton Ghost but I have 2 removable hard drives and I just copy my C: to D: and boot from D: to see if it worked. My way surely takes longer than yours and I don't do the
backup as often as I should. Another question, can one partition after formatting and installing Windows or does one have to start from scratch?

Linda

Neil <snip> my Norton Ghost 2003! - may seem a bit strange, but for some reason, when I do a computer image (as one should on a regular basis) and recover it back (as one should to test the image is not corrupt) - the files are defragmented! What's more, the whole proces is often a lot quicker than a defragmentation! Two jobs for price of the one - now that's what I call value!

I would add that I maintain two identical partitions, swapping between each on a regular basis. As I image one, I immediately recover it back to the other to test it - after all, it may be useless. If it works, I then switch to this recovered partition until my next image. Additionally (slightly of topic) but if I do anything I shouldn't, or have a problem with the system - I can immediately switch to a system which I am confident should work - if not - it is down to the hardware - much of the investigation normally required is no longer necessary.

I just ghost the drive, then recover it back - I am however using a multi-boot system - where only one of those partitions is visable at any time. I am not recovering to a partition which is always visable (such as your D drive). Nor am I 'cloning' the disk.

[Frogy]

There is only one defragmenter program.... Diskeeper :xcc:


Sure has my vote! :bsu:

[Shinma]

PerfectDisk

Ditto.

[Lsv]

Norton SpeedDisk, never had issues, though haven't used any others. ehe:D

[Dr.Dan]

Norton SpeedDisk, never had issues, though haven't used any others. ehe:D
SpeedDisk is terrible.
It's no better at defraging than Windows is :yyk: