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Decent free defrag util

  • 04-02-2006 6:57pm
    #1
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭


    Have a HD that wont defrag more than 33% off fragmentation.

    Looking for something other than windows one thats free.


    Anyone know a good one?

    www.download.com have about a million of them

    kdjac


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    I've never found a free one that was much good, tbh.

    Currently, I'm using O&O Defrag 8, and its wonderful. The MS one is a stripped down version of Diskeeper, which is surprisingly better than the Windows default (must have been based on a beta build, or something).


  • #3
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Yeah O&O is rather excellent.


  • #4
    esperanza
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭esperanza


    It costs 45 euro though, is it really worth the buy? Aren't there are freeware versions?


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    I like CONTIG and PAGEDFRG from www.sysinternals.com they complement defrag. Run contig on the files listed in the defrag report.

    Contig - defrags individual files,
    pagedfrg - defrags system files

    Other Option is to move the files off the disk and defrag and then put them back on. Are the files that aren't being defraged listed as "unmoveable" ?

    Have you run defrag in safe mode ?
    Have you removed all the junk that you don't really need ?


  • #6
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    The laptop has a 6.4gb Drwtson file , deleted it and it appeared again.

    Its in Doc/settings/Appdata/ windows on a user account no longer associated with that Windows install, ie windows was reinstalled over an existing install :rolleyes: (IT legends tbh) but the old All.Users.Windows account is no longer valid but creates a 6.4gb Log off Drwatson on reboot.

    No virus according to updated AVG or any spyware. Cant wipe the damn thing as it has software on it i cant replace.




    kdjac


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If the drive is NTFS then into the DOS prompt
    CACLS c:\*.* /T /E /C /G Administrator:F then try to tidy up again

    Am not sure if "system" are treated as unmovable - maybe changing the S attrib ?


  • #8
    vishal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 698 ✭✭✭vishal


    diskeeper is very good http://www.executive.com/products/products.asp?RId=1&SId=&CId=1&Aeid=0&Apid=0


  • #9
    esperanza
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭esperanza


    Have just tried the professional version this tool and it worked quite well, picked up on more files to defragment than windows defaukt tooL. thanks guys!:D


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