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From: Colin Wilson on 16 Feb 2010 04:40 > Have a look at MyDefrag, formerly called JKDefrag. > You can google it, read and see what you think. > I have used for more than two years am well pleased. > It is also free. I'll second this one, although i'm not keen on the new interface - i've been using it for about 3 years now without any issues, and I haven't heard of anyone else having problems with it either. Per the windows API for defragging, it uses it according to the documentation.
From: RnR on 16 Feb 2010 06:14 On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:40:15 -0000, Colin Wilson <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote: >> Have a look at MyDefrag, formerly called JKDefrag. >> You can google it, read and see what you think. >> I have used for more than two years am well pleased. >> It is also free. > >I'll second this one, although i'm not keen on the new interface - >i've been using it for about 3 years now without any issues, and I >haven't heard of anyone else having problems with it either. > >Per the windows API for defragging, it uses it according to the >documentation. I must be the only one havng a problem with it. After I get defragged using Defraggler (I paused it by accident last nite so I have to wait a bit longer), I want to see if it will run on my system. Since I have zero bad sectors, I'm assuming it has a problem with my multiple layers of protection. For whatever reason, Defraggler had no problem with my system but MyDefrag did. Not sure why right now.
From: RnR on 16 Feb 2010 12:04 On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:14:34 -0600, "RnR" <rnrtexas(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:40:15 -0000, Colin Wilson <nospam(a)nospam.com> >wrote: > >>> Have a look at MyDefrag, formerly called JKDefrag. >>> You can google it, read and see what you think. >>> I have used for more than two years am well pleased. >>> It is also free. >> >>I'll second this one, although i'm not keen on the new interface - >>i've been using it for about 3 years now without any issues, and I >>haven't heard of anyone else having problems with it either. >> >>Per the windows API for defragging, it uses it according to the >>documentation. > > >I must be the only one havng a problem with it. After I get >defragged using Defraggler (I paused it by accident last nite so I >have to wait a bit longer), I want to see if it will run on my system. >Since I have zero bad sectors, I'm assuming it has a problem with my >multiple layers of protection. For whatever reason, Defraggler had >no problem with my system but MyDefrag did. Not sure why right now. I think I found out why MyDefrag won't run on my system. Apparently my Outpost software doesn't like it. I downloaded the MyDefrag from filehippo.com and that should be a reliable source but I'm getting a lot of hits on my Outpost software about trojans using MyDefrag so I decided to stop it. The moment I did, so did the warning messages from Outpost. Of course these could be false positives. I decided to uninstall again MyDefrag. One thing I did notice, it was the only defragmentation software that seemed to alter critical registry files upon installation per warning messages unlike the others. Since I've used the Defraggler and a trial version of the lastest Diskeeper with no problems. I think I prefer Defraggler to Diskeeper. Anyway I didn't take any benchmarks before or after so my conclusion is unscientific but to my eye, I can barely notice any difference and this is on a partition that was 3/4 full and about 46% fragmented to start (zero bad sectors). And as I said before, many think now defragging is a waste of time. I agree for the average user. I also agree with Ben in "some" instances, it may not be.... ie- servers, large files with frequent access to, specialized programs, etc... . That said, it can't hurt to run a defragger as far as I know. I think I'll keep Defraggler around my system for now and trash diskeeper <g>.
From: Monica on 17 Feb 2010 11:54 Thanks guys. In all the years I've been reading newsgroups for help, this one remains my favorite :) I obsess over filling up my hard drive so after nearly a year I still have 281GB free of a 300GB hdd. My backup drives...now that's a different story. The one with the most used space is down to 48gb free out of 150gb drive. At what point should I stop adding to it? As for defragging, I think I'll try one of the ones suggested on the backup drive that's pretty full. My C drive, I think I'll just leave as is for right now. Like others mentioned, I don't see a difference after defragging anyway and I'm not having any problems with it. Monica "Hank Arnold" <rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:4b7a610a$0$31281$607ed4bc(a)cv.net... > On 2/15/2010 1:21 PM, Monica wrote: >> I've always used Window's defrag program. This is adequate or can >> I/Should >> I be using something better? >> A newsletter I got today mentioned a program called UltraDefrag. It's >> free >> so maybe it's worth what it costs<g> >> What would you guys suggest? >> Thanks, >> Monica >> >> > > I've been using UltraDefrag for a while. It's good and works fast. A lot > faster than the built in XP defrag.... > > -- > > Regards, > Hank Arnold > Microsoft MVP > Windows Server - Directory Services > http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/
From: Daddy on 17 Feb 2010 13:01
Monica wrote: > Thanks guys. In all the years I've been reading newsgroups for help, this > one remains my favorite :) > I obsess over filling up my hard drive so after nearly a year I still have > 281GB free of a 300GB hdd. > My backup drives...now that's a different story. The one with the most used > space is down to 48gb > free out of 150gb drive. At what point should I stop adding to it? > As for defragging, I think I'll try one of the ones suggested on the backup > drive that's pretty full. > My C drive, I think I'll just leave as is for right now. Like others > mentioned, I don't see a difference > after defragging anyway and I'm not having any problems with it. > Monica > > > > "Hank Arnold" <rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote in message > news:4b7a610a$0$31281$607ed4bc(a)cv.net... >> On 2/15/2010 1:21 PM, Monica wrote: >>> I've always used Window's defrag program. This is adequate or can >>> I/Should >>> I be using something better? >>> A newsletter I got today mentioned a program called UltraDefrag. It's >>> free >>> so maybe it's worth what it costs<g> >>> What would you guys suggest? >>> Thanks, >>> Monica >>> >>> >> I've been using UltraDefrag for a while. It's good and works fast. A lot >> faster than the built in XP defrag.... >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> Hank Arnold >> Microsoft MVP >> Windows Server - Directory Services >> http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ > > Why do you obsess over filling your hard drive? A full hard drive doesn't make a computer run any worse than an empty hard drive, as long as you have enough space for your software to run. It makes no sense to buy a 300GB hard drive (probably sold as a 320GB hard drive) and then to be afraid to use more than a fraction of its capacity. No one can decide for you how many generations of backup to keep. That's entirely your decision, based on your comfort level. For example: I backup my system partition daily and maintain the most recent seven backups. But that's me. Other people may have different ideas. What works for you? Daddy |