Disk Defragment

I use Defraggler for both XP and Vista because it reminds me of sitting in a fighter jet cockpit, so many buttons, lights, etc. It has been great so far and is really quick, in comparison to some of the others I have used. Others include AusLogic and O & O. The best thing to do is check each out, figure out what works best for you

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It depends. Some of us here have laptops , which are not running 24/7, and, specifically may not be running on Wednesday mornings at 1am. In these cases, the defragmentation will never run, and Windows won't take care of anything. Well, Windows will try to run the defragmentation later, but it will only run while the machine is idle, and given the glacial pace of Windows' built-in defragger, this may mean that the defragmentation really never completes.

Second, some of the third-party defragmentation tools do offer better defragmentation performance, which is quite important if you have to defragment manually, see above. Finally, the more advanced defragmentation strategies offered by some of the third-party products do result in (slightly) improved system performance, and potentially less wear and tear on the hard drive.

Now, having said the above, I have no problem granting that the above benefits are quite small, so whether or not those are worth the money, or any money at all, may really be in the eye of the beholder.

Finally, this topic will probably be layed to rest within a few years, when we're all on SSDs...