Which disk defragmentation program ?

Which one is better ?

1. Diskeeper
2. O&O Defrag
3. Raxco PerfectDisk
4. Other (?)

 

I prefer perfect disk, but then again I get it free through work. I did run the trial of diskeeper for a month and found no improvement over perfect disk, I did give it chance to do its "intellithingy" but still no imrovement in program loading times/boot times.

 

auslogics disk defrag I tried raxco perfectdisk but prefer the former.

 

defraggler .They also made CCleaner, one of my fav. programs, and are very trust worthy.

 

auslogic is what I use it's free and works well or you coud just use the Vista defrag.

 

JkDefrag for sure.

 

JK defrag is the best and most thorough

Auslogics is the fastest and quite good.

So use both of them.

 

I use JKDefrag.

 

Another happy jkdefrag user.

 

i use auslogics

 

+1 for JKDefrag.

 

i use jkdefrag and vistas. auslogics is not thorough enough

 

Isn't using two defrag programs counter productive since they use different defrag procedures?

 

No doubt about it..............

 

Same question here
+1 for JKDefraG

 

Raxco PerfectDisk

 

One more for JKDefrag.

Its simple, no installation required, has 64 bit support and the results are fantastic.

 

Another satisfied JKDefrag user here.

 

Wow! Looks like I just HAVE to try this JKDefrag out!

 

Most of the people here voted for the other...

I use 2 defrag programs
I use Auslogics for fast results( like when I have just moved little sized programs or data)

I use JK Defrag when things get too big for Aulogics.

Mine would not conflict with each other. After I used JK Defrag I would use Auslogics to make sure it is 100% thorough(some files can still be dfragged even after using JK Defrag)

 

I used all the defrag programs listed and im content with auslogics. Its the fastest out of all of 'em and its also free.

 

lol yeah same here

 

The built in windows disk defragmenter works perfect for me.

 

I'm with you on that one, but I'm wondering if these others are really that much better. I tried out Auslogics a few days ago and I ended up with 4GB less space on one partition, and not sure why.

 

The third party apps are no better than the built in tool.

 

Fastest <> Better

 

I voted for Diskeeper 2008 Pro; it does great on my systems.

 

I use JKDefrag GUI, which is a slightly modified version of JKDefrag. I want to look into Defraggler but with reports of it bombing out people systems and them losing HD space keep me off it until it's out of beta.

 

ausologics is blazing fast so I go with that. Have tried diskeeper. Dont like the processes it leaves running on the comp. Plus it is slow.

How do you know it is not thorough? Just because it is fast?

Edit: Ok I just tried JKDefrag and WOW!!! My drive was like swiss cheese even after running ausologics. JKDefrag ligned everything up as one huge block. Ausologics would always leave big gaps. JKDefrag is definetly way more thorough, but it is wayyy slower.

JKDefrag + Ausologics makes a great combination!

 

Maybe not, but I miss the visuals of the XP defragger in Vista.

I used Diskeeper while Vista was in beta, Auslogics since RTM. On the advice of another NBR member, I downloaded JKDefrag but have not tested it yet.

 

Auslogics and JK Defrag

 

So it's NOT counterproductive to use two defrag programs?

 

Auslogics.

 

I tried O&O Defrag and it started locking up after Vista SP1. It would intermittently hang at 94%. I stopped the defrag and it would tell me that it was not responding. I uninstalled it and went back to Vista's built in defrag with no problems.

 

Ok, but I think diskeeper does nothing

 

JKDefrag or Defraggler (use that for my parent's PC).

 

My mine O&O Defrag.

 

Auslogics Boost Speed

 

using JKDefrag as well

 

Looks like I am not the only one that uses the combination of both

 

I don't know what to say, except that it always works very well on my systems.
Defragging VSS enabled volumes (with cluster size < 16k) properly is very tricky and no defragger can function perfectly normally on such volumes without purging shadow copies. Yet, diskeeper works pretty nicely in it's VSS-compatible mode; although boot-time defrag has been temporarily disabled in the latest build due to incompatibilities with SP1 and VSS.

Diskeeper is certified for Vista as well as Server2008.

As for PD, when I tried the previous version on XP pro a while ago, I found Smartplacement to be pretty much useless...did not make any detectable difference in performance. I haven't tried the latest versions though.

I lay emphasis mainly on defragging the files...the rest..ie. file 'placement' and 'full space consolidation' is mostly BS and a total waste of time and computing resources. But it boils down to the user's personal system and choice, I guess. Oh well..

 

Thanks !
REP+

 

I use JKDefrag.

 

I use JK Defrag, Auslogics, and ultimateDefrag.

 

Is using 3 necessary? They all defrag differently so ultimately you arent doing anything...

 

Auslogics, best one ever, IMO.

 

I decided to try JkDefrag. I notice it does all it's modes Phase 1-3 and Zone 1-3 in fast optimize mode. Is there a command for a thorough defrag of the drive?

 

Lol, you must really like it.

See page 2

 

I also use JK and Auslogics.

 

JKDefrag GUI is the fastest while being most efficient. If you're just looking for a quick defrag then use Auslogics Disk Defrag.