Best defrag software for win2k please !

[Thor_Sevan]

Best defrag software for win2k please !

Hi,
What software do you recommend to do a good and fast defrag in win2k ?

Thanks
Thor

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[elfnumber1]

The defrag software installed with win2k is already one of the better softwares out there. If memory serves me correctly, it is a "lite" version of a well known defrag software. Someone want to clarify this?

-elf

ps: I found that if you use the NTFS file system it defrags much faster, but you will need to defrag more often.

 

[Thor_Sevan]

Hi,
The reason why I don't like the defrag software that comes with win2k is that its too slow.
I use fat32, and it reads every 3 seconds on the disk even when not working. And it is way too slow when defraging. And yes DMA is enabled. Maybe there is a bug when using fat32 with win2k and that defrag software.

Thor

 

[HansXP]

<< I found that if you use the NTFS file system it defrags much faster, but you will need to defrag more often. >>



With NTFS I almost never have to defrag.

BTW, the software you are referring to is called DiskKeeper.

 

[Budman]

Yes the built in defrag is a Diskeeper lite version and is very good.

Full ver can be had here.

 

[elfnumber1]

HansXP,

I remember reading somewhere the difference between fat32 and NTFS. NTFS supposedly writes your data everywhere so it's more secure. (don't know if i explained this clearly) Thus you will need to defrag more often than none. When I used NTFS in win2k, I would analyze weekly and it would be quite a mess... (just my experience) Anyhow, someone verify this.

-elf

 

[AthlonMan]

Disk Keeper is what you need, whatever you do dont waste your time with Norton Speed Disk, its sweet for Windows 9x systems thou.