Defrag utilities for NTFS

[danielshoes]

Do your know third party defrag utilities to be used under NTFS (other than what is available in Symantec and McAfee packs)?

 

[DnetMHZ]

DiskKeeper has worked well for me in the past.

http://www.executivesoftware.com/execsoft.asp

 

[EHobaX]

If I'm not mistaken (which I usually am for some reason. ), Diskkeeper Lite was used for NT 4.0. Heh. I think it was b/c Microsoft couldn't make a better defragger themselves. LOL.

 

[Broadkipa]

Diskeeper Workstation is the one to have, I have been using it for about 6 months and am very happy with it. It's very quick compared to Windows standard defrag utillity. Although Win XP uses a cut down ver of diskeeper it does not have all the options likwe the full ver.

 

[DnetMHZ]

<< If I'm not mistaken (which I usually am for some reason. ), Diskkeeper Lite was used for NT 4.0. >>



actually i believe it was used in Win2K.. NT 4.0 doesn't have a defrag util that I'm aware of.

DnetMHZ

 

[stash]

EHobaX, diskeeper lite is in Win2k and XP....NT never had a built-in defrag utility.

 

[EHobaX]

See? I'm going the 0-fer today. It's time to call it a night and take some aspirin.

I've just been pounded today.

 

[DnetMHZ]

<< See? I'm going the 0-fer today. It's time to call it a night and take some aspirin >>



happens to everyone from time to time.. have a few beers and you'll forget all about it

 

[Iron Woode]

There is also Perfect Disk.

I prefer Disk Keeper myself.

 

[bozo1]

Back in the NT 3.5x and 4.0 days, Microsoft's official party line was that due to the design of NTFS, data never becomes fragmented, thus no defrag utility.

 

[DnetMHZ]

<< Back in the NT 3.5x and 4.0 days, Microsoft's official party line was that due to the design of NTFS, data never becomes fragmented, thus no defrag utility. >>



It's wasn't even a GOOD lie was it? Come on MS you can do better than that!

 

[danielshoes]

Believe or not, see what M$ states: The Disk Defragmenter tool is based on Executive Software's full retail version of Diskeeper.

See with your eyes here.

 

[Kanly]

I used to use Diskeeper, then switched over to O&O Defrag.

Has a lot of customization options and is very fast (depending on what type of defrag you do).