Program to defrag hard drive

skuba

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What are the common programs to defrag hard drive or to optmize hard drives?
Any freeware or shareware?
Windows itself used to have one, but I can't find it.

Any good utility that's not only to optimize the had drive but to optimize your computer performance in general?

Thanks
 

us3rnotfound

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Originally posted by: skuba
What are the common programs to defrag hard drive or to optmize hard drives?
Any freeware or shareware?
Windows itself used to have one, but I can't find it.

Any good utility that's not only to optimize the had drive but to optimize your computer performance in general?

Thanks

Great opening post!
 

Bloodstein

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Originally posted by: shminu
Originally posted by: skuba
What are the common programs to defrag hard drive or to optmize hard drives?
Any freeware or shareware?
Windows itself used to have one, but I can't find it.

Any good utility that's not only to optimize the had drive but to optimize your computer performance in general?

Thanks

Great opening post!

Are you being sarcastic?

Windows has one...in every version that I'm aware of (cept the pre-windows 95 onez :p).

try start/run/defrag
 

BFG10K

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Yeah the built-in Windows versions are good. NT versions have it under administrative tools.
 

skuba

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I was just wondering if there are better programs than defrag. Programs that would actually optmize the system???
 

skuba

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I am on XP.
The defrag doesn't run. When I run it, it opens and close in a split second.
There is something wrong.

????
 

paruhd0x

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I use O&O Defrag, it isn't free...

But its better then Windows XP defrag software.
 

starknaked

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Originally posted by: skuba
I am on XP.
The defrag doesn't run. When I run it, it opens and close in a split second.
There is something wrong.

????


Reinstall windows.
 

will889

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No - just get rid of TSR's and exit out of anything that is runnning in the background - than it will run.
 

ComputerMonkey

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Originally posted by: paruhd0x
I use O&O Defrag, it isn't free...

But its better then Windows XP defrag software.


I also use O&O. It's very fast compared to the built in defrag and has several different modes.
 

Hadsus

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Well....you're describing Norton Utilities.

Might want to try a search....the disk optimization question gets asked alot.
 

bob4432

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i second the diskeeper recommendation, been using it for years and really like it ;)
 

skuba

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I downloaded the trial version of disk keeper and I ran it yesterday. Seem pretty good.

I am also looking for something like clean sweep that will help me get rid of old orphan files, dlls, etc...

Thanks a lot guys!
 

Mem

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Something like Fix-It Utilities 5 will do a good job,not free but worth the money IMHO,btw I use VCOM SystemSuite V5 for all my utility needs with Diskeeper 8 for defragging.
 

Thraxen

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Just one note... I used Diskeeper one time a year or so ago and it screwed up my PC. I did a boot time defrag so that it could move defrag/move the paging and swap files and defrag the Master File Table. Well, my PC wouldn't boot after it finished and I had to reinstall Windows. I've been using Perfect Disk since then with no issues.