Windows 7 built in defrag

techcal said:

I have used CCleaner for disk cleanups..it is really excellent for that purpose..but I don't have the courage to let it touch the registry

CCleaner does have a reliable Registry Backup that can be used if you need it. I've used it before and it restores the registry perfectly.

~Maxx~

Well folks it's been a long time. I have tested a lot of defraggers and I can tell you they all just do things differently. Some by what I use more ofter and some I don't know. I have removed all of them and I stick with Windows 7 built in. Of course this is just my opinion.

Thank you. That is one I missed. I will give it a try. It takes a long time to test these programs because Windows 7 just doesn't get fragmented very much. My system seldom gets over 2%.

The Defragmentation and Optimization software which made the most noticeable and positive improvements in performance on my computers that use HDD's has been My Defrag in that it not only has a unique Defragmentation algorithm, but its ability to run user selected scripts and actually move files to their desired locations on the drive is one of a kind in my experience. I say this because my Vista computer actually makes shadow copies while the file optimization is taking place which is something I've never seen any other HDD Optimization program be able to induce. Its also the only optimization software that I ever tried that shaved 30 seconds off of the boot time although since My Defrag allows the use of custom made scripts this could probably be improved upon.

~Maxx~

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Thank you both for your ideas. They both sound great.

Look what I found.
REVIEW: Diskeeper 2010 Keeps Disk Defrags to a Minimum - Data Storage - News & Reviews - eWeek.com


Diskeeper, the company responsible for the disk defrag tool that ships along with Windows, is out to attack disk fragmentation by preventing it from occurring in the first place. Diskeeper 2010 ships with a new feature called IntelliWrite that works by intercepting disk writes and carrying them out with a focus on keeping files contiguous.

By keeping fragmentation to a minimum—the company claims that up 85 percent of fragmentation can be avoided—Diskeeper 2010 promises to cut power consumption, disk wear and redundant I/O operations. Cutting down on unnecessary I/O can be particularly beneficial when dealing with virtual machines situated on shared storage, or with systems running on solid-state drives, with their inherent write-cycle limitations.

Layback Bear said:

By keeping fragmentation to a minimum—the company claims that up 85 percent of fragmentation can be avoided—Diskeeper 2010 promises to cut power consumption, disk wear and redundant I/O operations. Cutting down on unnecessary I/O can be particularly beneficial.

Add the file placement optimization of My Defrag which literally places the most frequently used programs at the outside of the drive where they are the most accessible and it would really cut down on disc wear and speed things up...

~Maxx~

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