Defrag in windows 7

[Dinesh]

defraggler is good.

 

[DarkDavil]

Im gonna check out that Vopt defragger.... i used to use O&O, but i dont like it... it doesnt work right on my system for some odd reason..

 

[Nero]

just came across this one stating it's for Win7...

MyDefrag v4.2.0.Beta

not sure if it's any good but it's free and uses screen saver...might give it a shot!

 

[RudeBoySes]

What's the best tool for defragging your HD's. Do you consider the standard Win defrag sufficient or is there a better free third party application?

Window's built-in Defragger has improved tremendously over the years..
It does a very well job.

However.. the downside is it's not automated.
It only defrags when you either manually defrag or set a scheduled time to do it..
Either way.. you have to set aside time to let your PC run.

My solutions is "Diskeeper" .
I absolutely love it.
It runs in the background with minimal resource.
It will stop running if you are running resource-intensive programs.
I can feel the performance upgrade with Diskeeper.

The best part is "Diskeeper" is completely sanctioned/certified by Microsoft.
In fact, Diskeeper utilizes Windows' own Defragger..
So it is absolutely safe.
It replaces the Built-in Defrag in Windows.
When you press Defrag in Windows.. it will launch Diskeeper

The "Automatic Defragger" option means you'll never have to worry about Defrag issues or spending hours upon hours Defragging your Drives.

Unlike other "after-market" Defrag Programs out there ...
That put files & folders in places that is not recognized by Windows thus causing errors and even decreases the performance.

 

[Nibiru2008]

I am going to agree with the first reply to the query. I use Raxco's PerfectDisk 10 exclusively.

It is the absolute finest defrag program available... period. Yes, you have to pay for it, but it does the job far better and faster than any other program I've used.

I've been using this program for over 6 years and it has never failed me yet.

 

[timothyp]

how long do these apps generally take to defrag a 1tb or 1.5tb hd? I tried using Tune Up Utilities and it took forever.

 

[Dinesh]

Use Defraggler - File and Disk Defragmentation - Free Download.

 

[CGA1]

Puran Defrag is a defragmenter that deserves more attention than it's getting. Does a wonderful job on my 7 64.

 

[harpua]

I have been liking O&O. I prefer it to Perfect Disk. PD slowed my system down noticeably when it was degragging in the background. Never see that with O&O on autopilot. It is very inconspicuous but it keeps the disks nicely defragged and optimized.

 

[MacGyvr]

What's the best tool for defragging your HD's. Do you consider the standard Win defrag sufficient or is there a better free third party application?

Auslogics free disk defragmenter does a great job and can be scheduled.

 

[Hiker Guy]

I've used TuneUp Utilities Defrager and it's great but i'm not sure if it's working on 7

TuneUP just released a 2010 version, that is optimized for Win 7 and 64 bit. Great tool, plus a superb registry cleaner among other features. Been using it for years. You even have a couple of different choices on the type of defrag you wish.

Do NOT use TuneUP 2009 on a Win 7 environment. Per TuneUP, you could cause significant issues if you do.

 

[satchmo]

I downloaded Defraggler. But even after two rounds of defragmentation sessions, my drive is still 49% fragmented.

Why can't it get the job done in one cycle? I just want it to completely defrag my drive, no matter how long it takes.

 

[satchmo]

I figured out the problem myself.

All those fragmented files in red are system restore points saved by Windows 7.

I deleted all the restore points, and my drive is now squeaky clean and unfragmented.

 

[tranqueirex]

I was using diskeeper and now I got perfect disk 10 on my 1.5Tb HD

perfectdisk groups the boot files at the begining of the HD and it looks he can handle system and page files better than diskeeper. I don't know if that can make a big difference at overall performance but that's what I've checked.

full heavy defrag with diskeeper used to take 3-4 hours. with perfectdisk takes 10-12 hours. I like the performance reports b4-after at perfect disk. here is a couple of SS

 

[TaraSWinTeam]

I figured out the problem myself.

All those fragmented files in red are system restore points saved by Windows 7.

I deleted all the restore points, and my drive is now squeaky clean and unfragmented.

Here is more information on defragmentation and other tips for maintaining/ improving performance: Performance and maintenance - Help & How-to - Microsoft Windows.

Cheers,
Tara

 

[satchmo]

Thanks. That's useful information.

 

[chrysalis]

guys I learned a simple rule.

dont use your c: drive for storage, keep space utilisation below 50%. That alone should make fragmentation rare. I have a 100 gig partition dedicated to windows 7 and I dont use it for storage. Various apps installed including office and is 60gig free space.

Storage and media drives are fine fragmented, I have never defragmented by non c: drives and I dont see issues.

In the past I have tried various apps such as perfectdisk and diskeeper, and the results arent convincing, I tend to fine some apps like outlook get noticebly faster but they do have a negative affect on boot time and loading time of small apps like notepad and IE. My guess is they seem to mess up the internal boot optimisation done by windows.

 

[Queen6]

I hate to say it, because it promotes that whole anti-competitive behavior, but I haven't run a third party defragger since my initial testing with Vista. At the time, there were several other websites reporting that those apps made no improvement, or enhancements to the OS. I would assume the same holds true with W7. Vista and W7 are much better at self-tuning and self-maintenance.

For all the difference that third party defrager`s make it`s not worth it, Windows 7 does a good enough job for the vast majority of users, more options for Windows defrag can be found easily at the command prompt;

defrag

/A Perform analysis on the specified volumes.
/C Perform the operation on all volumes.
/E Perform the operation on all volumes except those specified.
/H Run the operation at normal priority (default is low).
/M Run the operation on each volume in parallel in the background.
/T Track an operation already in progress on the specified volume.
/U Print the progress of the operation on the screen.
/V Print verbose output containing the fragmentation statistics.
/X Perform free space consolidation on the specified volumes.

Windows 7 still accepts these Vista switches.
/R Performs partial defragmentation (default). Attempts to consolidate only fragments smaller than 64 megabytes (MB).
/W Performs full defragmentation. Attempts to consolidate all file fragments, regardless of their size.
/F Forces defragmentation of the volume when free space is low.

example; defrag C: /V /W

Personally speaking the need for third party solutions with 7 is just a myth, they may improve some aspects of the drive performance, or worse conflict with Windows own routines, and any performance increase will be imperceptible (if any at all) to the average user on a standalone machine.

Differing algorithms just give varying results this is why you will always see more fragmentation when using third party solutions. A whole industry has grown up around this subject, and let`s face it if they all reported that Windows was now doing a good enough job it would hardly be in their best interests.

 

[lior]

On my Windows 7 installation I just use the operating system's own program. On my XP system I use JKdefrag (aka MyDefrag).

 

[Zahl]

Hey guys just a heads up that you grab O&O Defrag 10 Professional for free if you want to give it a shot
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