Solved Windows 7 built in defrag

[techcal]

Ah well, I don't remember what exactly it was that damaged my XP install a few years...all I can remember is that it had a 'reg' as part of the name and it was one of the more 'popular' registry cleaning utilities of the time (~ 2003-3004)

IMHO, I am not sure if cleaning the registry provides much (if any) benefit. I personally feel that avoiding the installation of unnecessary programs helps to keep the registry 'clean' in the first place.

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

 

[Maxxwire]

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~

 

[Layback Bear]

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.

 

[gregrocker]

I'm pretty excited about free Puran defragger which has finally broken a ten year Auslogics Disk Defragger habit.

I especially like it's Boot Time Defrag which includes System files.

On the Additional Operations tab, you can check off the Intelligent Optimizer and it results in noticeably better performance on my slower HD's.

Certainly worth a try: Puran Defrag Free Edition - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

 

[Layback Bear]

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%.

 

[Maxxwire]

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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[Layback Bear]

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

 

[Layback Bear]

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.

 

[Maxxwire]

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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[GeneO]

I think your best to stick with Windows 7 defragmenter. The Windows 7 team did a good job of improving the defragmentation - and they know the ins and outs of Windows internals. Also it is VSS friendly and does a good job of avoiding causing the Volume Shadow copy from making duplicate copies of file data because it thinks the file has changed. Some of the defragmenters, like defraggler, are not "VSS aware" and can have side effects like eating volume shadow space resulting in loosing restore points.

 

[Layback Bear]

Geneo good choice. I started this trend a long time ago just to try to get information from other members and test some programs. As far as I know no one new anything about W7 defrag. I never intended it to be program A against B. I and many others have tried many programs and post back their thoughts. Billy and his boys won't let up with any information so we pittle. One shouldn't defrag over and over again just to test because it will eat your hard drive, so it takes a while to get input from members. I still use W7 built in but over a period of time try others. I have found out that Diskeeper has made the windows 7 built in defragger; (as per ENEWS). Was it built as per Billy and his boys or how Diskeeper wanted to; I don't know. With testing by many members over a period of time we just find out the baddest dog in the pound. Then what happened?? SSD. We can test programs without a battle. It's just a learning thing. My next system will have a Intel 510 SSD and I won't worry about it. I will still test on a HDD just for Bits and Grins and will post back on my thoughts.

 

[GeneO]

I believe a previous version of windows defragger was based on Diskeeper. I don;t know if that is the case for Windows 7 though - I expect not.

 

[Layback Bear]

I believe a previous version of windows defragger was based on Diskeeper. I don;t know if that is the case for Windows 7 though - I expect not.

Just might be using Diskeeper again.
REVIEW: Diskeeper 2010 Keeps Disk Defrags to a Minimum - Data Storage - News & Reviews - eWeek.com

 

[GeneO]

Bought it (diskeeper 2010), switched back to windows 7. Too much disk activity.

 

[Layback Bear]

GeneO you just answered my next question before I asked it. THANKS.