Good defrag utilities?

Hi guys,

can anyone recommend a good and important for the moment Free, defrag program out there? Also what is the best one to buy if your spending cash money on them?

Thanks

 

Free??? I use the free version of Smart Defrag by IOBit.

 

I have been using O&O defrag for a couple of years now and never a problem, it works continually so your disks are always defragged but it is not a freebie.

http://majorgeeks.com/O&O_Defrag_Professional_Edition_d809.html

 

I used to use the free version of Diskeeper. But since XP doesn't fragment nearly as much as 98/NT/2000, now I just use the built-in defrag.

 

I`m partial to UltraDefrag.

 

XP is using a lite version of diskeeper.

I personally use Perfectdisk from raxco. I've owned the professional version for quite a few years now. I've also tried diskeeper and o&o in the past.

My personal favorite free defrag program (though it can be slow, but does a thorough job) is mydefrag:

http://majorgeeks.com/MyDefrag_d5542.html

 

I use Puran Defrag. I do find it the best so far out of many I tried. It's got a lot of features. Give it a try:
http://majorgeeks.com/Puran_Defrag_Free_Edition_d6360.html

 

Whatever you do, pick one and stick with it. Not a good idea to run multiple defrags.

Used to be a much larger issue before the advent of these mega-sized hard drives. Twelve years ago, even 30 gig was considered big. And before that it was always a balancing act between HD space and programs/data loaded on it, and keeping it under 85% full so you could even defrag.

Now, 150 gig is small, I have a lappy with a 287 gig HD, 251 free, also very modest by today's standards. I just rely on the Win7 defrag utility. Puter boots in about 45 sec., very snappy in opening programs. I find that managing your autoruns is a lot more important.

But whatever, choose one and stick with it, or you can create more problems than if you never defragged at all.

 

Using O&O on some and Defraggler on others.
No problems, but O&O seems a bit more thorough.