Hi all,
Which disk defragmenter do you guys say is the safest to use? Currently I use Auslogics Disk Defrag, but I’m considering Piriform’s Defraggler.
Also, I only defrag my hard drive once every few months. Is this bad? What is the recommended usage?
Hello. I’ve been using Defraggler for a while now with no problems. Windows defragger is probably fine, but I like using third-party programs more. Defragging every few months is probably fine. I do it about once per month.
I find Puran Defrag to be very good, fast, configurable and also has an option to do a defrag on reboot.
I also have Defraggler, but I haven’t used it since I installed the free Puran Defrag application.
The defrag duration tends to be related to your use of the computer some are constantly installing and uninstalling programs, downloading all sorts, so the drive can become more fragmented. So it would rather depend on how much fragmentation (%) is found on these few monthly defrag scans.
I do mine once a month using puran and one of the options it to optimise the folders to help speed application loading, etc. I could probably extend that duration to every two months, but on a standard hard disk this frequency isn’t really an issue. On faster systems with fast NTFS SATA HDDs fragmentation isn’t such an issue as it used to be.
Only if you have one of the new SSD (Solid State Disk) drives should you not defrag.
Why is that?
I also use (free) Puran Defrag after having tried most of the other third-party defrag programs out there, and I find this one to be the most efficient for both regular defrag and boot-time defrag.
Hi 
I use Ultimate Defrag.
I use defraggler by piriform, very fast and efficient and the new version also does boot time defrag.
Puran Defrag supports boot time and removable drivers.
Auslogic stop supporting removable drivers and never has a boot time defrag. It does have a simple scheduler.
Piriform Defrager on boot time displays Page file & a few System 32 services (security related)the screen disappers in a few secs, is that normal?
Thanks.
Piriform Defrager on boot time gave me BSOD… Couldn’t investigate further, maybe a problem in the beta, maybe a conflict with other program in my machine…
I let Windows 7 defrag itself:
Defragment Your Windows 7 Computer
http://windows.about.com/od/maintainandfix/ss/SBSdefragWin7.htm
I like Puran Defrag on my XP Pro system.
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Piriform Defraggler Version 2.00.230 is now out of beta.
: if the defrag bit is more than workable memory space, it can lead to memory overdamped and BSOD
maybe a defrager use also a large amount of memory or a defrager cannot handle the bit that presently defragged
regards!!!
I don’t get a BSOD but the boot time is real quick displaying these few services, using Piriform Defraggler ver 2.00.230?
Thanks. Will test again…
I defrag once a day scheduled & on each boot?
Too much… overkilling…
Maybe once a week or once a month…
+1
What is google ;D
Solid State, no moving parts, platters, etc. so it doesn’t matter where the file is the access time is the same, these SSD drives have a finite life on the number of writes, etc. and use a function called TRIM, you can google that too ;D
Puran is really nice compared with other Defrag tools
Defragging everyday is not appreciated
I read somewhere that,
The more you defrag, the less the life of your HD
I use PerfectDisk 11.0
Set it on automatic stealth defrag, “smart placement”.
Internal drive ever three days
External drive once a week
Works automatically starting after so many minutes of HD inactivity.
I also use Defraggler occasionally if I only want to defrag the files and not optimize the files location on the HD.