Defrag for 10 hours? ... Yeah, you read it right. My Norton 360 is STILL defraging and has been for the past 10 hours. Now, I hate using norton for Defrags beca ...

Turmoil · 11-05-2009, 12:47 PM

Yeah, you read it right. My Norton 360 is STILL defraging and has been for the past 10 hours. Now, I hate using norton for Defrags because it does take a long time.

Can ANYONE please recommend a FREE defrag software I can download that just kicks ass?

Many thanks,

Steve · 11-05-2009, 01:07 PM

Windows Defrag?

nonya24 · 11-05-2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve@NBF

Windows Defrag?

qhn · 11-05-2009, 01:17 PM

I use this.

cheers ...

Darq Nemesis · 11-05-2009, 01:29 PM

I've always had good luck with this free defragmenter (I keep it on my thumbdrive)
http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag

I tried this but did not like the run time although I can not argue how well it did the job
http://www.defraggler.com/

This is a great one if you wish to remotely defrag your comptuer
http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/

qhn · 11-05-2009, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darq Nemesis

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This is a great one if you wish to remotely defrag your comptuer
http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/

It is now MyDefrag 4.2.5 as posted.

cheers ...

Turmoil · 11-05-2009, 01:43 PM

I downloaded a free 30 day trial of PerfectDisk 10. Read a lot of good reviews and heck, its free to use for 30 days.

http://www.perfectdisk.com/ is the website...

Darq Nemesis · 11-05-2009, 01:48 PM

qhn. Sorry didn't know. Thanks for letting me know.

qhn · 11-05-2009, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darq Nemesis

qhn. Sorry didn't know. Thanks for letting me know.

It fooled me also

cheers ...

Turmoil · 11-06-2009, 02:38 AM

I uninstalled PerfectDIsk and downloaded MyDefrag... all i have to say is:

AWESOME! Make my shut down/boot up time WAY quicker. I downloaded it on my wife's comp too and hers is running smooth too now.

Thanks GHN!

NWGuru · 11-06-2009, 06:17 AM

Defrag-ing is sooo 2005. Get with the times people.

dave-p · 11-06-2009, 07:40 AM

I just format windows every 6 months or so

it's quicker. Cleaner, and gives me a faster system

Turmoil · 11-06-2009, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave-p

I just format windows every 6 months or so

it's quicker. Cleaner, and gives me a faster system

I hate reformatting. I don't do it often at all. Maybe once a year or every year 6 months...

qhn · 11-06-2009, 02:18 PM

If I am busy, defrag once a month is plenty and just right to keep the systems flying. None of my comps have been reformatted, even the 5+ years old

Same thing going when I want to put in a larger drive, Acronis clone and I am set.

A couple time I had to perform a full new installation due to hard drives took the dump.

cheers ...

gerryjoson · 11-06-2009, 03:48 PM

Use MyDefrag here, usually once a week along with bootvis,cleaning out prefetch, doesn't take much effort and is the only way to maintain lowish 16 second boot time's with a hard drive in my experience, leave it alone for 2 or 3 week's and boot time grows significantly due to the nature of window's, particularly xp.

I've owned my current notebook for just over a year and have probably reformatted 6 or 7 time's, more due to messing around with different hard drive's, comparing different OS's on clean install's etc, every 6 months would be more normal for me.

I agree with qhn that cloning software is handy, especially if you have a lot of old hard drive's laying around

I guess we'll all be happy when SSD's are cheap

11-05-2009, 12:47 PM	#1
Turmoil Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Posts: 941 Reviews: 1 Credits: 3,656	Defrag for 10 hours? Yeah, you read it right. My Norton 360 is STILL defraging and has been for the past 10 hours. Now, I hate using norton for Defrags because it does take a long time. Can ANYONE please recommend a FREE defrag software I can download that just kicks ass? Many thanks, __________________ Space Black Alienware M17X Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 Processor Overclocked to 3.0Ghz\| 17 inch WUXGA Screen at 1920x1200 (1200p)\| 4GB Kingston HyperX 1333Mhz\| Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled\| 250GB 7,200RPM Hard Drive\| Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)\| Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n 2x2 MIMO\| Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR\| Windows Vista Business 64-bit

11-05-2009, 01:07 PM	#2
Steve Dukefrukem Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 33,528 Reviews: 18 Benchmarks: 177 Credits: 1,871,352	Windows Defrag? __________________ ^ (my stuff)

11-05-2009, 01:17 PM	#4
qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,033 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 54,416	I use this. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

11-05-2009, 01:43 PM	#7
Turmoil Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Posts: 941 Reviews: 1 Credits: 3,656	I downloaded a free 30 day trial of PerfectDisk 10. Read a lot of good reviews and heck, its free to use for 30 days. http://www.perfectdisk.com/ is the website... __________________ Space Black Alienware M17X Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 Processor Overclocked to 3.0Ghz\| 17 inch WUXGA Screen at 1920x1200 (1200p)\| 4GB Kingston HyperX 1333Mhz\| Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled\| 250GB 7,200RPM Hard Drive\| Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)\| Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n 2x2 MIMO\| Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR\| Windows Vista Business 64-bit

11-06-2009, 02:38 AM	#10
Turmoil Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Posts: 941 Reviews: 1 Credits: 3,656	I uninstalled PerfectDIsk and downloaded MyDefrag... all i have to say is: AWESOME! Make my shut down/boot up time WAY quicker. I downloaded it on my wife's comp too and hers is running smooth too now. Thanks GHN! __________________ Space Black Alienware M17X Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 Processor Overclocked to 3.0Ghz\| 17 inch WUXGA Screen at 1920x1200 (1200p)\| 4GB Kingston HyperX 1333Mhz\| Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 2GB – SLI® Enabled\| 250GB 7,200RPM Hard Drive\| Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)\| Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n 2x2 MIMO\| Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR\| Windows Vista Business 64-bit

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11-05-2009, 01:29 PM	#5
Darq Nemesis Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 55 Credits: 554	I've always had good luck with this free defragmenter (I keep it on my thumbdrive) http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag I tried this but did not like the run time although I can not argue how well it did the job http://www.defraggler.com/ This is a great one if you wish to remotely defrag your comptuer http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/

11-05-2009, 01:48 PM	#8
Darq Nemesis Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 55 Credits: 554	qhn. Sorry didn't know. Thanks for letting me know.

11-06-2009, 06:17 AM	#11
NWGuru Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 383 Benchmarks: 5 Credits: 13,334	Defrag-ing is sooo 2005. Get with the times people. __________________ Thinkpad T60p Alienware M17x

11-06-2009, 07:40 AM	#12
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,210 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 7 Credits: 100,758	I just format windows every 6 months or so it's quicker. Cleaner, and gives me a faster system __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 384 GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, P6T, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

11-06-2009, 02:18 PM	#14
qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,033 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 54,416	If I am busy, defrag once a month is plenty and just right to keep the systems flying. None of my comps have been reformatted, even the 5+ years old Same thing going when I want to put in a larger drive, Acronis clone and I am set. A couple time I had to perform a full new installation due to hard drives took the dump. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

11-06-2009, 03:48 PM	#15
gerryjoson Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: enzed Posts: 1,114 Credits: 3,601	Use MyDefrag here, usually once a week along with bootvis,cleaning out prefetch, doesn't take much effort and is the only way to maintain lowish 16 second boot time's with a hard drive in my experience, leave it alone for 2 or 3 week's and boot time grows significantly due to the nature of window's, particularly xp. I've owned my current notebook for just over a year and have probably reformatted 6 or 7 time's, more due to messing around with different hard drive's, comparing different OS's on clean install's etc, every 6 months would be more normal for me. I agree with qhn that cloning software is handy, especially if you have a lot of old hard drive's laying around I guess we'll all be happy when SSD's are cheap __________________ Dell Precision M4400,P8600,2 x 320GB,xpp,wxga+led,fx770m

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