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Good Free Defragmentor program?
- Thread starter i_got_a_mohawk
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Windows XP Defragmenter works fine for me..... ???? Why can't you use that? Or whatever the Mac or Linux version is if that's what you have.
Defragging a harddrive on windows XP, cheers 
I dont like the windows one, it takes waaaaay too long, and im sure there are 3rd party ones out there that can do the job much quicker.
I dont like the windows one, it takes waaaaay too long, and im sure there are 3rd party ones out there that can do the job much quicker.
Unless you have a more serious problem, let the built in one run overnight. Turn off your screen saver and any unnecessary programs camped out in the system tray.i_got_a_mohawk said:Defragging a harddrive on windows XP, cheers
I dont like the windows one, it takes waaaaay too long, and im sure there are 3rd party ones out there that can do the job much quicker.
There are supposedly better defraggers out there, but they are not faster in my experience, but are purported to be more thorough. I think DiskKeeper has a free trial ware. If you have a serious problem, use it, then after it expires, use the windows one. I did not see any value in it from my trial.
bassybill said:
Linux? Defrag? hahahahahahaha! Good one! We don't need to defrag our disks, the filesystem was written properly the first time around
What is this defrag you speak of? Is it some strange ritual?
Seriously tho the built in one works about as well as any of the others.
Of course I only have one computer that needs that done. The rest are FreeBSD's or Linux.
I'll second the recommendation for crap cleaner it helps speed up the system a lot.
Seriously tho the built in one works about as well as any of the others.
Of course I only have one computer that needs that done. The rest are FreeBSD's or Linux.
I'll second the recommendation for crap cleaner it helps speed up the system a lot.
I highly recommend the program TuneUp Utilities. Not only does it defrag your hd, but makes your computer run better all together. However, it does cost money, but that's what cracks are made for 
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