defrag

needmorstuff · 22 Sep 2007 at 18:19

what do you guys use to defrag your disks? defragged mine today using default in disk management and it goosed my system, had to boot off xp cd and rpelace a corrupt file. Now i have a corrupt file system!!

GarethDW · 22 Sep 2007 at 18:28

In Windows I use O&O Defragger

http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/products/oodefrag/

TrUz · 22 Sep 2007 at 18:49

Contig from sysinternals.

EDIT: I very, very much doubt the Window Defrag Utility buggered up your system.

TrUz

Wiggins · 22 Sep 2007 at 18:56

Diskeeper.

Used it for the past 6 years and it does what it says. It even defrags your drive in the background with no system lag.

Excellent bit of kit

needmorstuff · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:05

TrUz said:
Contig from sysinternals.

EDIT: I very, very much doubt the Window Defrag Utility buggered up your system.

TrUz

defragged rebooted then it complained about a missing file.. seems conclusive to me.

snowdog · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:09

Diskkeeper for data partitions.
Ultimatedefrag for the partitions where I want some games or windows to be placed on the fastest part of the hdd.

Wiggins · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:11

A defrag doesnt crash your system :confused:

Moving files around at the same time of defragging may do that though.

kitfit1 · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:12

needmorstuff said:
defragged rebooted then it complained about a missing file.. seems conclusive to me.

Not conclusive at all i'm afraid. TrUz is perfectly right, Defragging can't corrupt your file system. What can is an unstable clock, or unstable ram.

TheVoice · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:13

Perfectdisk here, works very well.

Lydzor · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:14

I use JKDefrag, works a treat and with vista x64.

needmorstuff · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:40

hmmm... I did install some new ram just after defragging.. maybe that was it.

MarcLister · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:42

TheVoice said:
Perfectdisk here, works very well.

That and Contig.exe/PowerDefragmenter GUI as and when I need it.

jbloggs · 22 Sep 2007 at 20:01

MarcLister said:
Perfectdisk.....That and Contig.exe/PowerDefragmenter GUI as and when I need it.

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MarcLister · 22 Sep 2007 at 20:02

jbloggs said:
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tbh

markyb · 22 Sep 2007 at 20:15

GarethDW said:
In Windows I use O&O Defragger

http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/products/oodefrag/

Same here. Great program.

needmorstuff · 22 Sep 2007 at 20:24

cheers guys - I will try a few out and see what does the trick.

NVIDIA_x64 · 22 Sep 2007 at 21:05

o&o IS by far the best it look like vista

needmorstuff · 22 Sep 2007 at 21:21

that will be 1st on my list m8.. but not because it looks like vista ;-)