UltimateDefrag goes freeware!

Ratbag · 12 Jun 2008 at 21:32

Right, don't know if anybody else has posted this but I thought I'd give a heads up anyway.

I've been using Ultimatedefrag for a while and have been singing its praises but nobody seems to have noticed - I never see it mentioned when people discuss defraggers!

Anyway, the 2008 version has just been released and they've made the previous version available for free.

Word of warning: the ultimatedefrag website looks pretty ropey and there is a hell of a lot of spiel on it. But download the app, plough through the manual (sadly, again full of spiel) and you'll begin to appreciate the power and flexibility of ultimatedefrag.

Yep, theres a new best freeware defragger in town....

UltimateDefrag!

jbloggs · 12 Jun 2008 at 22:01

Ratbag said:
Right, don't know if anybody else has posted this but I thought I'd give a heads up anyway.

I've been using Ultimatedefrag for a while and have been singing its praises but nobody seems to have noticed....

It has been in the Defrag/HDD Monitoring Software section for quite some time now.....

Kainz · 12 Jun 2008 at 22:15

I shall downloads!

BoomAM · 13 Jun 2008 at 20:12

Whats with all the 'x is switched off' things that it notifys me about on first load?
System features or program features?
I left them at off as i didnt know what they were.

Kainz · 13 Jun 2008 at 22:21

I wasn't very impressed tbh, it didn't last very long on my rig.

snowdog · 14 Jun 2008 at 03:40

That's the problem with it, you need to read the manual to understand it instead of an easy interface and quick settings that works on 99% of all pc's...

Ratbag · 16 Jun 2008 at 06:47

BoomAM said:
Whats with all the 'x is switched off' things that it notifys me about on first load?
System features or program features?
I left them at off as i didnt know what they were.

Its just the ntfs last access timestamp, which you presumably have switched off. Ultimatedefrag (and some other defraggers) use this to figure out your most commonly used programs and move them to the outside of the disc for faster access.

That's the problem with it, you need to read the manual to understand it instead of an easy interface and quick settings that works on 99% of all pc's...

Agreed. It is not particularly easy to figure out and it doesn't have the most pleasing GUI. And the manual is a chore to wade through. But if you stick with it you'll realise that it is far superior to the likes of auslogics defrag and indeed most other defraggers out there.

BoomAM · 16 Jun 2008 at 22:50

Ratbag said:
Its just the ntfs last access timestamp, which you presumably have switched off. Ultimatedefrag (and some other defraggers) use this to figure out your most commonly used programs and move them to the outside of the disc for faster access.

I dont even know how to turn it off.

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Ratbag · 17 Jun 2008 at 20:58

BoomAM said:
I dont even know how to turn it off. .

Could be a tweaking program you've got installed. Having last access stamps switched on is sometimes thought to cause a small hit on performance, but its negligible to be honest.

BoomAM · 17 Jun 2008 at 21:49

Ratbag said:
Could be a tweaking program you've got installed. Having last access stamps switched on is sometimes thought to cause a small hit on performance, but its negligible to be honest.

Havnt got any tweaking programs installed?