Windows defrag or Diskeeper 9 LITE?

Hi,

So I was wondering... is there any real advantage in using Diskeeper 9 LITE instead of Windows built-in defragger seeing as the Lite version has no Smart Schedule, etc.

Should I bother with the lite version at all? (well it's free)

 

Isn't windows built in defrag simply that, a cut down version of Diskeeper

 

diskeeper lite has a newer engine than the one used for win2k/xp defragger, so in fact it may be faster/better.

theres other free defragmenters as well like O&O Defrag 2000 Freeware and Contig + Power Defragmenter GUI.

 

Do you recommend them over DK lite?

 

ive never tried diskeeper lite, but i dont rele like Diskeeper anyways.

i do like Contig + Power Defragmenter GUI however. its fast and doesnt need installation.

i havent tried O&O Defrag 2000 either, but i have used the newer O&O Defrag v8 which is pretty good.

 

I tried Contig / Power Defrag GUI some time ago but seeing as fast it was I kind of doubted if it actually did anything

 

DefragMentor Lite CL (Cmd Line)
http://www.defragmentor.com/dmlcl/en/home.asp

Auslogics Disk Defrag
http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/index.php

Those are two freeware defragmenters that I want to try out sometime.

Right now, Contig is what I am using on my main PC and Widows Defrag on my other PC.

 

The XP defrag followed by Contig + Power Defragmenter GUI can not be beat for free. Run in safe mode for that little extra touch of neatness.

 

Contig is by sysinternals. It's rippin some serious booty in them frags, fo shoah. Wham bam thank you ma'am!

 

What's the "Powermode Disk Defrag" option in the power defrag GUI do?

 

it defrags every file twice. i always choose that option as its fast anyways.

 

Thanks for the fast reply WSFuser.

 

In that particular order? RGR that

 

That is how I do it. Works very well for me. your mileage may vary. I do not always run them in safe mode however. Maybe once every two weeks....depending on how much I torture my PCs.

 

Dirms was also very good...

 

I installed it (and buzzsaw) and the process was using about 35MB of RAM. Is that normal?

 

Actually, I use Dirms in the past...the older version (DOS screen). And its really cool coz its very different in a way you look at how it defrags watching the screen. It really works and makes my system responds faster. I did not use Buzzaw, coz it really eats up that big amount of ram memory...besides I don't like defragmenter running in the background...I am afraid it might interfere in some way or another some operations of my disk drives and files. I only uses the manual defrag style...when fragmentations is more or less 10%. I advise you to install.. and use only the manual defrag operation.

For now, I am using O&O Defrag Pro 8.5...and I only uses the manual operation.