What do you defrag with?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 7:05 pm

Just curious as to whether you defrag with the Windows defragmentation utility, or Norton's SpeedDisk, or VoptXP...or something else?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 7:20 pm

On 98 I use Millenium's version of defrag.

On 2000 I use it's built it version.

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 7:24 pm

Originally posted by CableDude
On 98 I use Millenium's version of defrag.

On 2000 I use it's built it version.

Ditto

I disable the swap file and then reboot to safe mode and defrag, then re-enable the swap file and boot to desktop.

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 8:56 pm

PerfectDisk2000

incrediblecain · Post by **incrediblecain** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 9:32 pm

Executive's DiskKeeper

wareagle · Post by **wareagle** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 10:18 pm

PerfectDisk 2000.

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Thu May 01, 2003 12:36 am

win98Se using ME defrag&scandisk

Norm, if you see this, why you do like that? I'm always looking for a better way, so what's the advantage the way you do?

jumpingrat · Post by **jumpingrat** » Thu May 01, 2003 12:50 am

I stick with the native xp defrag utility. It may be simple but it suits my needs.

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Thu May 01, 2003 12:57 am

I do it that way because a lot less files are "in use" while in safe mode so they get defragged as well.
Removing the swap file from the drive while defragging ensures that when it is recreeated later that it is defragged and in a place on the drive all it's own.

As long as you set a minimum value for the swap file it will not keep resizing and getting fragged. (unless it needs to increase, but the volume that exceeds your minimum setting will be deleted every boot)

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Thu May 01, 2003 1:21 am

thanks, I'll try that.
I have swap set at 500 min & 500 max.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Thu May 01, 2003 5:44 pm

Executive's DiskKeeper makes the defrag in win2K.

porkchop · Post by **porkchop** » Thu May 01, 2003 9:38 pm

WIndows ME defrag in Win98

nicola · Post by **nicola** » Sat May 03, 2003 3:07 am

*edited by downhill*

Grimson · Post by **Grimson** » Sat May 03, 2003 1:13 pm

Norton Speed disk

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Tue May 06, 2003 4:29 pm

Originally posted by incrediblecain
Executive's DiskKeeper

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue May 06, 2003 4:42 pm

a heineken(sp) and some TV

njeddiek · Post by **njeddiek** » Fri May 09, 2003 1:53 pm

PerfectDisk 2000.