Windows Linux Mac Tips » defraggler http://wlmtips.com A tip a day... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Defrag Your Hard Drive with Defraggler (Windows Wednesday) http://wlmtips.com/2008/07/16/defrag-your-hard-drive-with-defraggler-windows-wednesday/ http://wlmtips.com/2008/07/16/defrag-your-hard-drive-with-defraggler-windows-wednesday/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:01:17 +0000 Eric http://wlmtips.com/?p=249 If you are a Windows user, you have probably had to defragment your hard drive at one time or another.  However, even if you have never heard about defragging, this article is still for you.

It should come as no surprise that the built in defrag program “Windows Disk Defragmenter” isn’t the best program out there.  There are several other programs that are far more efficient and have more options than the default Windows program.  This article is going to cover Defraggler, a program from the same company as CCleaner.

Defraggler is one of the best defrag programs for Windows, and the best part is it’s FREE!  While you can’t beat the price, this isn’t the only selling point. Some other notable features include:

  • The ability to defrag individual files as well as the entire drive
  • Vista support including 64bit!
  • Small enough to run on a flash drive (Setup file is less than 1MB)

Below is a screenshot of Defraggler at the main screen:

As you can see, the interface is pretty straight forward.

To begin, simply click on the hard drive or partition you wish to defrag and click the ‘Analze’ button in the bottom left corner.  When the analysis is complete, it will show you how many files are fragmented and the number of fragments.  You can also see a list of the fragmented files by clicking ‘View files.’

Once you are ready to defrag, simply click the ‘Defrag’ button. Can’t get much easier than that :-) .

This will analyze and defrag your entire hard drive. If you wish to only defrag a certain file or folder, click ‘Action’ and then make the appropriate choice.

Also, once you analyze the hard drive, you can click ‘View files’ and select individual files to defrag.

TIP: If you have more than 1 hard drive (or partition) don’t forget to defrag it as well.

Last but not least, Defraggler has the ability to check your hard drives for errors.

This is similar to running the “Error-checking” program in Windows.  This will check to make sure your drive is running in tip top shape.

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