Defraggler Windows 10
Gano Richardson
Seen a recommendation for smart defrag in a post on here and wanted to broaden the perspective people hold for it most of my searches have left me with rather old data and if I've learned anything one simple update to a program can completely overthrow the scale so I'd like a bit more up to date opinions.
Right Droidie I did a little research after seeing it brought up there that's why I created this topic. Smart Defrag (2) is seemingly faster, has more options etc from what I've saw but defraggler seems to be more of a household name. So incase of support etc... hmm. okay I'll wait to see if anyone else has anything to contribute.
I imagine smart defrag is on par with about any other defrag program out there. Thats not where it shines. In my case( single partition hdds ) the file system optimizing just rocks. It makes a noticable improvement on over all system performance . So in my opinion just defragging is not good enough . File system optimizing makes a world of difference for those who are running just hdds. Now that i am running a ssd boot and a hdd storage i can not honestly say it will matter much anymore. Still testing it out to see if it even matters with such a config. But dont take my word for it try it for yourself. I already know it works. Deep optimize will at first take a long time, especially for windows. Windows has crappy file management. Then a fast optimize once a week will due in most cases. And yes i am a fanboy of there products been using them since they started. Has made a world of difference on how well my windows worked and also saved me alot of time, and helped me be more productive.
I suspect that file system optimizing is not going to be that important in a ssd hdd setup. Using it on your hdd will make a difference but not a great one unless your moving a large amounts of files around. Mostly applies to hdds with windows on it . Mostly because windows has very bad file management.
Ive yet to fully test smart defragger, i installed it 1st time on a clients computer, told it to defrag when its using less than 40% system resources and when its asleep, seems a good program, just got my windows 8 reinstalled so setting everything up on here :)
"But Lyrek! Windows 7 and 8 do maintenance for you behind the scenes!" Indeed they do, friend! BUT, you'll be sorry if you rely only on that! The windows defrag only runs (even if scheduled) if the drive is at a certain level of fragmentation. A level (imo) which is far to degraded to be acceptable.
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If you have a dynamically expanding VHD, then as storage space is added that storage space could get fragmented decreasing performance for the VHD. If you allocate all storage at the point of creating a VHD then the file that holds the VHD data will be contiguous (all one piece) so will not suffer from fragmentation unless it is fragmented at the point of creation.
Performance of VHDs is reliant on the I/O of the disk subsystem of the storage array, be this local disks in a single vHost or a SAN infrastructure (SAN adds additional constraints if the storage network is congested), physical local arrays tend to be constrained by disk and bus speed.
we defrag our golddisk/images before sysprep, but only if we have a performance issue would we check if something needs a defrag, or if we had to do a big lot of patching becuase i server had been missed and maybe if i think about it i might check 6 -12 monthly
defrag process is usually accessed thru the search bar on windows 8.1 and winnows server or windows 7. on windows 7 go to Control panel or direct search. windows 8.1 its on the right hand side. type it into the search bar.
This is probably the most basic and the best-known method of personal computer maintenance. Defragmentation reallocates information in a much better way so that the physical disk can read data faster. You clean up the disk to clear out cluster files and old/unused disk space. However, the Windows built-in utility for this crucial functionality is not very effective.
Two popular freeware utilities out there that offer these functions and more are CCleaner and Defraggler by Piriform. Defraggler does what its name states: defragments your hard drive, provides specific information about your physical hard drive as well as monitoring the hard drive and CPU temperature. CCleaner is all-in-one optimization tool that is a must have for any performance fiend out there. You can tailor what you want to clean, down a specific file. This way you can leave out browser history or passwords so that you are not annoyed when you have to re-enter all your passwords or look for sites you visit often. Moreover, you can also dictate what will be enabled with the Startup Tool. This is very useful since you do not want unwanted programs running in the background eating up your CPU. Programs such as automatic updates, IE plug-ins, things that you do not use 100% of the time should be turned off. CCleaner has a complete and comprehensive set of options for you customize how your PC should behave.
Windows also gives you other options to improve performance. You can access these tools from Control Panel>All Control Panel Items>Performance Information and Tools. The Adjust Visual Effects area is where you can pick and choose how the visual effects operate. For best performance you can turn everything off. It should be noted, that this will make your windows UI look old since there will be no fancy animations or transitions anymore. This saves some CPU power as well as a considerable amount graphics processing power. If you want to be really hardcore about performance optimization, you can access other tools such as Event Viewer and System Information. These tools will give you performance reports and notifications about performance related issues and information on what to do about them.
Another utility you can use is msconfig.exe. You can find it from C:\Windows\System32 or simply type msconfig on the search bar located on the start menu if you have Vista or newer Windows OS. It gives you advanced boot options, services, startup programs (which is already taken care of if you have CCleaner) as well as access to all the Windows tools available. The important thing to note here is the services part. Many of these services are crucial for the OS or the machine to operate. However, there are also useless services that are put on with programs installed over time such as update services. You will be surprised by how many things you may never heard of such as fax, tablet input, and telephony services. Make sure you do your research about these services before turning them off.
The tips above take care of the software side of your laptop but the hardware also needs to be looked after. You can use the CheckDisk utility built into Windows by entering chkdsk at the command prompt. CheckDisk will check your hard disk and attempt to repair any issues related to bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files and directory errors. You can also check for memory errors with Windows Memory Diagnostic tool. You can access this tool through Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools. There are other ways to access this tool: through command prompt by entering mdsched.exe or pressing F8 during the BIOS start up. This tool runs a detailed test on the physical memory installed on the machine and lists any errors that are found, then lets you troubleshoot them. Generally, you want to do a disk check and memory check every three months or so.
Last but not least, you should physically clean your laptop like any machinery. Five minute with a compressed air can is all you need to keep the motherboard and other components clean and cool. Pay special attention to the exhaust fan port(s), the ventilation path and heat sinks. Cleaning these parts regularly will keep your machine temperature down, which in turn can improve performance and hardware life by a surprising amount.
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