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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: Briguy on February 06, 2009, 01:09:02 PM

Title: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: Briguy on February 06, 2009, 01:09:02 PM: I would like to know what is the best free defrag program out there that is the best at compressing?
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: Broni on February 06, 2009, 09:16:24 PM: What does defrag have to do with compression?
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: Briguy on February 07, 2009, 01:17:06 PM: Quote from: Broni on February 06, 2009, 09:16:24 PM
What does defrag have to do with compression?

I guess what I'm saying is you know the windows defrag in xp how it shows the blue lines? I want a want the best free defragger out there that can shove the data as far to the left as possible. Better then Windows can do.
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: Broni on February 07, 2009, 01:18:43 PM: Try SmartDefrag: http://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: patio on February 07, 2009, 01:18:46 PM: Keep in mind the graphical interface is not an accurate description nor representation of what the defragger is doing...
Many pretty pictures but innaccurate results.
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: Broni on February 07, 2009, 01:19:57 PM: Ahhhh...you spoiled my link ;D
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: Geek-9pm on February 07, 2009, 01:30:02 PM: If he wants a nice graphic, install Windows 98 on a FAT32 and use the tools in windows 98. As I recall, it looked so cool seeing the sectors move from here to there. You could spend hours doing this. Then spend more hours testing to find out how much time you could save if things loaded faster and you would not be wasting hours on front of the computer. :P
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: Briguy on February 07, 2009, 01:36:47 PM: Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 07, 2009, 01:30:02 PM
If he wants a nice graphic, install Windows 98 on a FAT32 and use the tools in windows 98. As I recall, it looked so cool seeing the sectors move from here to there. You could spend hours doing this. Then spend more hours testing to find out how much time you could save if things loaded faster and you would not be wasting hours on front of the computer. :P

Funny
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: soybean on February 07, 2009, 02:55:08 PM: Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 07, 2009, 01:30:02 PM
If he wants a nice graphic, install Windows 98 on a FAT32 and use the tools in windows 98. As I recall, it looked so cool seeing the sectors move from here to there.
SmartDefrag shows a similar graphical representation. And, no need to install Windows 98 on a FAT32. ::)
Title: Re: Best Free Defrag at Compressing
Post by: patio on February 07, 2009, 06:05:18 PM: The only utilities i know of that will show where files reside on a HDD do not have a graphical interface...