UltimateDefrag v3

[Octopuss]

A new version is out. I only learned about this program today, and from first look I like it - especially the interface and the way of showing data

Some more info:

http://www.disktrix.com/ultimatedefrag_home.htm

http://www.disktrix.com/ultimatedefrag3preview.htm

I have been happily using O&O Defrag for several years, but if this would let me specify where to place files, I'd probably buy it.

[Octopuss]

On the other hand, this http://www.disktrix.com/ultimatedefrag_about_long.htm description looks like written by Horst Fuchs, so I don't know...

[GrofLuigi]

I only learned about this program today

There were some divided opinions in the past, to put it mildly. I hope they improved.

I have been happily using O&O Defrag for several years

Me too, until they introduced their orb. That was not the problem, increased resource usage at other places was. Nevertheless, at that time, I would still chose it over UltimateDefrag. Now, I don't know - depends who made greater progress relative to each other, if any...

GL

[jaclaz]

Be warned that where it comes to defragmentation needs and defragmentation programs, spirits tend to heat up easily.

Still nothing compared to FAT32 vs. NTFS or Win9x vs. NT/2K/XP, but close.

I was never able to find any scientifically sound report or study on the matter, let alone proper comparisons:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18603&st=520

Anyway, for all it matters in practice, a good defragging program might show progress in the form of a virtual girl undressing , it's a form of graphical representation as good as any other.

A defragging program I would like to see is one that could be actually told what to do, not unlike the "sort" feature of mkisofs:

http://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8053

Ultradefrag is somewhat going in this direction:

http://ultradefrag.sourceforge.net/

but it is, as I see it, still far from the "granularity" I would like.

jaclaz

[MagicAndre1981]

1 more useless tool which improves nothing. The only suitable tool is the included tool in Windows. This brings a great boost when performing the boot optimization:

I don't understand why people think, that if tools displays something that is is better compared to the build-in tool.

The build-in tool runs when the PC is idle and this is enough. All those tools are useless snake-oil.

my 2ct

[cluberti]

I dunno about useless snake oil, but I do agree that the inbox defragmenter in Windows (especially Win7) is more than enough, and scriptable and runs from the command line as well. If you want a nice GUI, then these tools are probably all fine, but something that runs from a scheduled task during idle with no UI is best for me, and works best in a corp environment as well.

[Octopuss]

Me too, until they introduced their orb. That was not the problem, increased resource usage at other places was. Nevertheless, at that time, I would still chose it over UltimateDefrag. Now, I don't know - depends who made greater progress relative to each other, if any...

How do you mean?

[GrofLuigi]

Me too, until they introduced their orb. That was not the problem, increased resource usage at other places was. Nevertheless, at that time, I would still chose it over UltimateDefrag. Now, I don't know - depends who made greater progress relative to each other, if any...

How do you mean?

At that time, O&O Defrag was better for me (faster, more efficient, low on resources, developed for a long time - so less theoretical chances for bugs... and indeed I didn't encounter a single one).

Ultimate Defrag was new when I tried it and didn't offer much besides the flashy circle and tricks like the one described in the thread. I'm sure they've ironed it by now, but I stopped using both, so I don't know which one is currently better. I also encountered a bug at that time (UD version 1.XX), where a directory vanished on me (the first one alphabetically on C:/). Twice. Never reported it or done anything about it, just uninstalled the program.

GL

[Octopuss]

Well, O&O is still great. I didn't notice any performance degradation over last years. A few new features I do not use. It's still fast and efficient.

I now have some doubts about Ultimate Defrag, because all the colored stuff they write on the web looks like from some bad commercial. Yeah you do have to promote your product, but in sane way.