Recommended Defragger for Win 7 Please

Recommended Defragger for Win 7 Please

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:48:47 -0700, AIOEUSER
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Recommended Defragger for Win 7 Please

Depends on what storage hardware you are using.
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On 04/11/2017 07:48 PM, AIOEUSER wrote:
Recommended Defragger for Win 7 Please
Defraggler
The one built into windows
MyDefrag (it's old but works still)

.... just google ....

AIOEUSER wrote:
Recommended Defragger for Win 7 Please

I use JKDefrag (to give large files a chance
at defragmentation), then run the Windows defragmenter
after that (to cover metadata that JK won't touch).
For example, I've noticed lately, that windows.edb
is getting better treatment (somehow) by the OS,
than in months past.

In terms of the "colored blocks diagram", there are still
holes between the blocks, which is just fine and
doesn't hurt anything. I no longer try to "squash"
the blocks into a solid blue wall on the left of the diagram.

If you want the block diagram to be "solid blue",
like Presidents Software defragmenter used to do,
that will take commercial software of some sort.
And even then, some of them stop before they're
finished. I have one commercial product here, which
I cannot recommend (too bloated for words).

At least some of the defragmenters are "technically advanced",
but unfortunately, the GUI prevents you from accessing
the capabilities.

If you attempt to get a trial version, they'll probably
want an email address, in which case you want to use your
throw-away email account for that purpose.

Paul

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:48:47 -0700, AIOEUSER wrote:

Recommended Defragger for Win 7 Please


I use the built-in defragger in Win 7.

1) Right-click on the drive and choose "Properties"
2) Select the tab "Tools"
3) Under "Defragmentation", click the button "Defragment now"


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On 04/11/2017 07:34 PM, Ralph Fox wrote:
On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:48:47 -0700, AIOEUSER wrote:

Recommended Defragger for Win 7 Please


I use the built-in defragger in Win 7.

1) Right-click on the drive and choose "Properties"
2) Select the tab "Tools"
3) Under "Defragmentation", click the button "Defragment now"




Yep...works fine

Do any defraggers arrange things making Win 7 boot as fast as possible ?

My Win 7 is very slow booting.

I have an internal Win 7 C: partition.

AIOEUSER wrote:
Do any defraggers arrange things making Win 7 boot as fast as possible ?

My Win 7 is very slow booting.

I have an internal Win 7 C: partition.


Windows automatically re-arranges prefetch files for
faster performance. Apparently, there is an option
to trigger that behavior (perhaps "defrag /b").

But instead of pursuing that, I think you should
use Process Monitor to run a boot trace. It has a boot
trace capability. And it might be marginally easier to
use than xperf or wpa.

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/...y-slow-logons/

I think you'll find some "scanning" type activity is
what is holding it up. And microscopic optimization
is not going to be a match for "software stupidity".
If the software insists on reading five thousand files,
It's going to take time no matter what order they're
placed on the hard drive.

Process Monitor is here if you need a copy.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...processmonitor

You run it, and request a boot trace. Then, reboot the computer,
and the trace starts. You cannot see it tracing. However,
after the desktop appears, and you feel the situation needing
tracing is possibly captured, starting Process Monitor at
this point in time, stops the trace and saves it as a file.

For the level of analysis you need, examining the system
with Autoruns would make as much sense... Except, if an AV
is involved, Autoruns might not "see" that and list it.
And perhaps only an actual trace would catch a whiff of it.

Paul

AIOEUSER wrote in newscjq0t$1l4l$2
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Recommended Defragger for Win 7 Please

There are loads of choices. I like Puran, which has a boot-time defrag
option that can access files that are locked when Windows is fully
running. TIP: if you use NTFS restore points/shadow copies, then any
defrag program could clobber those if you set it to "fill gaps".

http://www.puransoftware.com/Puran-Defrag.html

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:30:47 -0700, AIOEUSER
wrote:

Do any defraggers arrange things making Win 7 boot as fast as possible ?

My Win 7 is very slow booting.

Look at what is starting up with Windows. Wean out unnecessary
programs and services. A fragmented drive will make booting slower,
but not so much as to make a BIG difference.

Look at Black Viper's webpage and see what you can stop
safely.

I have an internal Win 7 C: partition.

Still does not tell us if it's a HDD or a SSD.
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