How to defragment a computer. Auslogics Disk Defrag - defragmentation program

We, as promised, are starting a series of reviews of computer software. The topic is broad, so we will first talk about defragmenters and optimizers for Windows. We ask you to adequately point out errors so that the reviews are as objective and interesting as possible. Let's get started with this.

First, a little about disk fragmentation itself. To put it simply, this is a mess with files when they are moved and copied, in smart words - splitting a file into fragments of various sizes for recording in different (non-sequential) areas of the hard disk. The process is applied when recording is necessary large file to a disk where there is not enough continuous space, but there is enough total free space (for example, due to the deletion of previously recorded files).

Defragmentation brings order to the disk, putting clusters on the shelves. As a result, the hard drive starts to work faster, because its head moves on purpose and not so often, which allows you to save the device’s resource and ensure faster launch of programs. As for SSDs, for obvious reasons it is not necessary to defragment them, however, some applications optimize them, but more on that later.

One more point - since there is nothing to compare O&O Defrag with yet, let’s compare it with the system Windows solution. And in the very last article of this series, I will traditionally summarize the results, compare all the programs and choose the best. Once again, I ask you not to judge strictly, because this is the first article of its kind. I hope you enjoy it.

The following equipment was used during testing:

Lenovo G50-70 laptop (OS Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit; Dual Core AMD E1-6010, 1347 MHz; AMD Radeon R2; 2 GB DDR3-1600 DDR3 SDRAM, WDC WD25 00LPCX-24C6HT0 (250 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s).
Desktop OEM build (Windows 10 Pro 64-bit; Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming; AMD FX-6300 (4200 MHz); Sapphire RX 460, 4 GB; Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1800, 8 GB; SSD Kingston, 128 GB, WDC, 1 TB).

O&O Defrag Professional 21.0 Build 1115

The program is quite popular and has been available for Windows for several years. It works quite quickly, contains additional tools, is easy to manage and is fully Russified.

True, there is one drawback - O&O Defrag is shareware, which somewhat detracts from its capabilities, since there are free system utilities on the market with a built-in defragmenter. In this case, only high efficiency can help, which I will check now. The developer himself promises an increase in disk performance by 5-8 times.

Key features of version 21.0:

The product can be used on the network in combination with O&O Enterprise Management Console 2;
Uses less space compared to the previous version;
Automatic configuration after installation on the computer;
Faster defragmentation of hard drives compared to the previous version;
Automatic background disk monitoring for immediate system optimization;
Advanced network functionality in combination with O&O Enterprise Management Console 2.

Interface

It fully complies with the concept of Windows 10 (naturally, not Fluent Design).

There are seven tabs in total: you can visit the defragmenter window, open the system cleaner, statistics window, scheduler, additional tools, settings and view information about the program.

Distribution size: 13.6 MB
Spreading: shareware O&O Defrag is a convenient defragmenter with wide functionality. The program supports file FAT systems, FAT32, NTFS and EFS, can work with large volumes, reaching several terabytes in volume, and is distinguished by two unique technologies. Thanks to ActivityGuard technology, the utility monitors computer activity and ensures that the defragmentation process is carried out unnoticed. background, promptly reducing or increasing your activity. And support for OneButtonDefrag technology allows you to fully automate the defragmentation process and carry it out in accordance with user-specified settings when a certain level of fragmentation is fixed on the disk. Defragmentation can be performed on demand or automatically - according to a schedule or when the computer is inactive (screen saver mode - "Screen Saver Mode"). The program works even with enough small volumes free space (5%) and allows you to run the defragmentation process not only for one, but also for several or even all disks installed on the computer. There is also selective defragmentation of files and folders, however, it is implemented in a way that is not quite usual for defragmenters - through the Explorer context menu. But it does not provide for the consolidation of free space into a single area. In addition, O&O Defrag may have problems processing individual files if the program cannot find a free disk area of sufficient size - in this case, the utility, having recorded a certain percentage of the work done, “thinks about life” for a long time (if not forever), and the process often has to be filmed. After this, you can get the program working again only by manually starting the O&O Defrag service. So, in our opinion, not everything is perfect in the algorithm of this program. At the same time, in fairness, it should still be noted that if the named problem is not observed on a particular disk, then the program copes with its task perfectly. The demo version of the program (there is no Russian localization) is fully functional and operational for 30 days. The commercial version costs $49.95. In practice, using O&O Defrag is easy. The program window has four tabs - the "Defragmentation" tab combines tools for analyzing and defragmenting disks. The "Jobs and Reports" tab provides management of reports on the work done, the "View" tab provides access to information about the disk and files (disk map, disk status, etc.), from the "Help" tab you can download updates and view help information. Analysis of selected disks is started by clicking on the "Analysis" button or selecting the "Analyze" command from context menu. Based on the results, it is provided detailed statistics in several versions: in the form of a disk map with display empty space, MFT area, defragmented files, etc. (by clicking on any block, you can see all the files it contains) and pie chart disk status indicating its fragmentation level. The program provides five defragmentation methods, differing in optimization strategies: Stealth, Space, Complete/Access, Complete/Modified and Complete/Name. The first two methods allow you to achieve results in minimum terms, but less effective. These methods are recommended for initial defragmentation of drives that have never been defragmented before. If you select the Stealth method, the program tries to optimize the available free disk space, while not all files are defragmented, and no optimization of their placement is provided. The developers recommend using this method for defragmenting disks with very a large number files (more than 500 thousand) and/or having a very small amount of free space (5%). The Space method is aimed at increasing the volume of adjacent free areas and ensures defragmentation of all files, but can only work if there is a sufficiently large free disk space and relatively small quantity files; recommended for background defragmentation. Even more free disk space is required in the Complete/Access, Complete/Modified and Complete/Name methods, which provide complete defragmentation of all existing files (including large and system files, as well as the MFT area) with optimization of their placement. The difference between these methods is in the optimization strategies. Thus, with the Complete/Modified method, files are arranged taking into account their modification, which is effective on disks where some files, in particular databases, are regularly modified. And when you select the Complete/Name method, the files are sorted into alphabetical order- this is useful for quick launch system libraries on disks where file modification is rare. Defragmentation of one or more selected disks is started by selecting the desired defragmentation method from the context menu (or by pressing certain keyboard shortcuts) or for all disks installed on the computer at once by clicking on the "Defragment Computer" button (in the latter case, the Space method is automatically used).

To speed up the defragmentation process, the analysis and movement of individual files can be excluded - such files are specified directly in the program settings (the "Settings" button, the "General" tab).

Offline defragmentation is also provided (defragmentation before the OS starts, which allows you to defragment locked system files) - this mode is enabled in the program settings (the "Settings" button, the "Offline Defragmentation" tab).

Paragon Total Defrag 2009

Developer: Paragon Software Group
Distribution size: 17.4 MB
Spreading: shareware Paragon Total Defrag is a defragmenter, offered both stand-alone (only in English edition) and as part of Partition solutions Manager and "Home Expert". The first of these solutions is positioned as a universal tool for working with partitions and data on hard drives and allows you to perform any standard operations with partitions, as well as a number of other actions, including disk defragmentation. The second solution is a software package for hard drive maintenance, which can be used to solve almost any problem that may arise during the operation of a hard drive, quickly and with only minimal computer experience. Both solutions have Russian-language localizations and are offered to Russian users at more attractive prices (490 rubles and 690 rubles, respectively), so purchasing Paragon Total Defrag as part of them is more reasonable. The Paragon Total Defrag program is distinguished by its wide functionality and effectiveness of defragmentation, and at the same time, it is relatively easy to use. It supports FAT16/32, NTFS, Linux Ext2/3 and Linux ReiserFS file systems and, unlike most similar solutions (and in this article - unlike all other utilities), it can perform not only background, but also complete low-level defragmentation systems. As a result, an almost zero level of fragmentation is ensured, and files are placed taking into account the optimization strategy. This process is carried out in exclusive access mode (with a reboot of the computer) to the partition and turns out to be quite lengthy - and there can be no talk of any possibility of access to the computer during this period. During defragmentation, all files are processed, including large (even more than 128 GB) and system files, as well as the MFT area, and the contents of temporary files can be ignored. It is possible to rewrite MFT in a more compact way (MFT compression), which also increases the speed of accessing files on NTFS partitions. Defragmentation is performed with a minimum amount of free space on the disk (1%), and not many defragmenters can work with such a minimum of free space. But it is impossible to use Paragon Total Defrag for any kind of selective defragmentation (defragmentation of folders and files or free space), since nothing of the kind is provided in this utility. There are also no automation capabilities, which, however, is quite logical, since running low-level defragmentation automatically is at least unreasonable. The demo version of the program is operational for 30 days, but has limited functionality- some operations in it work only in virtual mode. The cost of the commercial version is $29.95. By default, the program window has three panels - two basic horizontal and one additional vertical, which can be easily disabled via command menu. IN horizontal panels disks and operations with them are displayed (the top panel also has access to help), and the vertical panel contains tabs with help information. The technology for working with Paragon Total Defrag is generally simple. First, in the disk map "Disk Map" you should select required disk, and then launch the operation of interest - that is, disk analysis or defragmentation, and then patiently wait for the process to complete. True, there are some nuances here - the program performs a preliminary analysis of the disk immediately after selecting it in the disk map, but for a more detailed analysis you will have to use the Partition > Defragment > "Analyze Fragmentation" command. If the disk is not bootable, then the program will carry out such an analysis and display the results without rebooting the system, otherwise it cannot be avoided. In addition to analyzing the disk, you can also test its surface (Partition > "Test Surface"). As for defragmentation (the "Defragment Partition" button or Partition command> Defragment > "Defragment Partition..."), then there are two modes for its implementation - fast (Fast mode) and slow ( Safe mode), which are selected through the program settings (Tools > Settings). By default, “fast defragmentation” (Fast mode) is launched for the selected partition, however, if in the current operating system (say, the system partition is selected), the program cannot get the access it requires to the partition, then it will offer to reboot the computer into a special mode. Before rebooting, you will need to determine the settings for the operation, the list of which allows you to refuse to save the contents of the Pagefile.sys and/or Hiberfile.sys files and set the desired data sorting option (sort files according to their size or the time they were last updated).

In the "Fast mode" mode, access to the computer is not blocked, and the operation is carried out relatively quickly and can be stopped if necessary. But when defragmenting in this mode, a power outage, hardware failure, or system failure can lead to data loss (this is a problem with all defragmenters). If you set the "Safe mode" mode, such a sad outcome of events is completely excluded, since a copy will first be created for each file. True, this will take a lot of time, and there can be no talk of any activity on the computer during the defragmentation period, so it is wiser to run the process at night. Interrupting the process and rebooting the computer when defragmenting in this mode is completely unacceptable. But everything will be reliable, and the results of defragmentation will be better, since the program will be able to access all files. For comparison, recall that when defragmenting in the background (that is, through the API), some part of the files (that is, those files that the program could not access) always remains fragmented.

Hello dear readers, there is a very useful thing that serves to speed up and comfortable work in windows environment besides, there is another interesting operation called system defragmentation. In this article I will tell you what it is and show how Right carry out this operation without wasting extra time!

What is defragmentation and how does it improve computer performance?

Any HDD has and each file system consists of having different size depending on the type of file system. To be placed on a hard disk, not one, but several clusters are required. When a file is written to disk, the file system produces free clusters, but they are not always issued sequentially. Because of this, videos, music, games begin to slow down, because... the file system starts searching for files everywhere hard drive, and consequently the disk resource is reduced.

That's why defragmentation The disk is used to organize the contents of clusters, which speeds up the work of programs.
For clear example, I’ll give you an example. Each of us listens to music and when playing a song, the player begins to search for the desired song, and if the clusters were ordered, the player would find it three times faster! Interested? Then let's see how to do it more correctly!

We will defragment the hard drive using two special utilities free Defraggler And Norton Utilities. And then I will tell you a few secrets for high-quality defragmentation.

How to defragment a computer

Free Defraggler program, how to use?

One of best free disk defragmentation programs is Defraggler. When you launch it, this window opens.

Its interface is very simple, it is completely in Russian, so you should not have any difficulties. It's very easy to use. Select the disk and click analyze to find out whether defragmentation is needed or not. Then the defragmentation button. The utility can also check the disk for errors.

Norton Utilities

I noticed this program a long time ago, probably in 2004. It was much simpler then. The most important thing that pleased me about this program This is defragmentation. When you launch it, you can select the disks you want to defragment.

There is also a program Contig to defragment individual files, but I don’t see the point of this, so I advise you to use the above utilities.

Secrets of proper defragmentation.

1. Defragmentation must be done when moving files extensively, as well as after installing and updating widows. If you are a quiet user and you do almost nothing on the computer, then defragmentation is enough to do once a month.

2. When defragmenting, you need 15% of free disk space, otherwise it will be partial.

4. To speed it up, you can remove junk on your computer in advance.

5. Close all possible programs.

Auslogics Disk Defrag - compact and fast free program for defragmenting hard drives from Australian developers. Simple clear interface, impressive speed of defragmentation of logical drives, free and official Russification- these are the main reasons for everyone, including beginners, computer users to try this rating utility in action. In order not to touch the Windows system registry, you can start getting acquainted with the portable version.

However, alas, it does not contain additional options settings for defragmentation modes, as in the main version of the program; no and extended language pack, But all the main operating modes are present, and the English-language interface is concise and, in general, understandable.

To continue the conversation, let’s remember what file (de)fragmentation is

Fragmentation- the process of splitting a file, when writing to disk, into small fragments. If there are a lot of scatteredly fragmented files on the disk, the read speed of the media decreases, as does the lifespan of the hard disk.
De fragmentation- accordingly, this is the process of “assembling” files from their fragments into a continuous “chain” (in sequentially located sectors), to speed up the work of programs and operating system. Thus, “smart” defragmentation is one of the methods for optimizing the operation of Windows.

Main characteristics of Auslogics Disk Defrag:

File system optimization. Move system files to faster parts of the hard drive.
Consolidation of free space. Auslogics Disk Defrag prevents fragmentation by combining free zones into one contiguous block.
The ability to automatically launch the program when the system is idle. Work in the background.
Flexible task scheduler. Disk defragmentation will be much more useful if it is done regularly.
The ability to defragment a single file or folder, which can be useful if you don’t have time for a complete defragmentation.
Support for multi-terabyte volumes. Ability to work with multi-terabyte disks or multiple disks simultaneously.
List of fragmented files. Auslogics Disk Defrag analyzes the hard drive and compiles a list of files to be organized.
Multilingual interface.

1. Installing a defragmenter is simple and does not require long-winded comments, so this part I will continue the review in the form of a “short comment - “picture”. So, having downloaded the latest version of Auslogics Disk Defrag, we launch the installer and the first window we see is colorful Installation Wizard → click "Next"

2. As usual, we accept the terms and conditions license agreement - "I accept the agreement"- and click "Next".

3. In the next dialog box "Select destination location" agree with the folder installation directory (by default - C:\Program Files\Auslogics\Auslogics Disk Defrag)→ click "Next".

In the window "Select Start Menu Folder" you can not touch anything and continue installing the program through "Next". Those who are going to limit themselves only to this product from the developers can change the default (default) "Auslogics\Disk Defrag" to, for example, more informative "Auslogics Disk Defrag", as in the screenshot below.

4. In the window "Auslogics Toolbar Installation" uncheck both checkboxes so as not to spoil the “face” of your favorite web browser with an extra panel and not assign Ask.com as the home page, and click on "Next".

6. After completing the installation process, do not uncheck the box next to the item "Launch Auslogics Disk Defrag"- you can reboot the system later - to immediately see your new Russified “assistant” in the fight against file fragmentation in favor of optimizing the operation of your favorite Windows OS:0)

Let's get acquainted with the functionality Auslogics programs Disk Defrag via top panel menu:

Basic defragmentation modes - three(see paragraph " Action"):

"Defragmentation of the selected" - with analysis of the selected logical drive(s);
"Defragmentation and optimization" - the most “advanced” mode, which we will talk about a little later;
"Fast defragmentation selected(without analysis)" - no comments, because everything is clear.

There is a separate "Analyze selected", without defragmenting the disk(s).
In addition, in the "Action" menu item, select "Additionally" and we see that with the same modes you can defragment any folders and files:

There, through the options "Check selection" And "Check and correct the selection" it is possible to run system utility to diagnose and correct file errors CHKDSK systems, which I wrote about in a post in

If necessary, in the main program window "Disk List" you can activate the bonus "Turn off PC after defragmentation."

In menu item "Settings" available "Scheduler" tasks (also opens through the item "View" → "Scheduled defragmentation" or, the simplest way, by clicking on the clock icon in the blue panel - see screenshot below).

By checking the box "Defragment automatically", we get access to custom modes "When the computer is idle", "Every day", "Every week" And "Every month".

For convenience, in Auslogics Disk Defrag after preliminary analysis selected - file / folder / logical drive(s), with support for multi-terabyte drives - can be viewed by clicking the mouse, detailed information for the block of clusters of interest: number and list of files (including fragmented ones); number of fragments for each file by name; size and location of files on disk.

A detailed view of file system service data (MFT zones) is impossible, but there is an option to search for a file by name in the selected cluster block (see screenshot).
It is possible to change the style and color scheme of this disk card, through the menu bar item "Settings" → "Program settings" → "Disk map".

Menu item "Additionally" does not provide any useful information on the topic, because clicks on sub-items "Optimize your computer" And "Protect your computer from viruses" will lead to the opening of official pages in your main (default) web browser with an offer to download other products from Auslogics Software Pty Ltd. - Auslogics BoostSpeed and Auslogics Antivirus respectively. The programs are not the highest rated in their class, so we “download” them at will (it’s better not to do this: 0).

Below the menu bar item "Reference" you can find the options the user needs like "Technical support"(with a contact form on the developers’ website) or "Check for updates".

And, having gone through the functionality of the utility, let's move on to the most important thing - practice. There is nothing complicated here: After starting the program in the main window, you can select from the menu Action disk analysis or defragmentation mode, separate file or folders, configure (if desired) some program parameters, or you can immediately select an action - Defragmentation.
To perform disk analysis, click on the triangle next to the button "Defragmentation" and select the required action from the menu.

Illustrating the defragmentation process, the program will sparkle like Christmas tree. For each disk, the current state is displayed and those being processed in this moment sections.

To decipher the color assignments, hover your mouse over the corresponding square.
The program works very quickly and upon completion of defragmentation it will provide a “report on the work done”:

Having assessed the defragmentation modes, let us remember the two most popular:

"Defragmentation of the selected" / "Defrag Selected"- time-saving mode, it can be used more often than the next one;

"Defragmentation and optimization (use once a week)" / "Defrag & Optimize (slower, use once a week)"- recommended "advanced" mode (maximum for the portable version). Usage this mode“once a week” is not a dogma, but out of necessity, and usually less frequently than prescribed by the developers, which primarily applies to Windows 7, where the file system defragmentation process is automated by default.

IN installable version Auslogics Disk Defrag will add two more options: “Delete temporary files before defragmentation” + “Move system files to the beginning of the disk”, confirmed with the “OK” button (see the menu item “Settings” → “Program settings” → “Algorithm”) .

Watch Victor Gusyn's video tutorial on how best to defragment a disk.

Of course, the functionality of the program is not amazing and only stands out against the background. But still, Auslogics Disk Defrag overall it is quite comfortable and quality program, which does an excellent job of its main function - file system defragmentation.

From the official website of the company Auslogics you can download both the full and portable version of the defragmenter .

Portable version The Auslogics Disk Defrag program is an exe file that can be copied to portable media, such as a flash drive, and run on any computer without prior installation.

Unlike standard version The exe file weighs only 1.3 MB Considering the fact that it performs almost the same actions as the full version, I recommend using the portable version of Disk Defrag. However, there is a minus (for me - big :0) - portable version Auslogics Disk Defrag Portable is not Russified.

Useful programs.

The performance of the system as a whole is affected by many parameters. This and specifications equipment, and the number of running and running programs, and the size of the hard drive and its performance. But the latter depends not only on the rotation speed of the plates. In many ways, the performance of the disk, and therefore the system as a whole, depends on how the files are placed on the disk. If files are written to the disk in consecutive sectors, then reading them will take less time than if they were written in chunks to various free disk spaces at the time of recording.

Statistics say that if the number of fragmentarily recorded files on a disk does not exceed thirty percent of their total number, then the operating conditions of the disk and its performance are close to optimal values. If up to half of the files are defragmented, the speed of working with the disk slows down. At a higher percentage, the disk begins to work under harsh conditions and takes longer to read files. The result is a noticeable slowdown in work.

There is, of course, a way out of this situation. And it consists of periodically checking the disk for fragmented files and optimizing their placement. To perform this work, programs from different developers are used. One of them - O&O Defrag - is offered by O&O Software. The company offers two program options - Professional Edition and Server Edition. The first option is designed to work on local computer and does not have a network management console, but can act as a client for a server solution. The server version has a program management console over the network. It can be used on both servers and workstations, which provides administrative control and monitoring of the defragmentation process on computers.

Modern Windows systems have their own defragmentation systems, but while they are running it is extremely difficult to continue performing any tasks on computers. In this regard, the O&O Defrag program has a significant difference: its ActivityGuard component allows you to monitor the execution of tasks on your computer and take this into account when working. What is this? For example, if a screen saver is running on a computer, this means that other tasks on it are being performed to a lesser extent and, therefore, at this moment you can set a higher priority to the defragmenter or start a temporarily suspended one. high load computer work. The component takes into account processor load and, when the processor load is low (for example, during a break from work), allocates more resources to the defragmentation process than at other times. ActivityGuard also takes into account the capabilities of laptops - when running on battery power, the program is suspended, which reduces power consumption.

When installing the program, you can choose to use it instead of the standard defragmenter. In this case, the program call is built into the standard interface for working with disks. In addition, during installation you can select the automatic disk defragmentation mode. The O&O OneButtonDefrag module provides disk status monitoring and automatic start defragmentation programs in the background if necessary. (This mode can be turned off and on again at any time.)

The program offers five defragmentation methods. Each of them provides an efficient file defragmentation process so you can continue working with other applications. The methods differ in the resources used and the principle of placing files on the disk during the defragmentation process. The least resource-intensive method is STEALTH. His distinctive feature there is a negligible requirement for memory used and additional disk space used for operation. This ensures the most fast process defragmentation. Recommended for use on file servers with big amount files, as well as with very large disk resources (more than one terabyte).

The SPACE method is very close to the previous one, but it better ensures file defragmentation and maximum reduction of free space into a single zone. This method is recommended for disks with a significant number of fragmented files. The method is less productive than the previous one. Therefore, it is recommended for processing disk arrays with a capacity of more than one hundred gigabytes or with a number of files of more than one hundred thousand (the previous method also works well with the number of files several times larger).

The following methods are a variation of their base type - COMPLETE, but differ in the principle of sorting files on disk. The method requires more resources than the previous ones, but provides maximum performance systems after defragmentation. The first type of method is to sort files by last access time. The most rarely used files are placed at the beginning of the disk, those that were accessed in Lately, - to its end. This reorganization of files allows you to spend significantly less time on defragmentation in the future, since the most “mobile” files will be located at the end of the disk. The method is recommended for use on servers where the best performance for data access is required.

The following method sorts by date last change files. Files that have been recently modified are placed at the end of the disk. The oldest ones go to the beginning. This strategy is recommended for defragmenting database servers. And finally - the COMPLETE method with sorting files by name. This method is most applicable for system drives and for drives that contain files that rarely change. It should be noted that the last three methods are not recommended to be mixed either with each other or with methods that do not perform structural reorganization of the file system. Having chosen one of them, you need to of this disk use it exactly.

A few notes about performing defragmentation. As noted, additional disk space is required to complete this process. And it should be greater than larger size files to be defragmented. You should also remember that you should try to avoid changing or moving files during defragmentation. The O&O Defrag program calculates before and during operation best positions for the files it moves, and any change will affect these calculations. The consequence is an increase in the time to complete the operation due to additional recalculations.

If you install the option automatic execution defragmentation process, you can set a minimum response threshold (percentage of file defragmentation), below which the process will not start. Generally speaking, defragmenting disks on on a regular basis is a significant factor in increasing productivity. For this purpose, a task manager is built into the program. With it you can create an unlimited number of disk defragmentation tasks with individual settings for each of them. For each disk, you can set your own defragmentation time, select required method, response threshold. In addition, the program has the ability to automatically determine the moment when defragmentation is required. When you select this option, the program will, based on heuristic methods, determine the time of the next launch. The more fragmented the disk, the more often the program will run. If this condition is eliminated, the program will launch less frequently.

Defragmentation tasks can be quite precisely customized to suit your requirements. Thus, you can choose one of four levels of recording information in log files (they differ in the level of detail). You can specify files that should not be defragmented. It is possible to check the disks before defragmentation begins. For partitions located on different media, you can set defragmentation to run in parallel. If the sections are located on one physical media, they will always be processed sequentially, in alphabetical order.

The defragmentation process is running and not in automatic mode. In this case, the sequence of actions is specified by the user. First, the disk is analyzed (and before that, you can run the verification procedure). As a result, a report is generated that gives a detailed picture of the disk's condition. The report window has four tabs. The first one shows general information about the disk - total volume, data about the file system and the use of clusters. The second tab shows a list of defragmented files and the number of separate fragments for each. The third is a list of files that cannot be moved even if they are defragmented. The last tab shows the generalized results of disk analysis. The most curious users can also see which specific files occupy a particular cluster. To do this, use the main program window, which shows the clusters of the disk under study. To view, just select the cluster you are interested in and click on it with the mouse pointer. In the window that opens there will be full list files that ended up in this cluster.

In addition to the information that can be viewed through the program interface, you can generate an external report. It contains virtually all the same data, but it can be saved (it is generated as an html page), printed, or sent to someone.

In general, the program is very interesting and convenient. Ability to launch from command line allows you to embed it in various scripts. A network version is of particular interest to the system administrator.