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Defragging Hard Drives

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by raarset1

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I have been searching for a way to defrag a hard drive. I experimented with Windows 2000, and discovered the OS defrags better than any other software. I plug a hard drive into the system so W2K can see the drive, then defrag it. Granted it is more difficult than loading sofware, but it also more effective for Microsoft OS's. I am new to tech support, but this looks viable.

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by timwalsh

It's quickly going to become painful (and time-consuming) to remove a drive from a computer and plug it into another computer every time you want to defrag a drive.

Take a look at Diskeeper by Executive Software (www.diskeeper.com). Diskeeper can be installed on almost any Windows OS (Win95 or newer). There are different versions for Servers and Workstations. The disk defrag utility built into WinXP (which is better than the one included with Win2K) was jointly developed by Microsoft and Executive Software. It is essentially a watered down version of Diskeeper.

There are other Windows Defrag utilities on the market that would probably do a comparable job.

Sorry, but I don't see moving drives around to defrag them as being viable in the long term.

Hope this helps.

by thechas

The fastest de-frag software that I have seen is VOPT from Golden Bow Systems.

The problem with moving drives around to de-frag them is the potential for damage to the drive or PC.

1 broken connector, or static damaged drive controller, and you have lost any savings from your method.

Find a utility that you like, and buy a corporate licensee if needed.

Chas

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