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Spotlight: Defraggler defrag hard disk utility

By // October 5, 2009, 12:39 AM PST // justin_m_james

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  • Main screen

    This is Defraggler immediately after being launched. It has an idea of the disk usage, but it will not know more until an analysis has been performed.

    For a full review of Defraggler, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • After analysis

    This is what Defraggler's view of a disk looks like after the analysis has been run. You can see that it now knows what files are fragmented, and what the overall disk fragmentation story is like.

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  • File analysis

    Defraggler lets you see what an individual file looks like on disk, as well as its fragmentation stats.

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  • Search

    You can also use Defraggler to search for files that meet certain criteria. Maybe you want to defrag them separately, or add them to a list of files in the configuration.

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  • Action

    This is the list of actions than can be taken on individual files. Defraggler has more choices on a per-file basis than many similar applications do overall!

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  • Options

    These are the defrag options for moving large files to the end of the drive. This is a great feature for those who want ultimate control over their filesystem layout.

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  • Quick defrag

    Here, you can see Defraggler's "Quick Defrag" options. This is a less intensive defrag designed to run fast, so it overlooks many files, which can be controlled through the options.

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  • Exclude list

    With the exclude list, you can set certain files to not be defragged, in case that is a need of yours.

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Main screen

This is Defraggler immediately after being launched. It has an idea of the disk usage, but it will not know more until an analysis has been performed.

For a full review of Defraggler, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

Image created by Justin James for TechRepublic.

About Justin James

Justin James is the Lead Architect for Conigent.

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