Spotlight: Defraggler defrag hard disk utility - TechRepublic

Spotlight: Defraggler defrag hard disk utility

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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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  • 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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  • 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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