Comparison of defragmentation software
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| Program | Author | License | Supported file systems | Supported platform Platform (computing) A computing platform includes some sort of hardware architecture and a software framework , where the combination allows software, particularly application software, to run... s |
GUI Graphical user interface In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and... |
CLI Command-line interface A command-line interface is a mechanism for interacting with a computer operating system or software by typing commands to perform specific tasks... |
Script Scripting language A scripting language, script language, or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more applications. "Scripts" are distinct from the core code of the application, as they are usually written in a different language and are often created or at least modified by the... |
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| Ashampoo Magical Defrag | Ashampoo Ashampoo Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG is an international computer software company based in Oldenburg, Germany. They are best known for Ashampoo Burning Studio and Ashampoo WinOptimizer. They are general members of the Blu-ray Disc Association and a member of the Intel Software Partner... |
Commercial Retail software Retail software is computer software sold to end consumers, usually under restricted licenses. Until the emergence of the Internet, retail software represented, until the 2000s, the vast majority of all end consumer software used and was referred to as shrinkware because software almost always... |
NTFS NTFS NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.... |
Microsoft Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base... , Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... , and 7 (including 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit is a word size that defines certain classes of computer architecture, buses, memory and CPUs, and by extension the software that runs on them. 64-bit CPUs have existed in supercomputers since the 1970s and in RISC-based workstations and servers since the early 1990s... versions) |
v3.0.2 (February 2, 2010) | |||||
| Auslogics Disk Defrag | Auslogics | Shareware Shareware The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a... |
FAT16, FAT32, NTFS | Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on 6 December 2005... , Vista, Server 2008, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) |
v3.2.1.10 (May 11, 2011) | |||||
| Contig Contig (defragmentation utility) Contig is a command line defragmentation utility for Windows currently owned by Microsoft subsidiary SysInternals.- Operation :Contig is designed to defragment individual files, or specified groups of files, and does not attempt to move files to the beginning of the partition... |
Windows Sysinternals | Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the... |
NTFS | Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, and higher | Contig can be scheduled using the Windows Task Scheduler. | v1.6 (February 1, 2011) | ||||
| Defraggler Defraggler Defraggler, developed by Piriform, is a free donationware defragmentation utility, which notably allows users to defragment individual files on their computer system. Defraggler runs on Microsoft Windows; it has support for all versions since Windows XP... |
Piriform | Freeware | FAT32, NTFS, exFAT ExFAT exFAT is a proprietary, patent-pending file system designed especially for USB flash drives. Developed by Microsoft, it is supported in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 with update KB955704, Windows Embedded CE 6.0, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows... |
Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) | v2.07.346 (September 13, 2011) | |||||
| Diskeeper Diskeeper -Further reading:#... |
Diskeeper Corporation Diskeeper Corporation Diskeeper Corporation is the name of a software company based in Burbank, California, founded in 1981. The company's current name is derived from its flagship product, Diskeeper, a file system defragmentation software package for Microsoft Windows and VAX... |
Commercial | FAT16, FAT32, NTFS | Microsoft Windows XP and higher | Diskeeper Corporation claims its InvisiTasking technology eliminates the need for scheduled defragmentation. | 2011 (March 22, 2011) | ||||
| DiskTune DiskTune DiskTune is a freeware defragmentation program for Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 . It supports FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS file systems.... |
DIY DataRecovery | Freeware | FAT16, FAT32, NTFS | Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) | v1.1.31 | |||||
| mst Defrag | mst Software | Commercial | NTFS | Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the... , XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) |
v3.6 | |||||
| MyDefrag | Jeroen Kessels | Freeware | FAT16, FAT32, NTFS | Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) | v4.3.1 (May 21, 2010) | |||||
| O&O Defrag O&O Defrag O&O Defrag is a Windows defragmentation utility sold by German software developer O&O Software. It has won several awards by PC journals and magazines, and is certified by Microsoft for all its current NTFS-based operating systems, including Windows 2000, Server 2003, XP, Vista and 7... |
O&O Software | Commercial | FAT16, FAT32, NTFS | Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) | v14.1.431 (February, 2011) | |||||
| PerfectDisk PerfectDisk PerfectDisk is the name of separate but related defragmentation utilities for Windows and HP OpenVMS published by Raxco Software. It has won several awards from computer magazines, and is certified by Microsoft for all its current NTFS-based operating systems... |
Raxco Software | Commercial | FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT | Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Home Server Windows Home Server Windows Home Server, code-named Quattro, is a home server operating system from Microsoft. Announced on 7 January 2007, at the Consumer Electronics Show by Bill Gates, Windows Home Server is intended to be a solution for homes with multiple connected PCs to offer file sharing, automated backups,... , and 7 (including 64-bit versions) |
v12 (June 8, 2011) | |||||
| UltimateDefrag UltimateDefrag UltimateDefrag is a retail file-system defragmentation utility made by DiskTrix. A crippleware version of the program was formerly available as the UltimateDefrag Freeware Edition.... |
DiskTrix | Commercial | FAT32, NTFS | Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) | v3.0.100.39 (25 April 2011) | |||||
| UltraDefrag UltraDefrag UltraDefrag is an open-source disk defragmenting utility for Microsoft Windows. It is released under the GNU General Public License. The only other Windows-based defragmentation utility with a GNU GPL is JkDefrag .... |
Dmitri Arkhangelski, Justin Dearing, Stefan Pendl | GNU GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, UDF | Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) | v4.4.0 (September 24, 2010) | |||||
| Vopt Vopt Vopt is a Windows defragmentation utility sold by Golden Bow Systems. It is one of the oldest defragmentation products, and has supported MS-DOS and all versions of Microsoft Windows... |
GoldenBow | Commercial | FAT32, NTFS | Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and 7 (including 64-bit versions) | v9.21 (August 25, 2009) | |||||
| Program | Author | License | Supported file systems | Supported platforms | GUI | CLI | Script | Scheduler | Boot time | Stable release |