For a more complete discussion of fragmentation check out the DisKeeper web site or read my Diskeeper 7.0 article in the September 2003 issue of PC Alamode. In other words, the more ‘pieces’ of a file there are, the more physical reads are required to access it, and the slower your machine runs. Accessing a fragmented file is a little like trying to read a ‘shredded document’. The speed you can surf the web, open/read/write a file, or even start-up your computer. Fragmentation affects the overall performance of your system. Why do you care about it? Fragmentation occurs on every computer, no matter how sophisticated your system is. It also usually means the available (free) space on a disk volume consists of many little pieces of space here and there, rather than a few large spaces. all in one hunk), but have been broken up into smaller pieces that are scattered around the disk. What is disk fragmentation? Disk fragmentation is where many of the individual files on a disk are not contiguous (i.e. The Datacenter Edition defragments disk volumes of unlimited size, so it will grow with your server. Enterprise Edition is recommended for any Windows server running large disk volumes (100 GB to 4 Terabytes). This Diskeeper automatically launches the correct engine based on the volume being defragmented. The Diskeeper Server Enterprise Edition includes an awesome new Terabyte Volume Engine, specially designed to defragment huge volumes in less time, plus the ability to defragment up to sixteen disk volumes (logical drives) simultaneously. The interface has been completely redesigned for clarity, speed, and ease of use. The Server Standard Edition is intended for most servers, a Server Enterprise Edition was developed for very large servers and the Diskeeper Server Datacenter Edition adds 24/7 technical support to the Server Enterprise Edition. Boot-Time defragmentation allows you to defragment critical system files, which cannot ordinarily be defragmented. Home Edition was developed using the same high-speed defragmentation engine as Diskeeper 8.0 Professional, Diskeeper 8.0 Home Edition improves performance and reliability for Windows 95, 98, Me and XP Home Edition computers that don’t need to operate in a network environment, but does not support Boot-time defragmention. The Home Edition, and the Professional Edition are designed for desktops and workstations. Each has been tailored for a target environment. Version 8 is even better ! DisKeeper 8.0 now comes in five different versions. The last time I wrote about DisKeeper, it was DisKeeper 7.0 back in the September 2003 issue. ĭisKeeper 8.0 from Executive Software is, in my opinion, the premiere disk-defragmenting program for Microsoft Windows environments. Bill Hunsicker is a retired computer scientist and software developer who dabbles in photography and genealogy.
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