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UlimateDefrag 3 Build 3.0.100.39
| 2011-10-27, 11:48 AM |
UlimateDefrag 3 Build 3.0.100.39 | 6.04 MB
UltimateDefrag’s interface may seem pretty
daunting at first, but a closer look reveals it can be handled very
easily, having options and plenty of information at hand. However, looks
could use some improvement. The tool makes available several
defragmentation methods, all with performance as the end goal.
As far as defragmentation methods go, the app puts
at your disposal choices ranging from fast jobs (Consolidate and
Fragmented Files Only) to methods that can arrange the files on the disk
(Folder/File Name, Recency and Volatility) according to specific
criteria: usage frequency, chronological alphabetical order. There is
also the possibility to run defrag jobs on individual files. In
order to boost up overall system performance through drive
defragmentation, UltimateDefrag appeals to Pareto’s rule and puts the
least used data onto the slowest parts of the hard disk. On the other
hand, frequently accessed files are placed on the fast tracks of the
storage device. If you want a combination between
defragmentation and smart placing of data on the hard disk with no real
hassle, you can go with the automatic mode. It makes available simple
configuration options that can instruct the app to optimize data
placement so the result is a boost in performance. To maintain
achieved optimization UltimateDefrag comes with FragProtect technology.
This also involves the way files are placed on the disk. This is done in
a way that ensures subsequent fast defragmentation procedures as well
as to prevent future fragmentation as much as possible. We put
the application to the test using a heavily fragmented partition of
1.8GB in size, with 175MB of free space available, which is less than
10%. UltimateDefrag reported a fragmentation level of 98% and other
defraggers concurred, showing values of 97% and 98%. Using
Consolidate method for about nine minutes the application managed to
drop fragmentation to 24.91%. Further attempts to lower this value using
the same algorithm failed, but using Auto mode showed some improvement,
bringing fragmentation level to 18.44% in 2’36’’.
We were able to lower the amount of fragments to
11.8% by defragmenting files individually. The other two defraggers
showed very close values, one reporting 11% fragmentation while the
other 9%. The configuration panel in UltimateDefrag has some
interesting options that let you set up critical high performance and
archiving options. It is a screen rather for more experienced users than
beginners, as it allows you to define the type of defragmentation for
each listed drives as well as create a list of files that should be
excluded from the process. Files needed during boot time can
also be defragged. The possibilities include placing the files in a
different position if the current location has negative impact on disk
performance. Needless to say that these options are not to be toyed
with, unless you are a more seasoned user. Placing specific
files in a different location on the drive is one of the new features
introduced in UltimateDefrag 3. If you are not content with the
organization of the data the application performs for you, there is the
option to move specific content to a faster track of the hard disk.
Scheduling options in the application are within easy reach and pretty
comfortable to work with. The application lets you program defrag jobs
to start with a specific frequency and respecting user-defined
parameters. This includes not only the defragmentation method
used and the settings that go with it, but also power management-related
choices, very useful on mobile computers. Additionally, tasks can be
set to run only if the computer has been idle for a specific period of
time and to stop when the system returns to action. Our
problems while working with the software were nothing we could not go
past, but one of them "stood out.” Upon closing the application, it
alerted us that there were some operations in progress, although there
was no obvious indication of activity. However, UltimateDefrag was
indeed running a defrag job, but it was not highlighted in an
easy-to-spot way. The only indicator of activity is the defrag progress
on the drive bar in the cluster view, which is not too prominent.
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