{"id":1724,"date":"2011-05-04T14:55:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T18:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2011-05-04T14:55:40","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T18:55:40","slug":"this-cloudeight-freeware-pick-makes-defragging-your-hard-drives-a-snap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/this-cloudeight-freeware-pick-makes-defragging-your-hard-drives-a-snap\/","title":{"rendered":"This Cloudeight freeware pick makes defragging your hard drives a snap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all know, or          should, that after a time our hard  drives,          files, and folders get fragmented. Fragmented           drives can cause your computer to seem sluggish          and slow to  respond. Microsoft includes a          defragmentation tool in all  versions of Windows.          However, it&#8217;s not very good and it&#8217;s not  very          easy to use. To make it worse, it&#8217;s not very           fast. And if you want to get to the point, many          users forget  the Windows Defragmenter is even          there and never use it. How  sad.<\/p>\n<p>Fragmented          drives are drives where files are  scattered all          over the drive and not in any particular order.           When you go to use a program, Windows has to          take extra  nanoseconds to search all over the          drive to find what it&#8217;s  looking for. This causes          hesitations and slowdowns. We call it  that          sluggish feeling. We don&#8217;t like it &#8211; you          probably  don&#8217;t either.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s a fragmented          soul to do?<\/p>\n<p>Free          defragmentation programs are as rare as honest           politicians (don&#8217;t slap me!). It&#8217;s true. And          it&#8217;s a  miracle that week after week after week          we are able to mine  such gems as this from the          increasingly mucky web. But we do.  Don&#8217;t ask me          how. We dredged this beauty up from the depths           of obscurity somehow.<\/p>\n<p>Now before we           prattle on and on incessantly, let&#8217;s get one          thing clear. This  is a beta release. It worked          perfectly on both Windows Vista  and Windows XP.          But these were our Windows XP and Windows Vista           computers &#8211; not yours. We can only assume that          it  also worked on the developer&#8217;s Vista and XP          computer&#8217;s too.  That&#8217;s at least 4 computers that          it worked on. So, there&#8217;s a  good chance, but no          guarantee, that it will work well on your           machine too. If you have Windows 98 or Windows          ME don&#8217;t  even try this program, those old          operating systems are not  even listed on the          developer&#8217;s site.<\/p>\n<p>Defraggler  is the          fastest, coolest looking, defragmenter we&#8217;ve           ever seen. If nothing else, it&#8217;s pretty to look          at &#8211; better  yet, it appears to work even better          than advertised. And, it  has many features we&#8217;ve          never seen in any defragmenter &#8211; even  those          costing $60 or more. What a deal! This is free &#8211;           so far. If you grab it now while it&#8217;s still          free, before the  developer goes and sticks          toolbars for Yahoo in it and all  sorts of          incentivizing stuff it in &#8211; or just as bad,           starts charging for it, well, you can&#8217;t say we          didn&#8217;t warn you.  The early bird gets the worm,          you know. I really hate clich\u00e9s  don&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what ye old          developer has to say about Defraggler:<br \/>\n<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;(Defraggler)           differs from other defrag tools on the market,          by  enabling you to quickly and simply defrag the          files you want  to, without having to process the          whole drive. Simply run it,  select the file and          defragment in seconds. No more struggling  with          the Windows defragmentation tool!<\/p>\n<p>Defrag          Individual Files<\/p>\n<p>Most  defragmentation tools only let you          defrag the whole drive.  Defraggler gives you the          power to select individual files and  folders to          defrag. So you can get the job done in seconds,           rather than waiting for the whole drive to          complete. Of  course if you want to defrag the          whole drive Defraggler will  let you do that too.<\/p>\n<p>Compact and          Portable<\/p>\n<p>Defraggler  was written in the same compact          architecture as other Piriform  products. This          results in a compact single EXE application,           which can be copied to a thumbdrive and then          used  whenever you need it, without a complex          installation process.  The EXE itself is less          than 1MB!<\/p>\n<p>Defraggler           supports all OSs released since Windows 2000,          this  includes Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista and Windows 7.          64-bit support has  also just been added!          Additionally Defraggler supports both  NTFS and          FAT32 file systems.         Locate Files          on  the Drive.<\/p>\n<p>After  analysis Defraggler lists all the          fragmented files on the  drive. Selecting one or          many will highlight their location on  the disk.          Allowing you to visually see the location of           files on the disk&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t          mind using  beta (test) software, and you&#8217;re          looking to keep those hard  drives, files, and          folders, defragmented, then you&#8217;ll want to          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.piriform.com\/defraggler\">read more          about and download Defraggler<\/a> right now.<\/p>\n<p>BE CAREFUL! This is freeware but you&#8217;ll see &#8220;Priority Support $24.95&#8221; button above the download links. You do not have to pay $24.95 for priority support. The author is trying to make some money and trying to do it honestly without bundling spyware or adware with his program. You don&#8217;t need to pay $24.95 for Defraggler. It is freeware &#8211; and it is supported by the program&#8217;s author &#8211; you just won&#8217;t get &#8220;priority support&#8221; &#8211; whatever that is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piriform.com\/defraggler\/download\/standard\">Direct download link is here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Details &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defraggler<\/strong><br \/>\nWindows Disk Defragmentation tool<br \/>\nWindows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7<br \/>\n32bit and 64bit systems<br \/>\nSize 3.0 MB \u00a0Windows executable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know, or should, that after a time our hard drives, files, and folders get fragmented. Fragmented drives can cause your computer to seem sluggish and slow to respond. Microsoft includes a defragmentation tool in all versions of Windows. However, it&#8217;s not very good and it&#8217;s not very easy to use. 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