An riveting language is worth remark. I think that you should write solon on this issue, it strength not be a sacred case but mostly grouping are not sufficiency to verbalise on such topics. To the next. Cheers like your Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily – Advanced Defrag.

Hi everyone,

We are Advanced Defrag development team. We are very pleased to announce that Traciatim is the winner of our 1-year subscription to the full version of Recoveryer 2010 Ultimate Grant! A big round of applause goes to everyone who participated, for showing us just how much you care. It does not matter whether your idea is positive or negative, we are always open for suggestions that help us improve our service. Thank you!

KUDOS fubar,

Your reviews and technical knowledge are the only thing I trust here.
I share you view of Assraf. It is exactly correct. I don't know why so many believe the uninformed words he utters here.

You actually know what you are talking about. That is what I trust. Hope you keep up the good work here.
Thank you.

#22, Paul, #29, Giovanni, #54, Taz, #55, Julian--first off, I get really irritated when someone incorrectly implies that an offering is malicious, as uninformed people get nervous, and it completely kills the offering for no reason. It's particularly bad today, because people actually believe Ashraf, not realizing that he's just a student who started with a political blog and saw GOTD as an opportunity to generate income from ads on his site. As far as I'm concerned, he has neither the knowledge nor logic skills to be a good reviewer. Respect has to be earned. I respect mike, even though I think half of what he posts is wrong, because he does have knowledge and logic skills. As for site checking, I haven't tried the mentioned FF add-on. I use TrendProtect, along with manual checking via the usual sources, such as DomainTools, robtex, SiteAdvisor (ignoring the crap), Google Safe Browsing, etc. I couldn't care less what WoT says, I don't find it to be reliable or useful.

As for free defragmenters, I don't use them. Testing defragmenters is complex and dangerous, and you have to trace the install and uninstall (testing only one at a time) to make sure that they restore the Windows defragmenter correctly. People underestimate the risks of defragmenters. They can move and rearrange all of your files and critical file tables, and can completely destroy your OS and data. Even mike noted problems with some defragmenters, which is why I only trust the "big-name" commercial ones, and even some of those are crap.

As for UltimateDefrag and Auslogics Defrag, I haven't heard anything bad about them. Neither is VSS-compatible (last I checked), and UltimateDefrag was stuck at version 2008 forever (they finally got a newer version out). Free defragmenters aren't going to be Microsoft-Certified.

#20, Bobby, setting a Restore Point prior to installing and testing a defragmenter is useless. Most aren't VSS compatible, and will instantly wipe your Restore Points. Even a VSS-compatible one is unlikely to be able to maintain Restore Points upon first use, only upon regular use, if you're lucky.

#57, k, if you aren't going to use a pagefile defragmenter, then you can place the pagefile on a separate partition and it should remain defragmented if it's fixed-size and was created contiguously. Yes, the beginning of the disk is fastest and would be recommended, especially if you have limited RAM, as you say.

#45,46, mike, I'm sorry but most of what you say about page and system files is wrong. My computers are extremely busy, moving hundreds of gigabytes per day, disks filling up, mixed large and small files, etc. If you wind up with tens, hundreds, thousands, or maybe even tens of thousands of fragments, you might not notice much slowdown. When you get into hundreds of thousands of fragments on frequently-used files, your computer will crawl (very slowly). You posted too much for me to respond to. There's never a guarantee that a newly-created pagefile will be contiguous. Windows always uses the pagefile, no matter how much RAM you have. Even at small companies, new people often don't know how things have been done. At a huge corporation like Microsoft, nobody knows anything. Even the Sysinternals guys got some pagefile issues wrong. Microsoft's handling of them is complex, and much of the documentation is wrong. See my comment #15 for recommended practice. I've repeatedly experienced pagefile fragmentation killing performance on multiple computers. A defragmented fixed-size pagefile won't remain so under all circumstances (such as after a crash). Pagefiles don't fragment internally, and don't grow and shrink internally. Recommended pagefile sizes are all wrong (at least the Sysinternals guys addressed that somewhat).

I have found that WOT will flag a site if it's politically incorrect
so I always take it's warnings with a grain of salt. It reminds me of
a dog that barks at anything and everything but you have to go look
before you yell at it to shut up.

[8~{} Uncle Monster

This is my own personal opinion, and nothing more. I think that any application that can directly manipulate sectors on a drive and has the potential to launch itself as a low-level driver should be used with extreme caution. I own and am very happy with PerfectDisk. A system tool like this should be thoroughly researched and compared to other similar apps. Caveat Emptor when using anything that can potentially demolish your drive, especially given the fact that its developers have an apparent sinister relationship with scum-ware.

Hi everyone,

We are the developers of Advanced Defrag. We are sorry that Advanced Defrag has poor reputation on WOT and SiteAdvisor. This may be caused by our competitors' attacks. We will contact WOT and SiteAdvisor and try our best to turn these sites green. But we cannot guarantee response from them.

But we can guarantee that Advanced Defrag is 100% CLEAN, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.

Thank you for your feedback. We are always open for suggestions that help us improve our service to you. Hope you all enjoy our product.

nothing screamed when I went to the site to find the version number, but I can't see downloading and installing yet another defrag multitool.

I'll stick with MyDefrag for the drives, and take care of the rest with other well proven freeware.

select volume doesnt work quite right. if yoyu click on c then d then click off d .... it should show c's file space but it shows d's.

@Taz,
At least FUBAR commented on the SW.
I won't try this because it doesn’t say whether it uses the Windows Defrag API.
And WOT and SiteAdvisor almost seem to do as much harm as good. Don't believe me? surf around and spread some rumors, check on those sites in months or maybe even years, then see if you trust them.

Tried installing on Windows ME and got an error of, to paraphrase, "AdvancedDefrag expects a newer version of windows. Upgrade your Windows version."

What?!? It's listed as a supported operating system, correct? Do my eyes deceive me? Not cool.

If you are running 64-bit Windows and want a good native 64-bit defragger, try MyDefrag. It is not a 32 bit program(there is 32 bit version too in same installer) that installs in Program Files x86, it install in Program Files and run in native 64-bit. It is not fancy, it does not do tricks, it does not make you smile nor does it promise to do any of these things. It is a very boring interface with a very powerful defrag and optimization engine. It is not for your average everyday user(although with a little reading and searching you could use it too) because it is not an advanced GUI. You can modify included ignore and defrag only scripts so it can defrag and optimize just certain files at certain times. You can fully defrag and optimize your computer with 6 or more setting. They are System Disk Daily, System Disk Weekly, System Disk Monthly, Data Disk Daily, Weekly and monthly. These modes can be run automatically or manually. It is a very good, light and powerful defragger and I will never use anything else. I usually don't say anything in the comments, but I thought anyone who considers themselves even a little bit technically savvy would appreciate knowing about MyDefrag. If you try and don't like it uninstall it and to all of you who come here trying software after software and only relying on one person's review...well it's your expensive machine, not mine.

This is also a good free alternative:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/UltraDefrag.shtml


Open source, just 294 KB in size but very powerful indeed.

Unlike ADVANCED DEFRAG it can defragment any system files, including PAGE FILE, registry hives, hiberfil.sys file and many other files locked by the system or other applications when windows is fully running.

Alternatively, to defragment page files, you can also use the freeware PageDefrag :

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426.aspx


Full review here:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Pagedefrag.shtml


As you can see it got an “EXCELLENT” rating from Softpedia Editor.

Enjoy!!

@fubar i was planning to make a first partition for fixed-size pagefile and some portable apps/utils - if you see this msg, where would be best for a pagefile on a 1 HD ram-poor laptop? (I use paragon for system partition image, says it can exclude pagefile etc. but not sure it really does exclude it, also thought 1st partition would be faster.)
(thank you)

lol...It's funny...

62% THUMBS UP for this SW but 99% of negative comments in the forum based on the poor reputation of the developer official website reported by WOT.

But who cares of this if you can download it for FREE from here??

Can't get the point!!

And how about try this SW???

How many people here have actually tried it??

It seems to me almost nobody!!!

#15 Fubar - I would like to know your opinion on Auslogics defrag. Please advise. Thank you.

@FUBAR
You seem like a pretty knowledgeable person. I want to read what you have to say and I want to feel that I can trust that I'll gain valuable knowledge from your comments.

However, all the whining about other contributors and your pissy attitude makes me think you may just be a blowhard here to build his/her own ego.

Why don't you just stick to doing a high quality technical review, which I think you are capable of, and skip all the BS?

#2: There is a good utility for removing AS/AV programs that are no longer needed or simply outdated. OPSWAT's excellent appremover: http://www.appremover.com/
It can even remove 'broken' traces of AVs of yore. Sometimes (often!) it seems to be the best idea after a virus removal is to annihilate and reinstall your preferred AV/AS/suite. As far as defragmenting is concerned, I like Defraggler by the wonderful folks at piriform.com, MyDefrag (J. Kessels, a dude who not only knows defragmenting, but writes some of the best documentation of the subject) and Ultradefrag (mainly because of boot-time defragging). Support these great projects!

@33: Putting aside for a second the fact that maybe we'd all like anti-malware programs to all detect all malware all the time, and so maybe a little 'borrowing' is a good thing for us users (could they all not agree to share malware information and compete based on speed of use or something?), IOBits explanation passes my 'smell test' anyway, and it is regarding the phony/test signatures MalwareBytes planted in their signatures:

"Many enthusiastic IObit users find there are samples missed by IObit Security 360 but detected by other anti-malware products, then they would submit these samples to us and provide names defined by other anti-malware vendors."

As for all the 'negative' comments about WOT and SiteAdvisor, well, nothing is perfect, but on the Internet, the community is usually right, and that's who I trust, as opposed to some flaming poster - who knows who that guy is, maybe his malware site got bad reviews from WOT and he wants you all to disable it? Yes, I am generally paranoid, but not crazy!

Checked out their Website and it shows the Windows compatible logo.
Checked Windows software compatible website. This software is NOT listed so apparently they just stole the logo and are using it. I would not use this software!! To many good defrags out there to trust one the Lies..

It says it is portable. Can anyone confirm?

Thanks for the warning #1 - you are a life saver, no doubt! GOTD, please do better research on these folks who offer up freebies - otherwise, we'll have to call you TGTBT - too good to be true!

I come here every day.
I can see that since GAOTD has opened this option to comment on the programs then is there a "few" people who is "controling" whatever it is a good and a bad program... They even say that other people do that on other websites than GAOTD too.

My point is:
Even if the programs is so bad then why do those people not try the programs themself before they post a comment, positive or negative...
I would not listen to a person who knows a lot about a website that is telling all the "right" things about a bad program or bad company.

Conclusion:
We all have an optinion and are free to tell about it. But why be aggressive about it ? If I want to try a program then am I the one to decide that.
Yes, I do listen to what other people say, but I am always doing what I like to do... no matter what other people tell me...

I have been using Diskeeper for years, just set it and forget it on hard drives includes external hard drives too

Why pay for something you can get for free? Geez, people. Almost ALL FREE defraggers do exactly the very same thing as this one does. I'd use http://www.piriform.com/defraggler and this site's FREE tools for just about everything, including defragging, optimizing your registry and getting rid of spyware/adware/malware.

To Number 5, I have not had any trouble with the stop defrage button, it works perfect for me. I installed an ran the program on windows Vista 32 bit without a problem and the program found and cleaned 467 registry errors and 2921 junk files, the only problem I found is that the shut down the computer after the defrag finishes does not work until you manually close the application, I tried to ad my ideas above but it does not accept mine for some reason or a nother.

W.O.T. Recommendations are not based on any of the comments ( they may or may not be added later or even changed by the user that added the comments)they are flag by the actions of a website ! ! !


i have been using Auslogics Disk Defrag (free edition )for many years and for the last year or so it has had an optimize function works good and way faster then the windoze defrag !

vista and win 7 users can still use a regular defrag once in a while and when you recover something that you previously delete you will have a much better chance of recovering the whole file and not just part of it

Strange how there are 62% thumbs up and so many negative comments-majority of which are against another commentor. Enough questionable comments about the site to make me a little hesitant to use this program. I think I have been doing well enough with the programs I use: Advanced system Care 3" and the disk cleaner and defragger that came on my Win7 64 system. Thanks GAOTD for making these offerings to us. Thank you commentors for making the decision to use so much more interesting!

WANT A FREE PAGE FILE DEFRAGMENT? GOTO MICROSOFT AND DOWNLOAD SYSINTERNALS.

Without defragmenting the MFT, PageFile and smart relocating the files as mention by #35, this defrager is another run-of-mill app competing with many GPL/GNU's.

All I have to say is: Smart Defrag.

Now, as far a defragging goes, I use Ashampoo Magic Defrag, which runs in the background, when my computer is idle. Periodically I check with another defrag analyzer, (such as System Mechanic, or Windows) and it always comes up with, (e.g.) 1%...your machine does not need to be defragged. I've used this for several years.

If you miss this (or not)...

I highly recommend users check out UltimateDefrag Free Public Domain Edition by Disktrix, which can be downloaded from CNET. It uses Microsoft's Defrag API and has parameters to actually defrag by files and folders/recency/consolidate/volatility, etc. so that they're contiguous as well as placement of your files once defragmented (near MFT for example).

As always thanks to GOTD - Damian

Much hysteria here but 3 things are clear to me:

1) Norton is perfectly happy with both the site & the software (and they don't like *anything* the least bit hinky). Doesn't mean that it's ok, though

2) These dudes HAVE changed their name and that's kind of suspicious

3) There are a number of alternatives that are free and don't carry the baggage of this offering.

Personally, I installed this (before I saw the concerns) & if I had seen the concerns first, I probably wouldn't have. I had previously been using Puran and though it was perfectly good, it did not get out of the way in its background operations and slowed things down. So far, this hasn't.

So, am I sorry I installed this? Not yet but GAOTD is getting a little scary these days in terms of who it is dealing with...not just these folks but others that have (on my systems) performed horribly.

Buyer/moocher beware, I guess.

A word about IObit Smart Defrag, recommended by Paul:

IOBit was caught ripping off Malwarebytes'database of malicious signatures for it's IObit 360 anti-malware. It's hardly a reputable company:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10389650-245.html

I pretty much stick with the Auslogics products. They are always upgrading their software. I use all 3, Diskdefrag, Registry Cleaner and Registry Defrag from Auslogics. Keeps my Vista system purring like a Siamese kitten.

Ultimate Defrag Freeware Edition

Pretty usable for being free and has more features than stuff like defraggle.

http://www.disktrix.com/UDFree.htm

my rule of thumb is: don't entrust your entire system to software unless you are AS CERTAIN AS YOU CAN BE that it can be trusted.

Some people here say that this is perfectly safe. Others say that that it has been tagged as spyware. Okay. If in doubt, don't. After all, this software isn't a game or a screensaver... it is going to screw around with ALL your files.

Use Defraggler or another reputable freeware program... or get a good, reliable commercial one. Why wonder?

# FUBAR


LOL!!

It looks like you are not particularly fond of Ashraf's reviews, are you??

Anyway, I think you are right when you say that both WOT and SITE ADVISOR are CRAP and pretty UNRELIABLE ONLINE SERVICES because most of the times they are both based on random and groundless user comments, not to mention that many negative comments there are often released by the COMPETITORS of a particular product to bring discredit on it.

What do you make of it??

That being said, how about FREE ALTERNATIVES??

For instance, have you tried to scan the ADVANCED DEFRAG official website using the new revolutionary Firefox Addon VTzilla??

If not, what kind of plugin, software or online service you recommend using to assess the (real) dangerousness of a website??

And as far as DISK DEFRAG is concerned, have you ever tried to DEFRAG your HD using the FREE version of ULTIMATE DEFRAG downloadable on CNET??

I think it's the best free DISK DEFRAG available on the market right now along with SMART DEFRAG.

Cheers.

http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=cb7a9da7126055f557480ecc6dee26bd50295b288cc78c44a24159b1de85c9a1-1282133740

I prefer System Mechanic, but free titles I liked were Iobit, MyDefrag, Defraggler, etc. I am choosing not to download this giveaway because it has been flagged as a possible threat. You all may do what you wish, but I would go with something more trustworthy when dealing with critical system files.

@ Paul!
Please ask any questions regarding W.o.T on their forums @ :

http://www.mywot.com/en/forum

We will be glad to guide you in the right direction regarding our methodology. And NO, the comments DO NOT count towards a site's reputation,only the facts.

@21

Global Hook is commonly used by applications to monitor events. IE, if you press F1, it would bring up help. It can also be used by maleware, but not in this case.

Perfectly safe.

hmmmm....very strange freebie today....almost all comments are pretty NEGATIVE here but the GAOTD USER RATING is quite HIGH (62% UP is not bad at all).

So at present I still don't know whether or not it's worth downloading...but I'll probably stick with ULTIMATE DEFRAG FREE VERSION (downloadable on CNET) and/or SMART DEFRAG as far as DISK DEFRAGMENTATION is concerned and NTREGOPT for REGISTRY DEFRAGMENTATION, although you can also use ADVANCED SYSTEM CARE for both tasks.


Cheers from Italy!!

Downloaded and unpacked. Installation took 30 seconds.

Performed a defrag, total time took 34 mins on a 200GB hard drive. Interface is very pretty but doesn't really mean anything. Not enough information except cluster sizes..

Wouldn't mind an estimate time feature, also a quick tickbox feature to shut down my computer as soon as the defrag is complete. A lot of people would find that useful.

OOOH! We have a tempest in a teapot here. I'll bring the popcorn and someone here can ring the bell! The best comment here mentioned Iobits Smart Defrag. Yes, an excellent and intuitive program. I have always wondered about WOT and its user supplied ratings but would love to see more documentation regarding its efficacy. I have Smart Defrag so saw little need for another defragger.

I imagine there are groupies here as anywhere but omg let's not have a flame go up! It's a free software site guys. Tone the rhetoric down a bit.


Amazing..

As it was installing it a program I'm trying ( Spyshelter ) flagged it as trying to enable a Global Hook and asked if I wanted to deny it. I did and it seems to be working fine, not sure how dangerous a Global Hook is but Ashraf's comment made me cautious, I would normally have allowed it.

@ all who did not try. I've used diskeeper for years and found it worked well. There is no problem with this program. All defrag are slow, if you have a lot of data and have been using your computer for a long time. That's why it needs defragging. Make a restore point before you use the program. Then you will be able to go back where you were, if you don't like what the program has done.

Junk file Cleaner
png file are not junk

if i were the developer, i would remarket it with a different name!