Auslogics Disk Defrag Free
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1. Analyze Defrag Defrag amp Optimize slower use once a week Quick Defrag without analyzing This will launch optimization While the operation is underway its current status is shown in the main pane as well as in the disks list next to the name of the disk being optimized Checking Disks for Errors Before you launch defragmentation it is a good idea to check your disks for errors Whenever a disk has errors there is a risk that data may get corrupted during defragmentation By checking for errors and fixing any errors that are found you ensure that no data will get lost or corrupted when you launch defragmentation To check a disk for errors follow these steps 1 Inthe list of disks select the disk you would like to scan for errors by checking the box next to its name 2 Select the Action tab in the main menu and go to Advanced gt Check Selected This will launch a standard Windows disk check tool called Chkdsk Chkdsk exe Settings Advanced View Help Analyze Selected Size FreeSpace File System Defrag Selected Defrag amp Optimize slower use once a week Quick Defrag Selected without analyzing 117 19 GE 62 13 GB NTFS 478 97 GB 433 57 GB NTFS Adwanced Defrag File Defrag Folder Check Selected Check Cored Sead Exit eh 1 FY LL RI KALLO III ee Baba NL AAL AL AA ARA JA AAA LL LJ 3 If errors were found during the check you should try2. Feature Scheduled defragmentation Resource usage management Clearing temporary files File fragments viewer File Folder exclusion Large fragments handling Multi terabyte volumes support Power saving for laptops Command line support Description Has a flexible scheduler that allows you to set the most suitable time span for defragmenting disks You can restrict the use of system resources by the defrag process to minimize interference with your other activities Can clear current user and Windows temporary folders to lessen the time needed for defragmentation Shows you the list of all fragmented files and their fragments location on the disk If there is encrypted data or other files that should not be moved they can be excluded from defragmentation Can be configured to ignore large file fragments as their defragmentation doesn t increase file read speed much Has a powerful engine that allows the program to defragment large disks of several terabytes Can be configured to limit use of system resources when laptop runs on battery power Supplied with a command line tool cdefrag exe which can be found in the program folder once it is installed INTRODUCTION a Installing the Program System Requirements Before installing the program check that your computer meets the following hardware and software requirements Operating System Minimal Hardware Configuration Windows 8 32 bit and 64 bit suppo
3. T ry ws aS auslogics DISK DEFRAG Help Manual www auslogics com Contents id gece 1 eld 2 9 Ae A ne een en ee ener 3 Installing the 2 9724 6 4 0 EEE eee een ee eee 5 System Requirements gains ee 5 le eilse ai AI a i ROE 5 Uninstalling the Program MMI MMM Am m E E am 7 NETT en rer 8 Available Defrag Algorithms u uueeneseennnensennnensnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnannnnnnnnennnnanennnnnnn 9 s1240 680 51 cartes tees artnet pits MM EEE acuta mm M uu M A i INEI KEUE EERIINENEEENER 10 Analyzing SNCS EINEM M M Mm Am ee ee ee 10 Deir sl ea E use gianna ne ee Eee 11 OBEN Ze TE Nee 11 EHECKIDE DESK TORE OS ae aeg 13 Scheduling Defragmentation ueeeeeseneennnennennnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanennnnnnennnennnnn 14 Configuring Program Settings oo cesses cscsessssesssssesescsssssssesssssessesesseesessesssssssetseseenen 16 Chane NE EINE U ee ae ee ee ee 16 Genekal Ele OS een nee eek 17 Cluster Map Appearance 0 nn otsal ee nee 17 Kl Solus i 18 Dee MIS EX IS OT 000000 0 19 Introduction Auslogics Disk Defrag Free is a fast and easy to use tool that will help you to eliminate file fragmentation and optimize your hard drives for maximum performance Its advanced disk optimization techniques guarantee the best possible results and its extensive features will satisfy both novice and experienced users High quality of this program has been proven by over 11 000 000 users worldwide
4. Here is a brief overview of the features that allow the program to optimize and improve your system performance Feature Description File defragmentation Free space consolidation System files smart placement Clearing the MFT ReservedZone Single file defragmentation Simultaneous defragmentation for defragmentation VSS optimized algorithm Auto Defragmentation goes idle ll Auslogics Disk Defrag Action Settings Advanced View Help Drive Name Fragmented Size E ei Floppy Disk Drive A Local Disk C 3 117 19GB Stop Defrag amp Optimize slower use once a week Quick Defrag without analyzing AE An ck neusd mguong susiAsiud Defragments files and folders by merging their pieces together Merges scattered pieces of free space into a contiguous block preventing fragmentation of newly created files Moves system files to the faster part of the disk minimizing the time needed for hard drive to access them Moves data files from the MFT Reserved Zone into the rest of the disk space preventing MFT fragmentation Can save your time by defragmenting only files that you want to instead of defragmenting an entire hard drive Can defragment several drives at once greatly reducing the time needed Minimizes growth of the VSS storage area and reduces the chance of overwriting previous VSS snapshots Can defragment disks automatically in the background when your system INTRODUCTION
5. fixing them before you proceed to defragment the disk To dothis select the Action tab in the main menu and go to Advanced gt Check amp Correct Selected Scheduling Defragmentation In order to keep disk fragmentation in check and support good system health and consistent speed it is important to run defragmentation regularly Launching defragmentation manually when you remember to does not provide the level of maintenance needed for best results This is why Disk Defrag Free comes equipped with the Scheduler tool that provides a wide array of options you can configure for scheduling The Scheduler allows you to configure defragmentation by time or set Disk Defrag to run when your PC is in idle state Defragmentation by time is designed to run exactly at the specified time regardless of whether the program is running Idle time defragmentation is launched only when the program is running It is designed to work in the background for constant disk maintenance It can be configured to start when the system remains idle for a period of time from 1 to 30 minutes and to stop when a user resumes activity on the computer Here is a brief overview of each of these methods Defragmentation by Time Idle time Defragmentation Runs when system remains idle for a specified period of time and only when the program is running Runs at the specified time even when the program is not running Runs in the background and does not Stops
6. homepage you can do so by checking appropriate boxes on the next screen they are checked by default If you prefer not to do this please uncheck the boxes Click Next to continue If you would like to create a desktop icon for the program you can do so by checking the box on the next screen it is checked by default If you prefer not to install a desktop icon uncheck the box This is the last option you can adjust in the Setup Wizard Once you click Next on this screen the installation will begin It will only take a few moments If you have an older version of Auslogics Disk Defrag Free the installer will uninstall it automatically Once installation is complete a screen will be displayed to confirm that Auslogics Disk auslogics Completing the Auslogics Disk Defrag Setup Wizard En Setup Auslogics Disk Defrag Defrag Free was successfully Setup has finished installing Auslogics Disk Defrag on your Insta lled You can check a box computer The application may be launched by selecting the to automatically launch the ge IN program after closing the SS aac Setup Wizard it is checked by h 7 Launch Auslogics Disk Defrag default or uncheck it to later launch the program manually To launch the program later click on the program icon on your Desktop if an icon was installed Alternatively you can go to the Start menu select All Programs gt Auslogics gt Auslogics Disk Defrag to launch the program IN
7. STALLING THE PROGRAM aa Uninstalling the Program 1 To uninstall the program open the Control Panel from the Windows Start Menu 2 In Windows 7 or Vista double click Programs and Features or if in category view select Programs gt Uninstall a Program then select Auslogics Disk Defrag from the programs list and click Uninstall 3 In Windows XP you will see Add Remove Programs category instead of Programs and Features in the Control Panel double click on this category select Auslogics Disk Defrag from the list and click Remove or Add Remove depending on what view you are using 4 This will completely remove the program from your computer including all associated files and folders UNINSTALLING THE PROGRAM Interface The following picture shows the main program window and its components ea ogie Disk Defrag aid Fragmented Size FreeSpace File System ea Floppy Disk Drive A W EL Local Disk C 11719GB 62 21GB NTFS W Ss Local Disk D 478 97 GB 43358 GB NTFS O Turn off PC after defragmentation Cmm mm me m m 1 Main Menu 2 Disks List 3 Cluster Map 4 Operation Results Summary Section INTERFACE EI Available Defrag Algorithms To give you a general idea of what each type of operation does to improve system performance here is a brief overview of each operation s functions Operation Type Check amp Correct Defrag amp Optimize Selected E Check Selected Analyzes di
8. ng the required option from the menu To change any of these settings follow these steps 1 Select Settings gt Program Settings from the main menu 2 Click on the General tab and make the desired changes 3 When you are done click OK or proceed to another tab if you need to change other program settings Cluster Map Appearance Under the Cluster Map tab you can specify the way your cluster map will look in the program window To change these settings follow these steps 1 Select Settings gt Program Settings from the main menu and click on the Cluster Map tab 2 Inthe first drop down menu choose between bars or squares for displaying cluster blocks 3 Inthe next drop down menu select one of 12 color schemes for the cluster map 4 When you are done click OK or proceed to another tab if you need to change other program settings PROGRAM SETTINGS Tweaking Algorithms The Algorithms tab allows you to tweak defragmentation algorithms The following options are available here Delete temporary files before defragmenting This option allows Disk Defrag to clear current user and Windows temporary folders before starting defragmentation Often useless temporary files take up hundreds of megabytes of disk space Their deletion will lessen the time needed for defragmentation Skip fragments larger than For faster defragmentation results Disk Defrag allows you to specify not to defragment files whose fragments si
9. rted 25 MB of available hard disk space Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit supported 32 MB RAM or more Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit supported Windows 2008 32 bit and 64 bit supported Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit supported Installation It is recommended that you close all other applications when running the Setup so that they do not interfere with the installation 1 Start the Setup Wizard by 4 setup Auslogics Disk Defrag double clicking on the downloaded file Welcome to the Auslogics Disk Defrag Setup Wizard 2 On the Welcome screen click This will install Auslogics Disk Defrag 3 5 on your computer Next It is recommended that you dose all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup INSTALLING THE PROGRAM Read through the License Agreement on the screen that follows select Accept the Agreement and click Next Choose the destination folder where the program files will be placed By default the installer puts the program in C Program Files Auslogics Auslogics Disk Defrag but you can click Browse and select a different destination if you prefer Click Next to continue Select the Start menu folder the program shortcuts will be placed in By default they are placed in Auslogics Disk Defrag but you can specify a different folder if you prefer Click Next to continue If you would like to install the Auslogics Toolbar add on for your web browser and set Ask com as a
10. s divided into fivecategories Language General Cluster Map Algorithms and Exclusions Auslogics Settings Changing Language Auslogics Disk Defrag Free can be run in the following languages English Russian Japanese German Polish Korean French Czech Chinese Simplified PRC Italian Slovak Chinese Traditional Spanish Spain Hungarian Indonesian Spanish Argentina Serbian Malay Danish Portuguese Brazil Turkish Dutch Portuguese Portugal By default the program is installed in your operating system language or in English if your OS language is not supported To change the program language follow these steps 3 Select Settings gt Program Settings from the main menu 4 Click on the Language tab and select the desired language from the drop down menu 5 When you are done click OK or proceed to another tab if you need to change other program settings Note Please keep in mind that changing program language requires you to restart the application for the changes to take effect PROGRAM SETTINGS General Settings The General tab is where you can specify the program s behavior whether you want it to start at Windows logon or be minimized on close etc Here you can also choose to integrate the program into Windows Explorer which will add Defragment with Disk Defrag to its context menu This will let you defragment files folders or drives by right clicking on them in Windows Explorer and selecti
11. s that you do not want the program to defragment To do that follow these steps 1 Select Settings gt Program Settings from the main menu and click on the Exclude tab 2 Click on the Add button and browse your computer for the needed items 3 When you are done adding items to the list click OK To remove a file or folder from the list of exclusions select the item from the list and click Delete For any further help please visit our technical support web page Auslogics Software Pty Ltd PO Box 1644 Crows Nest NSW 1585 Australia Fax 61 2 8088 6395
12. sks for fragmentation Defragments files and folders Defragments free space on disks Optimizes system files placement Moves data files from the MFT Reserved Zone je e e e e _ x x x O Defrag Checks disks for errors Corrects errors found on disks A Note This feature is disabled by default You can enable it under the Algorithms tab in the program settings DEFRAG ALGORITHMS a Basic Usage Analyzing Disks Before you launch defragmentation or optimization disk analysis is recommended It reads disk information and shows you a true picture of the disk s condition and recommended actions To perform disk analysis follow these steps 1 Inthe list of disks select the disk you would like to analyze by checking the box next to its name 2 Click on the arrow on the Defrag button andselect Analyze from the drop down menu Defrag amp Optimize slower use once a week Quick Defrag without analyzing mm General Calar Ol While the operation is underway its current status is shown in the main pane as well as in the disks list next to the name of the disk being analyzed 3 Upon completion analysis results will be displayed in the Operation Results Summary Section You can switch to the Files tab to view a list of fragmented files and if desired select the files you want to defragment individually Files C File Name Syscache hve LOGI F9132d01 E2D0d01 Sy
13. stem Health Fragments Lil lid Lad Ti When you select a file from the list the location of its fragments will be highlighted on the cluster map Clicking on a block on the cluster map will produce an additional tab Selected Files which will let you view lists of files in the block that you selected on the map Defragmenting When you are ready to start defragmenting follow these steps 1 Inthe list of disks select the disk you would like to defragment by checking the box next to its name and click the Defrag button below the disks list ee Analyze Defrag Defrag amp Optimize slower use once a week Quick Defrag without analyzing General Eiler i eee E ees TE While the operation is underway its current status is shown in the main pane as well as in the disks list next to the name of the disk being defragmented 2 Upon completion defragmentation results will be displayed in the main pane with a brief description of the result shown in the list of disks Optimizing Unlike simple defragmentation Defrag amp Optimize mode applies several optimization techniques Free space consolidation Free space on a disk is often split into many small gaps between files Windows fills these gaps with newly created or extended files The more fragmented the free space is the more fragmented new files will be Disk Defrag merges free space into a large contiguous block during op
14. timization process This technology effectively prevents further files fragmentation and increases file write speed System files smart placement System files are necessary for the operating system to perform its numerous functions Commonly used by Windows system files may be scattered all over the disk and intermixed with regular data files Disk Defrag moves them to the faster part of the disk Such intelligent way of defragmentation minimizes time needed for HDD to access system files and thus improves overall computer performance Note This feature is disabled by default You can enable it under the Algorithms tab in the program settings Clearing the MFT Reserved Zone Normally NTFS file system reserves about 12 5 of the disk volume for the MFT records a place where information about every file and directory is stored However when the rest of the disk space is getting low the MFT Reserved Zone will be used for storing regular files This may lead to MFT fragmentation Disk Defrag replaces regular files from the MFT Reserved Zone into the rest of the disk space allowing NTFS to allocate contiguous space for the MFT records and thus to prevent its fragmentation To perform disk optimization follow these steps 1 Inthe list of disks select the disk you would like to optimize by checking the box next to its name 2 Click on the arrow on the Defrag button and select Defrag amp Optimize from the drop down menu pee
15. when user resumes activity on the interfere with other user activity computer Can put an icon in notification area to show Runs not more often than once every 12 when the operation is underway hours to prevent excessive launches To configure scheduled defragmentation please follow these steps 1 Select Settings gt Scheduler from the main menu Alternatively you can click on the clock icon in the bottom left corner SCHEDULING DEFRAGMENTATION 2 3 Inthe window that pops up check the Defragment automatically box Specify frequency andthe time when you want defragmentation to be launched When PC ts idle Daih 15 minute s Monthly Select the disks that you want to enable the scheduler for by checking the boxes next to the disks names You can also set the program not to launch defragmentation when your PC is in battery power mode by checking the appropriate box When you are done configuring scheduler you can go back to the main program window by selecting View gt List of Disks from the main menu Alternatively click on the cluster icon in the bottom left corner SCHEDULING DEFRAGMENTATION Configuring Program Settings The Program Settings manager allows you to change the program s language looks and behavior tweak algorithms and set exclusions To launch the Program Settings manager select Settings gt Program Settings from the Program s main menu A new window will appear with setting
16. zes are greater than a user specified size Since reading large file fragments takes much longer than head positioning their defragmentation is unnecessary Move system files to the beginning of the disk With this option enabled Disk Defrag will move system files to the faster part of the disk during the optimization process This minimizes the time needed for the hard drive to access system files Defragment in VSS compatible mode The VSS defrag algorithm is used to minimize growth of the VSS storage area caused by file movement during defragmentation It also reduces the chance of overwriting previous VSS snapshots We recommend using this option when defragmenting VSS enabled volumes Note The issue with loosing system restore points when defragmenting VSS enabled volumes is exclusive to Vista and later versions of Windows and does not exist in Windows XP If you run Disk Defrag on Windows XP you will not benefit from the VSS compatible defrag algorithm Therefore this option is available only when Disk Defrag is installed on Vista or later Windows versions To change any of these settings follow these steps 1 Select Settings gt Program Settings from the main menu 4 Click on the Algorithms tab and make the desired changes 2 When you are done click OK or proceed to another tab if you need to change other program settings PROGRAM SETTINGS Specifying Exclusions Under the Exclude tab you can specify files or folder
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