User Manual - Stellar Drive Defrag
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1. Stellar Drive Defrag Version 3 0 User Guide Overview Hard disk space is often subjected to internal and external fragmentation which in turn leads to data fragmentation Operating system allocates space which is more than what is required for saving a files This difference between allocated size and file size is internal fragmentation Deleted files create empty spaces between used disk space These empty disk spaces are of uneven sizes and located between used spaces This is called external fragmentation In external fragmentation when you need to save a new file it is not possible to accommodate it as a single chunk Hence it is broken into parts and then saved at multiple places This division of files is known as data fragmentation To read a StellarDriveDetrag Tools Help Stellar Drive Detrag fragmented file it takes longer time to open because the fle has to be located and Stellar Drive Defrag collected from Seellar Drive Defrag has five Put can be used to enhance the performance of your mac e User can defrag complete volume asd consolidate all Ow avalabie free space Ths 5 very powerful and dravbcaNy enhanced he performance of the draw volume multiple places from opto to defrag selected filet to speed up Pa processing of thou filet Tha a very useful i case of large f rt Put are regularly worked upon Quick defrag option defragmenti al fragmented file found2. nm i 4 i i 1 i 5 DI ci H Sp tL ei hd GR 0 i il TID 15 Buttons Quick Defrag Full Defrag gt This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Drive Defrag Click this to defragment Stop This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Drive Defrag It is enabled only when a process is running Click this to stop the process Defrag Files This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Drive Defrag Click this to start file defragmentation Legend This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Drive Defrag Click this to view and change color scheme used for showing storage space blocks in the layout view Help 2 This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Drive Defrag Click this to view the attached help manual Continue gt This button is located on the Introduction screen of Stellar Drive Defrag Click this to continue to main screen of application Back This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Drive Defrag Click this to move to Introduction screen of application Algorithms Stellar Drive Defrag provides various algorithms to free hard drive from fragmentation in file storage space and metadata files stellar Drive Defrag uses the following algorithms 1 Defrag MetaData This algorithm can be used to defragment
3. only metadata files present in the system 2 Quick Defrag This algorithm can be used to defragment all the files of a volume 3 Full Defrag This algorithm can be used to remove external and data fragmentation from a hard drive 4 Optimize This algorithm can be used to remove external fragmentation in a hard drive volume Defrag MetaData Quick Defrag Full Defrag E 4 Optimere bei F Stellar Drive Defrag Algorithms 1 Optimize Free Space in Hard Drive Volume Optimization leads to better storage space utilization It also removes external fragmentation in a hard drive volume Hard disk space can be quickly optimized by arranging all the used space at one place All small lumps of storage space are consolidated and is available to the user as a single chunk After optimization of hard drive storage space new files will be saved in contiguous storage space locations To optimize free storage space in a hard drive volume 1 Select the volume that is to be optimized from the Select Source section 2 Select Optimize from Algorithm drop down list Note that Algorithm selection is enabled only in Layout view 3 Click e button in the toolbar A warning message is displayed 4 Click Start button to start optimization process You can click Stop button anytime to abort the process After successful completion a Process Completed message is displayed Note You can optimize the boot vol
4. Format external media in Mac OS Extended journaled with GUID Partition Table Partition Map Scheme Select mounted image from left panel of Disk Utility and select Restore tab Drag mounted image to source and external media to destination and press Restore button Use your external media to boot your computer after Restore is completed successfully Note Create Bootable DMG option is available for boot volume only 23 Set Preferences Preferences can be set to execute the Stellar Drive Defrag software according to personal requirement To set the preferences 24 Run Stellar Drive Defrag Click Continue On StellarDriveDefrag menu click Preferences option To change general preferences click General tab To change monitoring preferences click Monitoring tab To change deletion list click Deletion List tab StellarDriveDef Tools He Preferences General Monitoring Deletion List After finishing task V May Sound System Library Sounds Hero aiff Browse Send iyitem to sleep Shutdown vystem Send Email to Updates Stellar drive defrag can automaticaly check for new updates avaiable over internet Active internet connection n required for th function Check for updates Daily Check for Updates Preferences Tab screen Set Color While defragmentation Stellar Drive Defrag applies color to drive blocks Blocks under same category are given same color Default color scheme for
5. Stellar Drive Defrag can perform the task easily This option removes data fragmentation of files Defragmentation of metadata Files OS X stores information about a file in catalog allocation extent overflow and attribute metadata files Information like file length creation date last modified license information etc can be extracted from these metadata files For faster access of file information these metadata files should be defragmented Stellar Drive Defrag supports defragmentation of metadata files Block view of drive volume The app shows the selected drive volume as numerous blocks All the blocks are colored according to the key color that gives information about their class or category User can change the color according to his her preferences Shows path of file using the block User can view information about the file occupying a block Installation Procedure Before installing the software check that your system meets the minimum system requirements Minimum System Requirements e Processor Intel e Operating System Operating System 10 6 or above e Memory Minimum 1 GB e Hard Disk 50 MB of Free Space Steps to install Stellar Drive Defrag e Unpack StellarDriveDefrag dmg zip file e Decompressing the zip file and double click the dmg file This step will mount a virtual volume StellarDriveDefrag e Double click StellarDriveDefrag volume to open Stellar Drive Defrag application window e Drag Ste
6. about About StellarDriveDefrag Stellar Drive Defrag Teen g Preferences SOM 4 Use this option to set preferences to personalize Hide StellarDriveDefrag 3H Hide Others X 26H the process Quit StellarDriveDefrag Q Tools Menu Register Help This option is enabled when you are using Register unregistered version of Stellar Drive Defrag application Use it to register your product Help Menu Help Topics Use this option to view Stellar Drive Search o Defrag help manual Help Topics Order Stellar Drive Defrag Order Stellar Drive Defrag Email to Stellar Support View Support Section Submit Enquiry Defrag View Knowledgebase Articles Use this option to buy Stellar Drive Email to Stellar Support Use this option to mail for support against any problem View Support Section Use this option to visit support page of stellarinfo com 13 Submit Enquiry Use this option to submit enquiry to stellarinfo com View Knowledgebase Articles Use this option to visit knowledgebase articles of stellarinfo com 14 Tabs amp Buttons Tabs Layout Tab This tab is located on the main screen of Stellar Drive Defrag Click to view the drive in layout format Files Tab This tab is located on the main screen of Stellar Drive Defrag Click to view the list of fragmented files List Use this list to choose an algorithm for defragmentation of the selected volumes i
7. in the volume the hard disk oot for optmiring t e volute Tha moves al existing data at ont of volume and al the free space at P end of the volume Tha er anced the performante of hard drive ie Living new data r fetcheg data that 4 already saved in the volume Similarly it takes a User Gin Min select ein f rta Data 55 defragment the f r pyriet ony time to save a fragmented file to disk because Stellar Drive Defrag Screen multiple disk spaces have to be located and then saved at those places Stellar Drive Defrag software can easily defragment drive volumes and files to remove internal and external disk fragmentation Defragmentation decreases the time required for accessing and saving files This results in improved drive performance What s new in this version e Support for encrypted volume Key features e Added support for Mac OS X 10 10 Yosemite and 10 9 Mavericks e Improved defrag engine for better results e Supports Mac OS X 10 10 Yosemite 10 9 Mavericks 10 8 Mountain Lion 10 7 Lion and 10 6 Snow Leopard e Supports Mac OS Extended Journaled Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extended Case Sensitive Journaled Mac OS Extended Case Sensitive e Supports full defragmentation of a volume e Optimizes free space in a volume e Defragments metadata files in a volume e Supports defragmentation of files in a volume e Quick Defrag featur
8. the blocks is shown in Colors window You can click Legend button in the application to view the set colors Stellar Drive Defrag allows you to apply colors for storage space blocks to your choice color Select Color panel is Tou can chose te color of legenda by checking on thal parteula bon To change the color 1 Click Legend button Colors window is displayed 2 Click a block to change its displayed 3 In Select Color panel select a coloring mode Set Color Legend screen 4 Select a color and click OK 25 Possible Errors While Using Stellar Defrag 1 26 When I try to defragment a drive volume I get a message Insufficient space is available How to solve this issue To defrag volumes some amount of free space is needed as buffer For Stellar Drive Defrag app the buffer is 10 percent of the storage disk capacity This space is required for shifting and writing of files while defragmentation is in progress Free some amount from your drive to solve the issue Stellar Drive Defrag application freezes and stops responding while trying to defragment a volume What could be the case If Stellar Drive Defrag software hangs while running it could be due to the presence of bad sectors in the storage media You have to remove bad sectors from the drive volume before defragmenting it How can I defrag my boot volume using Stellar Drive Defrag You can defragment the boot volume of
9. volume from Select Source section 2 Select Quick Defrag in Algorithm combo box Note that Algorithm selection is enabled only in Layout view Click w Start button in the toolbar A warning message is displayed Click Start button to start defragmentation process Note You can click Stop button anytime to abort the process After successful completion a Process Completed message is displayed 22 Create Bootable DMG Stellar Drive Defrag allows you to create bootable DMG You can use the bootable DMG to boot your computer in case the operating system fails Bootable DMG is also useful if no operating system is loaded or if the hard drive is blank To create a bootable DMG 1 Run Stellar Drive Defrag Click Continue and a window lists the volumes of the computer 2 Select the boot volume and then the defragmentation algorithm Create Bootable dialog box will appear Click Continue Create Bootable Create Bootable Image A Bootable image needs to be created to continue this process on Boot drive Once bootable image is ready reboot your system using Boot image to utilize features of Stellar Drive Defrag a 3 Click on Create Image button Select the destination to save the disk image and click Choose to begin the image creation process After the image is created double click on the created image to mount it Attach external media to your computer and open Disk Utility from Applications Utilities
10. StellarDriveDefrag menu To Update Stellar Drive Defrag do one of the following To check automatically Run Stellar Drive Defrag Update screen is displayed along with the main user interface To download the latest version click Update button It may take few seconds to minutes to download the files Once completed Update successfully installed message appears Click OK Click Cancel to check for updates manually To check manually ge dee Run Stellar Drive Defrag application Click Continue button On StellarDriveDefrag menu click Preferences option Click General tab in the Preferences screen Click Check for updates now option If updates are available Update screen is displayed Follow the next step Else if no updates are available a message that No updates are available is displayed Click Update button to download the latest version It may take few seconds to minutes to download the files After completion Update successfully installed message appears Click OK After latest updates are installed restart Stellar Drive Defrag Note No updates are available for demo version of the software Stellar Support Our Technical Support professionals will give solutions for all your queries related to Stellar Products You can either Call Us or Go Online to our support section at hitp stellarinfo com support For price details and to place an order click http www stellarinfo com mac software driv
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12. e defrag buy now php Chat Live with an Online Technician at http www stellarinfo com Search in our extensive Knowledgebase at http www stellarinfo com support kb Submit Enquiry at http www stellarinfo com support enquiry php E mail to Stellar Support at support stellarinfo com Support Helpline Monday to Friday 24 Hrs a day USA Toll free Pre Sales Queries 1 877 778 6087 USA Post Sales Queries 1 732 584 2700 UK Europe 44 203 026 5337 Australia amp Asia Pacific 61 280 149 899 Netherlands Pre amp Post Sales Support Worldwide 91 124 432 6777 31 208 111 188 Email Orders orders stellarinfo com Starting Stellar Drive Defrag Follow any of the following methods to run Stellar Drive Defrag on a Mac system e Double click on Stellar Drive Defrag file in Applications folder Or e Double click on Stellar Drive Defrag alias if it is created Or e Click on Stellar Drive Defrag icon in the dock if it is created Main User Interface Stellar Drive Defrag has a rich Graphical User Interface GUI with many easy to use options eee Stellar Drive Defrag Gree Defrag hat fer far can be wied t6 ene Te Dertonmaces of your mac a Unite can delrag Complete volume d f rs kte 43 Tw valable fere Lace Tha 5 very eer amd drakbcaly FRA Ba performance of fw ion volume User ao has an fo defrag selected fles to sored up Pw procerimg of fosa Mer Ths n very eta in cat
13. e of large ars fat are regalare wore uo Quark defrag coton all frage csted Fue nd in hp volume renders n s ene btt NEM tra volume Th enacwed ru peciormacwa of Bard does aua Lv fre Data Or ta thai A reed os Tw Unser con ao tarect to defrag Meta Dara to defragment the fis vie ovy Stellar Drive Defrag introduction screen After the introduction screen click Continue to see the following screen et 1549 5 i 2 si s E si xm 5 Stellar Drive Defrag files view screen 11 Color of the block In layout view the application shows the entire disk as combination of individual blocks Current temperature of the drive is also shown in the left pane While defragmentation extent information of the drive area is read by the tool and the blocks are given colors according to their key color Users are given flexibility to set color of the blocks according to their preferences Path of file in a block Users can view the path of the file that is using a specific storage space block When a User places the mouse cursor over a block path of the file occupying that block is displayed If the user clicks on a block then the file occupying that block is shown as highlighted in the File View window Menus StellarDriveDefrag Menu About StellarDriveDefrag Tools Hel Use this option to read basic information
14. e to defragment all the files in single step e Option to create bootable USB device to defragment boot or other volumes e User specific preferences can be set in the application Why Stellar Drive Defrag Stellar Drive Defrag has various useful features that makes it one of the best software available in the market Easy to use graphical user interface its ability to support various hard drive disk models and multiple options for defragmentation are some of its key features Free space optimization Free space optimization feature is used to collect all the used space at one place This option removes external fragmentation from the hard drive In this process the disk space is divided in two separate chunks unused space and used space This makes it possible to save a new file in contiguous locations Full defragmentation Full defragmentation feature of Stellar Drive Defrag also removes external fragmentation After defragmentation the data of a file is placed in contiguous disk locations Also all the files are collected at one place After full defragmentation the operating system or the apps can easily search and access the stored files The new files are saved quickly because free space is available as a single chunk of disk space File defragmentation Stellar Drive Defrag application displays all fragmented files present in the hard drive volume If you want to defragment a specific file or defragment all the files
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16. ed on Hard Drive model No all the Hard Drive models and all the size of drives can be defragmented by Stellar Drive Defrag application In fact USB drives can also be defragmented using the application Can I defragment optimize the boot volume Yes you can defragment optimize boot volume You need to boot from another drive or external media Can defragment selected files of a Hard Drive Volume Yes you can defragment selected files of a Volume To do this use Defrag Files option What are Metadata files Information about a file is stored in metadata files like catalog allocation extent overflow and attribute files of operating system Operating system collects information like file length creation date last modified license information etc from these metadata files 21 8 Is it possible to defragment metadata files of a system Yes you can defragment metadata files of a system To do this use Defrag MetaData option 28 Legal Notices Copyright Stellar Drive Defrag software accompanied user manual and documentation are copyright of Stellar Information Technology Private Limited with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws this user manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Stellar Information Technology Private Limited No Patent Liability is assumed however with respect to the use of the information contained herein Copyright Stellar Information T
17. llar Drive Defrag file to the Applications folder e launch the software double click on Stellar Drive Defrag file in Applications folder e This displays License Agreement If user accepts the License Agreement then the software is launched otherwise it terminates Note To remove Stellar Drive Defrag drag and drop StellarDriveDefrag from Applications folder to Trash Order amp Register Order Stellar Drive Defrag The software can be purchased online For price details and to place an order click here Once the order is confirmed a pre paid registration key will be sent through e mail which would be required to register the software Register Stellar Drive Defrag To register Stellar Drive Defrag 1 On Tools menu click Register Registration window is displayed 2 Doone of the following e f you have purchased the product and received registration key a Select l have a key to register the product option Click OK b In Registration Key box type the key Click OK e fyou have to purchase the product a Select don t have a key to register the product Click OK to purchase the product How to Update Update feature available in Stellar Drive Defrag allows you to check the latest updates This will help you to keep your application up to date If updates are available for the product update wizard pops up while you run Stellar Drive Defrag Otherwise you can use Updates under Preferences in the
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19. s enabled only in Layout view Click 3 button in the toolbar A warning message is displayed Click Start button to start defragmentation process You can click Stop button anytime to abort the process After successful completion a Process Completed message is displayed 20 Defragment Files Stellar Drive Defrag application allows defragmentation of selected files The application displays all the files of a selected volume having data fragmentation You can use Stellar Drive Defrag to quickly defragment specific files and remove data fragmentation from them To defragment files in a volume 1 Select a Volume from Select Source section 2 Click Files tab in the application to view the fragmented files of the volume Select the files in File Name section You can also use Select All option to choose all files 4 Click amp Defrag Files button in the toolbar A warning message is displayed 5 Click Start button to start defragmentation process You can click Stop button anytime to abort the process After successful completion a Process Completed message is displayed B E ia Li i Defragment Files screen 21 Defragment All Files Stellar Drive Defrag application gives a Quick Defrag feature that allows defragmentation of all the files of a volume having data fragmentation To defragment all the files in a Volume 1 Select the
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23. ume of the hard drive only after you have created a bootable USB device Full Defragmentation of a Volume Full Defragmentation of a volume arranges and stores the files in contiguous storage space locations Also all the used space is collected at one place and the free space is gathered together as a single chunk Full Defrag feature of Stellar Drive Defrag removes data fragmentation from a hard drive This causes faster access and storage of files resulting in improved system performance To defragment selected volume 1 Select volume that is to be fully defragmented from Select Source section 2 Select Full Defrag from Algorithm drop down list Note that Algorithm selection is enabled only in Layout view Note You can defragment the boot volume only after you have created a bootable USB device peri 3 Click button in the toolbar A warning message is displayed 4 Click Start button to start defragmentation process You can click Stop button anytime to abort the process After successful completion a Process Completed message is displayed Full Defrag a volume screen 19 Defragment MetaData Files Stellar Drive Defrag application allows defragmentation of metadata files To defragment metadata files in a volume Select the volume from Select Source section Select Defrag MetaData in Algorithm combo box Note that Algorithm selection i
24. your Mac by first creating a bootable USB device first Click here for creating a bootable USB device Some of the volumes are shown as disabled in the Select Source section of Stellar Drive Defrag What could be the case Your partition probably has FAT exFAT or NTFS Boot Camp file system Stellar Drive Defrag software supports Mac OS Extended Journaled Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extended Case Sensitive Journaled Mac OS Extended Case Sensitive Mac OS Extended Encrypted FAQs What is defragmentation Files in hard drive are not always stored in contiguous storage space locations Deleting files from the storage space creates empty spaces in between stored files When a new file is saved and it is not able to accommodate in contiguous storage space it is broken into parts and saved at multiple places This is called fragmentation Defragmentation means storing files in contiguous storage space locations such that all the used storage space is collected at one place What is the difference between optimize and defragment Optimize process collects all the used space at one place but defragmentation stores the files in contiguous storage space locations along with collecting the used space at one place Can I defragment a single file Yes Stellar Drive Defrag software allows you to view all the fragmented files of the selected volume You can select any of the files for defragmentation Is there any constraint bas
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