Disk defragmenter for Windows 10 | defragmentation software

What is Auslogics Disk Defrag?

Auslogics Disk Defrag is the best disk defragmentation program for Windows operating systems and successfully performs disk repair operations. The Microsoft program that Windows offers by default performs weekly defragmentation but not everyone can say that Microsoft is the best in every field. That’s why Auslogics stands out among disk defragmentation programs repairing your operating system and providing full defragmentation of your hard drive.

If you are looking for a high-quality disk defragmentation program you should definitely go for Auslogics. I’ve provided a link to download it from the official website and you can download the installation file for free by clicking on the Free Download button when the page opens.

This program is a strong choice for disk defragmentation quality and should be kept off your computer. I use this program once a year to defragment my disk and I don’t see the need to use it for anything else. The developer’s other programs are also quite good but it can be annoying to use one program while others are visible. I hope these negative features will be fixed and a solution will be developed that doesn’t annoy users. That’s why I completely uninstall the program from my computer after a disk defragmentation and reinstall it next year when I need it.

• File Size: 205 MB (21517384 bytes)
• Installation File: 11.0.0.4

How to use Disk Defrag?

Disk Defrag is a program that reorganizes fragmented data on your hard disk. When you save files on your computer the data is stored in various locations on the disk. Over time as you delete modify or add new files gaps form between these data segments. This fragmentation causes your computer to slow down because when you access a file the system has to search for fragments scattered all over the disk.

This is where Disk Defrag comes in. It works like a digital cleaner that cleans up your hard drive by consolidating fragmented files into contiguous blocks. Think of a messy nursery, the room looks much tidier when someone picks everything up. Auslogics Disk Defrag has the same effect on your computer’s hard drive improving its performance. And the best part is that it’s completely free!

From a more technical point of view:

When data is written to a hard drive it is usually broken into smaller chunks and stored in non-contiguous locations. This fragmentation can cause the hard drive’s read/write head to move back and forth to retrieve different parts of a file increasing access times. Disk Defrag solves this problem by storing related fragments more closely. This reduces the time it takes for the hard drive to find and retrieve data and improves performance.

Review

Pros

• Auslogics Disk Defrag significantly outperforms Windows’ default tool in terms of performance. It can even defragment unfragmentable clusters that Windows cannot.
• It’s great that the free version can perform full defragmentation.
• The PRO version’s ability to defragment SSD drives is a great advantage.

Cons

• The installation of additional programs with the main program is quite negative and undesirable. Unfortunately the extra programs installed (Auslogics Driver Updater and Auslogics BoostSpeed 11) are available.
• Starting these three programs at startup puts a serious load on the computer. I think it is unnecessary for Auslogics Disk Defrag to start at startup. If disk defragmentation is automatic why do the programs need to be open?
• Sometimes a pop-up window appears in the lower right corner of the screen. This window displays promotional information about programs which is very annoying and should be removed immediately. After all this is not a security program.
• The buttons in the program other than the Defrag button seem to have been added to promote the developer’s other programs. Each button opens another program or in some cases opens a browser window that leads to a new program’s introduction screen. I think the program should be stripped of these unnecessary features.

Features

Auslogics is a very easy to use program. However the English interface can be intimidating at first glance as there is no Turkish language support. There are many buttons in the menu and they seem to perform different tasks. But don’t worry! The main function of this program is to repair a damaged hard drive. Therefore the most important button you should use is the blue Defrag button.

Clicking this button will automatically start the defragmentation process on your hard drive. Depending on the size of the files stored on your hard disk defragmentation may take a long time. Damaged partition fragments on the hard disk surface are completely repaired. The colors in the program’s defragmentation window indicate which operation is complete. Let’s examine the meaning of the colors:

1. Developer: Auslogics Software Pty Ltd.
2. Function: Disk Defragmentation.
3. License: Feature limited freeware.
4. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 8.1 and 7.

1. Red: Fragmented partitions.
2. Green: Healthy disk surface.
3. Blue: Active disk parts under repair.
4. Light Gray: Free space.
5. Dark Gray: Areas that need to be protected by the operating system.
6. Violet: Information about allocated partition data.
7. Yellow: Mixed cells.

After downloading the installation file the program runs as Demo Edition. The Demo Version performs disk scanning and defragmentation operations for free. However other functions are paid and the program must be upgraded to the PRO version.

Similarities between the free and pro versions

While there are significant differences between the free and Pro versions of the program in some ways they are quite similar. Looking at the differences between the two I think these are features that we don’t really need for the purpose of the program. For example:

• Performs disk defragmentation.
• Performs analysis.
• Optimizes the disk.
• Performs a quick disk scan.
• Checks and finds errors on the disk.
• Erases free space.

All these features are available in both versions including the Pro version. But of course there are also differences.

Differences between Auslogics disk defrag versions

The free version cannot schedule disk defragmentation, this feature is only available in the Pro version.

Why is this unnecessary? I don’t think it’s necessary to schedule a disk defragmentation – after all the disk defragmentation tool in the Windows operating system already performs this task automatically once a week. So there is no need for a second program for this job.

The free version cannot optimize the startup time of programs that open at computer startup, this feature is available in the Pro version.

Why is this unnecessary? Although the disk defragmentation tool in Windows cannot optimize the startup time this is not necessary as it concerns a very small part of the disk surface. To solve this problem permanently you can follow the steps below:

• Open the Run command on your computer.
• Type msconfig in the text box and press the OK button.
• In the window that opens select the Startup tab.

You will see programs in the computer’s startup area. Uncheck all programs except the security program. That is leave all other boxes empty. After clicking OK a message box may appear that the computer needs to be restarted. Do not worry about this. The computer will not open these startup programs the next time it boots. Thus there will be no space left for disk defragmentation.

The free version cannot perform SSD optimization, this feature is in the Pro version.

Why is this unnecessary? The Windows operating system already does this optimization before defragmentation.

The free version cannot use smart defragmentation, this feature is available in the Pro version.

Why is this unnecessary? Smart defragmentation automatically fills and defragments the free space that occurs when you use your computer. So you always have a defragmented disk taking some kind of precaution before it becomes fragmented. However this feature is also done automatically in the Windows Disk Defragmentation tool so this is also unnecessary.

Why use a disk defragmentation program?

If Windows already has these features why should we use a disk defragmenter? The answer is simple: The program has a different feature than Windows. The disk defragmenter of the Windows operating system does not defragment protected files and hidden system files. This is because of the risk of losing these files during defragmentation. Any failure of the disk surface can corrupt protected files and their integrity cannot be guaranteed.

Disk Defrag however defragments all such files. So there are no files left undefragmented. But what if these files are damaged? Don’t worry! That’s why we use this program. Auslogics Disk Defrag is the best disk defragmenter that can defragment all protected files without causing any damage.

An Important Reminder: You only need to use this program once every six months or once a year. As I mentioned earlier the program defragments the entire disk and you only need to do it once during that time. There is no need to use this program all the time since Windows already performs other small defragmentations on its own. Continuous use is unnecessary.

How to use it?

If you are not sure how to use it don’t worry! The program is quite simple to use. Even if it doesn’t have an English interface you can easily use it without learning how it works. The sole purpose of the program is to defragment and repair your disk. You do this by clicking on the scan button and then on the Repair or Defragment button. In fact the program is like a semi-automatic car, you just perform the steps you need to confirm.

To perform a disk scan just click on the DEFRAG button in the program’s scan graph. If the disk is fragmented or there are many areas that need to be repaired defragmentation can take 15-25 minutes. However if these conditions are not present defragmentation will be completed in about 1 minute.

What are the other buttons in the menu for?

Reports

This tab contains graphs showing the computer’s CPU usage real-time disk utilization network usage and memory usage. These graphs allow you to see how hard the system is working while defragmentation is in progress. The blue Optimize Drivers button in this window will open an instruction to download the Auslogics Driver Updater program which helps you find missing drivers on your computer. You can use this if you like but this is also a paid version.

Portable versions

To the right of the same menu is a Portable Version button. This button allows you to create a version of the program that does not require installation and turns the program into a portable version. If you ask if this feature is necessary I don’t think so.

Auslogics store

This menu contains purchase buttons that promote other products from the software development company. If you are interested in other programs this section can be useful.

The program’s disk defrag menu (main menu).

This menu contains all the features of the program. Let’s now look at which features the buttons here manage:

Disk List

This button opens the window showing the disk defragmentation screen and the result graph. Defragmentation is done with the Defrag button in this window. You should use the Defrag button after checking the selection box in front of the disk icon you want to defragment.

Offline Defragmentation

This is an offline defragmentation feature that can only be enabled in the PRO version. This feature defragments all system files used by Windows such as pagefile.sys hibernation files and registry files.

Is it necessary? If you are like me and use a computer that you haven’t formatted in a long time I think it is necessary and worth buying the PRO version. But if you format your computer every three months due to viruses or other reasons then this feature is not necessary at all. In fact you may not even need a disk defragmentation program in this case.

SSD Optimization

To use this feature your computer must have an SSD (Solid State Drive) installed. This feature defragments the information inside the SSD, in short it is an SSD defragmenter. But is it useful? If you intend to store data on your SSD for a long time of course it is useful. You optimize your SSD. But if you use your SSD for write once read many you don’t need this feature at all.

Other buttons

I don’t need to explain the other buttons in this menu because they are additional features that are not the main purpose of the program such as optimizing drives cleaning them and recovering lost files. The developer has collected links to all the other programs he has produced in one program.

In fact this program is a simple application that doesn’t need much explanation. However for those who are curious about what these buttons do I have provided detailed explanations and I hope you found them useful. If you have any questions please feel free to ask in the comments section. I look forward to answering your questions.

What is in the interface?

1. The fragmented disk surface before scanning looks like below.
2. Click on the Disk List button to scan.
3. Scanning takes approximately 5 minutes.
4. After the scan red cells and other damaged areas are defragmented to restore disk integrity.

Note: Disk defragmentation is a repair operation that should be performed on the computer on a regular weekly basis. Windows operating systems perform this task regularly every week. However damaged areas on the computer are not repaired. For this reason I think that a special program should be used for this task but you do not need to run this program every week.

Running this program in addition to a Windows tool that already defragments the disk every week can cause damage to the disk surface. Therefore Auslogics Disk Defrag should only be run once every six months or once a year. In addition the computer should not be used while the program is running or until defragmentation is complete.

Questions & Answers

I have compiled the best answers to frequently asked questions about Auslogics Disk Defrag and its alternatives in this section. If you have any questions please write to me so I can help you find a solution.

How to uninstall Auslogics disk defrag?

When a program like Auslogics Disk Defrag is installed on a computer it adds files to many folders. Even when you uninstall the program from your computer hundreds of folders may remain in the Registry. When the program is uninstalled about 15 MB of the total file size of about 180 MB remain on the computer. These folders contain files that store program-specific registration information user data and other private records.

When you reinstall the program your existing information is integrated. This is an advantage in that your information is not lost. However for many reasons you may want to remove the program from the computer completely. To do this follow the steps below:

• Click the Start button on your desktop and go to Control Panel in the window that opens.
• Take a quick look at the icons in the Control Panel and click on the Add/Remove Programs button.
• Find Auslogics Disk Defrag in the list of programs that opens. Hover your mouse over the program icon and right-click on it then click on the Uninstall link.
• You will be shown several instructions to uninstall the program from your computer. Follow the instructions and click on the Continue button to completely uninstall the program from your computer.

All in all you can uninstall Auslogics Disk Defrag completely if you follow this method.

What is the best Disk Defragmentation?

We have evaluated the most important criteria for a disk defragmentation program and listed the disk defragmentation programs that provide the most effective solution for Windows computers. Don’t be surprised to see Auslogics Disk Defrag as the first program on the list. Because this is definitely the most effective program that can perform fast complete and reliable defragmentation which also impressed us while preparing this article. Now let’s move on to the ranking:

• Auslogics Disk Defrag
• Defragler
• Condusiv Diskeeper
• Glasrysoft
• IQbit Smart Defrag
• O&O Defrag
• Raxco PerfectDisk
• SysTweak
• CCleaner Defraggler

Is Smart defrag good?

Smart Defrag is a disk defragmentation program that is added to your computer when you install the IQbit program suite. The program is highly reliable as it performs the disk defragmentation task both for free and completely.

However since this program is added to your computer when you install IQbit you may initially think that it is an adware program. However Smart Defrag is designed for disk defragmentation only and is not an adware program. It is one of the few programs that can defragment many files that the disk defragmentation tool in the Windows operating system cannot.

In our tests it was able to defragment all files on the disk including protected files in Windows. Therefore we can say that Smart Defrag is a good disk defragmenter that can perform 92% compared to other similar programs.

Pros and cons of smart defrag:

Pros

• Has an intuitive interface and controls. (Prepares a defragmentation process specific for personal computer use)
• Defragments multiple disks at the same time. (Disk defragmentation time speeds up significantly)
• Most importantly the free version performs the disk defragmentation task completely (it doesn’t force you by saying we can’t defragment this file unless you buy the Pro version).

Cons

• You can’t use additional tools unless you buy the Pro version. (But if you’re just looking for a disk defragmenter you don’t need to buy the Full version)
• You can also download a free trial version of Auslogics Disk Defrag from the website and start using it. But keep in mind that the version you download is a demo. Because if the demo version is not converted to the full version you won’t be able to use the other tools. However if you are not interested in any features other than disk defragmentation the demo version will do the trick.