Auslogics Disk Defrag Pro

CNET Editors' review

by: CNET staff on December 10, 2012

Why settle for the default Disk Defragmenter in Windows when this powerful download is available? Auslogic Disk Defrag Pro offers better performance, more customization, and better statistics than most defragmenting programs. However, its top competitor is the free version of the software, which boasts most of the features you'll love about the paid version. They're just presented in a less polished package.

This software comes with a 30-day trial, but that's more than enough time to clean up your disk and test out the scheduling features. As soon as you open the program, it asks you about how you use your computer to create a defragmenting routine that's tailored to your needs. The actual defragmenting process only takes a few minutes -- even on huge drives. At any time, you can see your drive visualized in colorful charts and graphs. These make it easy to see how you're using your space.

From a visual standpoint, the advantages of using the Pro version of Disk Defrag Pro might not be noticeable at first; Auslogics claims to have included an optimized set algorithms to help boost disk read and defragmentation performance. The Pro version's biggest advantage was most noticeable in its reporting ability. After completing a scan, Disk Defrag Pro spits out a detailed report of system performance before and after scan. You can track your performance variation throughout the week to monitor how well your disk functions overtime. And while these added features may be of value to power users, general users may find the free counterpart to be sufficient for casual PC maintenance. In either case, check it out for 30 days and see for yourself.

Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of Auslogics Disk Defrag Pro 4.2.1.

Publisher's Description

From Auslogics Software:

Auslogics Disk Defrag Pro is the professional edition of your favorite defragmenter. It is an essential PC optimization and maintenance utility, designed for maximizing hard drives' efficiency. The Pro version is now equipped with 4 different disk optimization algorithms for intelligent rearrangement of files on disks, and has an offline defragmentation engine for defragmenting locked system files (including MFT, Windows Registry, Paging and Hibernation files). This allows the program to significantly increase file access speed, meaning that just about anything you do on your PC will work faster. Those users who are not sure which optimization algorithm to choose, can take advantage of the program's Defragmentation Wizard. It will suggest the algorithms that best suit your computer usage style and schedule.

Here is a brief overview of the improved and new features that allow the program to speed up your PC and keep your hard drives in good shape: Defragments hard drives and locked system files; Consolidates free space into a large contiguous block; Optimizes file placement on disks (4 different optimization algorithms are available); Includes a fragmentation prevention algorithm; Allows defragmentation of single files or folders; Has SSD- and VSS-compatible modes; Can defragment disks automatically in the background; Has extensive scheduling options (including ability to create multiple tasks); Allows monitoring and managing the load on system resources produced by the program; Provides detailed defragmentation and system performance graphs and reports. What is important is that with so many improvements and new features, the professional edition remains just as fast and easy to use as its free version, making the program an ideal tool for speeding up and maintaining hard disk drives.

What's new in this version: Version 4.2.2 has fixed several bugs and corrected errors in language files.