Auslogics Disk Defrag

CNET Editors' review

Defragging your hard drive is an important part of system maintenance; regular defragging can improve performance by making sure that all the parts of each file are stored together, which makes it faster to access them. Auslogics Disk Defrag is a simple way to take care of this task. With a straightforward interface and a few useful extras, Auslogics Disk Defrag is a great choice for users of all skill levels.

The program's interface is plain and intuitive, featuring the classic cluster map that displays fragmented, unfragmented, and empty space. Auslogics Disk Defrag took 14 seconds to run a scan of our hard drive and determine that it was 17 percent fragmented. We clicked the defrag button and waited 10 minutes for the program to do its thing. In the time it took us to go make a snack, Auslogics Disk Defrag had tidied up our hard drive. We double-checked its work by running the built-in Windows Disk Defragmenter, and it confirmed that our disk was now 0 percent fragmented.

The program is easy enough for just about anyone to use, but it also has a few advanced features, such as options to schedule automatic defrags and defrag individual folders, that will be attractive to more advanced users. There's a well-written PDF user manual available on Auslogic's Web site, but most people won't need it. Overall, we found Auslogics Disk Defrag to be a simple, powerful tool, and we recommend it.

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    4.5 stars

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    • 2 star: 74
    • 1 star: 96
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    4.7 stars

    out of 12 votes

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Still awesome!"

    May 17, 2013  |   By jandsm5321

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    Fast, defrags multiple disks at the same time to save time. I like the ability to leave it running and have it shut down when done.

    Cons

    They should disable it's defrag feature on solid state drives, or at least give a warning if a user tries to defrag a solid state drive.

    Summary

    This defragger works so much faster and more efficiently than windows's default program. Use it!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Quick, Intuitive Defragmenter"

    May 6, 2013  |   By beverly_iam

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    Excellent for Windows Vista. Even on my slow-running computer, this program is fast and simple: click the button on the disk you want to defragment and the operation is completed almost immediately. I used it on a drive that was 53% defragmented: it took about 60 seconds.

    Cons

    I haven't encountered any problems.

    Summary

    Well worth a download and review.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Fast, reliable, user friendly."

    April 12, 2013  |   By mc2003

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    Easy to use, fast.

    Cons

    None so far.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "best free disk defragger"

    April 12, 2013  |   By justchuck69

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    best free disk defragger and includes an optimizer works good and decently speedy

    Cons

    none that i can find

    Summary

    works good and auslogic has many other good free programs !

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  • 5.0 stars

    "One you can trust!"

    April 9, 2013  |   By StageRt

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    Easy set up and scheduler. Doesn't take long and maximizes drive access.

    Cons

    In 4+ years haven't found one.

    Summary

    One of 2 programs I use on all of my machines. CCleaner is the other.

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  • 3.0 stars

    "Ran it and it took time"

    March 7, 2013  |   By Derty_Ernie

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    Not sure there are pro's or con's. Did not indicate how many defrag files it found?

    Cons

    Not any better than Iobit Defrag, maybe worse

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Great Free Product"

    February 16, 2013  |   By starlasmith

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    This product runs faster than the windows one and it cleans up the pc better

    Cons

    I have none

    Summary

    I would recommend this as it is really good to be free

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Fast and effective"

    February 12, 2013  |   By tomstars

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    I tried a number of defrag programs recently including Smart Defrag 2, Defraggler and a couple of others. Smart defrag is very fast but seemed to make my computer slower.. Defraggler seems like a good program made by the makers of CCCleaner. It definitely sped up my computer the first time I used it. But for me it is just way, way too slow doing a full defrag. The first time I tried Auslogics I was not very impressed. It was very fast but I didn't see much difference in terms of computer performance versus defraggler until I ran the defrag and optimize scan. This shaved a second off the loading time of FireFox and Thunderbird (1 second and 3 seconds) that Defraggler achieved. And it did this in a 10th of the time Defraggler took if that. Excellent.

    Cons

    There is some upsell. When you click on certain links a pay for program called Boostspeed is promoted. Looks like a good program but it is not free.

    Summary

    So far the fastest and most effective defrag program I have tried.

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  • 3.0 stars

    "Great program considering its free"

    February 10, 2013  |   By dubyadd

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    I use this to analyse if I need to defrag. In most it says no need

    Cons

    I have read that too much defraging can cause harm to and wear out your hard drive. The system health section is the typical promo, each time you run a scan, they more stuff that is bad

    Summary

    its free and seems to do a creditable job

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Fast, works well"

    February 1, 2013  |   By PeterComfort

    Version: Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.6.1

    Pros

    Much faster than any defrag program I have used before.

    Cons

    None really

    Summary

    I use a defrag program rarely - but when it comes to part of cleaning up and tweaking the PC, it is the one to have.

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