Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter 1

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  4.0 stars (out of 66 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  134,885

• Operating Systems:

  Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  April 28, 2003

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter 1.0

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Publisher's description of Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter

From Mind Array Technology:

Buzzsaw.exe defrags files while you work, keeping your drive undefragmented in the background. Dirms.exe is a command-line defragmenter that will even partially defrag large files when instructed to do so.

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Editor's review of Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter

• 3.0 stars

• "Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter 1

Buzzsaw truly is a do-it-yourself defragmenter for those who require no interface and who like to work in DOS. The program consists of two executables, one that runs in Windows and monitors your system in the background as you work, defragging whenever it detects a change. The other, which runs only from the DOS command-line prompt, does defragging based on parameters selected by the user. In our tests, defragging results were decent but did not noticeably improve system performance. The included help file is basic and may not answer all questions. The most worthwhile part of this program is the component that monitors your system--the user-unfriendliness of the on-demand defragger suggests that you use Windows' built-in utility instead.

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• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 66 votes
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• 5 stars

  4 out of 6 people found this review helpful

  Version: Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter 1

  "Works and FREE"

  by R2_ on May 30, 2005

  Pros: Really good, theres a new version Buzzsaw 2.0.0.2

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• 3 stars

  1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter 1

  "Pros and Cons"

  by Larry77 on July 13, 2006

  Pros: The defragmentation process is effective and really on-the-fly.

  Cons: The installation instructions are not very clear and at times, having dificulties installing the program.

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• 4 stars

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter 1

  "Excellent program... for advanced PC users"

  by kestrel83 on September 8, 2005

  Pros: This nifty little program helped my files from getting fragmented, and helped improve the read-and-write speed of my hard disk. Overall, it speeded up my computer. I tend to delete and install new stuff everytime (especially from Download.com!), so this helps keep my disk neat and tidy.

  Cons: Most ppl don't understand the need for defragging, and these ppl are also the ones who are just basic PC end-users. DIRMs is not for those who love eye-candy and Buzzsaw is not much to look at either, despite being DIRMs' GUI. Needs a healthy amount of experience in DOS environments (for DIRMS), so this is strictly for the pros and computer junkies only. Noobies keep out!

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• 4 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter 1

  "On the fly? Isn't that too risky?"

  by hdo_1985 on May 17, 2006

  Pros: On the fly defragmenting can be very dangerous, i mean, if the computer suddenly crashes, a file could be lost the program was actually working on. But i will take that risk because this program is DEFINITELY doing something useful. :)

  Cons: I miss a logfile. The changes should be logged, and i would like to see the filename, the program is actually working on.

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• 2 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Buzzsaw On-The-Fly Defragmenter 1

  "Messes up registry"

  by ibh0bbes on December 20, 2005

  Cons: Messed up my registry by adding like 2000 entries. Hard to clean them up.

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