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UltimateDefrag 2008: easy-to-use, efficient hard drive optimization.(REVIEWS: SOFTWARE)(Product/service evaluation)

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UNLIKE MANY hard drive defragmentation apps, DiskTrix's $39.95 UltimateDefrag 2008 gives you a wealth of choices to get the best drive access speed--based on how you use your computer.

The "Consolidate" option organizes your drive's data into a tight area on the outside rim, offering sorting based on date, frequency changed, and folder or filename. You can also move your most-used files to the fastest-access areas based on any percentage you choose, select files from specific programs, or even move directories closer to the frequently accessed Master File Table. There's also an intuitive "Auto Defrag" option.

You can set the amount of your CPU resources UltimateDefrag uses while active, and it respects files in use. If you load something very resource-intensive, ultimateDefrag can suspend all defragmentation until your resource load drops. Scheduling allows you to apply the wealth of methods and options to specific drives on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and at system startup, logon, or while the computer is idle. If your computer is running on batteries, or ...

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