[Defraggler debug mode]

I, along with some other people, have lost a lot of free space to using Defraggler ( approx. 150 GB / 1 TB on D: and approx. 50 GB / 320 GB on C: ). While this is not a pressing problem for me, it is particularly annoying.

 

I have attached a screenshot clearly showing just how much space is occupied by all the files on D: and how much free/used space is reported by Windows.

 

I would also be quite happy to run more tests and attach debug logs.

 

If anyone out there knows a fix for this, please let me know.

 

Is the loss of free space due to the fact that you have indexed that drive ??

[Defraggler debug mode]

Yep, this DEBUG mode is indeed useful because when looking at the map in Defraggler I do get the impression the program doesn't always defrags ALL the the free space.

 

There are two "Defrag freespace" options.

1) "Defrag free space".

2) "Defrag free space (allow fragmentation)".

 

Option 1) defrags the drive WITH (some) additional defragmentation of files. And I do get the impression that it also skips files. Or are these files which are write protected, hidden, system files by the WINDOWS system and therefore skipped by DEFRAGGLE ?

This becomes apparent when after one manually defrags individual files. By looking at the map, one can make a guess where defragged files will be placed but sometimes the program seems to have a different opinion and places the files in a different spot.

 

I have added a logfile containing the following actions:

1. "Defrag freespace".

2. "Defrag freespace (allow fragmentation)".

3. Defragged a number of individual files.

[Defraggler suggestions]

Suggestions for improvements for Defraggler RC2:

1. Add a color (gray ??) to the columnheader of the filelist in order to indicate on which column the filelist is sorted. On filename, filesize, number of fragments, etc. Omit the color when the files aren't sorted at all.

2. Add to the columnheader of the "Filelist" an arrow pointing down or up to indicate how the defragmented file are sorted (if and when sorted). This in order to indicate an ascending or a descending sorting order.

3. Omit the ""Status" tab. The information on both the number of defragmented files and the number of fragments can be displayed on the right hand side of the 4 buttons ("Analyze","Defrag", etc.). The piegraph depicting the amount of free and used space is simply a waste of programming lines and bloates the program.

4. Create a clear black line or a small divide between the map of the currently active drive and the file list. This line should serve as an indicator where to put the computer mousepointer in order to resize both the drivemap and the filelist. In the current program that's more or less a matter of guesswork.