Comments on release v1.03.093

[thm]

Thanks for new features, especially the scheduler: that will be useful to many

[but I've yet to get it to work at all under Vista...]

 

There is just one [simple?] change that I would like to see made, and that is

with respect to the "Defrag progress window that is displayed when defragging

files (as opposed to whole drives or folders). The problem with this window is

that it "locks" the GUI, such that the only thing that one can do with Defraggler

when this window is shown is to Pause or Stop the defrag. This can be frustrating

because one cannot minimise the main Defraggler window until the defragging

is over...

 

Previous versions (up until ~3 versions ago) used a simple borderless white

window for showing progress, and this did not "block" the GUI. Could we

return to that [please]?

 

In the mean time, for anyone else who finds this blocking progress window a

problem, a near workaround is to use the Action/Defrag Folder dialogue and

select the appropriate drive. This is typically a bit slower than just defragging

the files, but much quicker than a full drive defrag [i.e. including the freespace],

and one can easily minimise the Defraggler window whilst it is working, so that

you can use the PC for other stuff at the same time [and gain access to any desktop

icons that might otherwise be covered by the Defraggler main window.

 

Has anyone managed to get the Scheduler function to work under Vista ?

 

-thm

 

<Update>

Ah, yes: the scheduling does work...it runs "df.exe" (the command-line version of Defraggler)

under the scheduling service, so this is invisible (runs in the background).

Can see that it is working from Task Manager (or better: Process Explorer),

[Process Explorer available here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb896653.aspx]

</Update>

[integer]

Thanks for new features, especially the scheduler: that will be useful to many

[but I've yet to get it to work at all under Vista...]

 

There is just one [simple?] change that I would like to see made, and that is

with respect to the "Defrag progress window that is displayed when defragging

files (as opposed to whole drives or folders). The problem with this window is

that it "locks" the GUI, such that the only thing that one can do with Defraggler

when this window is shown is to Pause or Stop the defrag. This can be frustrating

because one cannot minimise the main Defraggler window until the defragging

is over...

 

Previous versions (up until ~3 versions ago) used a simple borderless white

window for showing progress, and this did not "block" the GUI. Could we

return to that [please]?

 

In the mean time, for anyone else who finds this blocking progress window a

problem, a near workaround is to use the Action/Defrag Folder dialogue and

select the appropriate drive. This is typically a bit slower than just defragging

the files, but much quicker than a full drive defrag [i.e. including the freespace],

and one can easily minimise the Defraggler window whilst it is working, so that

you can use the PC for other stuff at the same time [and gain access to any desktop

icons that might otherwise be covered by the Defraggler main window.

 

Has anyone managed to get the Scheduler function to work under Vista ?

 

-thm

 

<Update>

Ah, yes: the scheduling does work...it runs "df.exe" (the command-line version of Defraggler)

under the scheduling service, so this is invisible (runs in the background).

Can see that it is working from Task Manager (or better: Process Explorer),

[Process Explorer available here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb896653.aspx]

</Update>

First off, thank you for such a wonderful lightweight program like Defraggler. When I updated to the new 1.03.093 version I was eagerly anticipating the scheduler option. Unfortunately, I receive an error every time I set up a schedule. I message displayed is "Defraggler was unable to save your savings."

Thanks in advance.

[davey]

First off, thank you for such a wonderful lightweight program like Defraggler. When I updated to the new 1.03.093 version I was eagerly anticipating the scheduler option. Unfortunately, I receive an error every time I set up a schedule. I message displayed is "Defraggler was unable to save your savings."

Thanks in advance.

Hi integer,

Welcome the forums.

Thanks for your input.

Can you follow the instructions at this link.

It will help find what is causing your problem.

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=12840

 

Thanks,

davey

[wcoppola]

Bug - Some drives do not appear that did in version 1.02

2 Dell machines I use fail to show any hard drives in the drive window, when they did in the previous version.

I think this is related to the drive controller type. This needs resolving

 

Will