Back in February 2008, I wrote about what disk fragmenting was. A reader then followed up with
“Well, what are my choices for a Windows disk defragmenter?”
Here is a list of some of the choices out there, if you don’t want to use the built-in Windows defragger.
Free
| Name | Recommended | Reviewed | Comment |
| Auslogics Disk Defrag | Yes | 20 May 2009 | |
| Defraggler | Yes | 11 March 2010 | |
| JkDefrag | Yes | A graphic front-end is available (JGDefragGUI) | |
| MyDefrag | |||
| Smart Defrag |
Not free
| Name | Recommended | Reviewed | Comment |
| Diskeeper | Yes | No | Been around for years. I first used it with Windows NT 4. |
| DiskTrix UltimateDefrag | |||
| O&O Defrag Pro 11 | |||
| PerfectDisk | Yes | 8 February 2008 | I have used this on work computers, and I’m very happy with it. |
| Puran Defrag | |||
| Vopt | Yes | Very popular with the folks over at Whirlpool. |