What is the best Defrag soft for big libraries HDD ?

Discussion in 'PC' started by John Lemon, Jul 31, 2023.

  1. John Lemon

    John Lemon Newbie

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2017
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Hello,
    I'm looking for a good defrag soft tool (not of Microsoft) for BIG hdd with samples libraries.
    Is anyone have an idea please ?
    Thank you (sorry for my English)
     
    John Lemon, Jul 31, 2023
    1
  2. Ads Master

    Ads Master

     
  3. Dr Pablito

    Dr Pablito Ultrasonic

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2018
    Messages:
    50
    Likes Received:
    34
    Location:
    Portugal
    Hello! I use Iobit's Smart Defrag. It has a free version.
     
    Dr Pablito, Jul 31, 2023
    2
  4. ItsFine

    ItsFine Rock Star

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2023
    Messages:
    704
    Likes Received:
    412
    "Ever since Windows 7. There is a scheduled task built into windows that automatically defrags drives. So the biggest reason you don’t need to manually do it yourself is because Windows already does it. "

    So basically, it is useless for at least a decade.

    If your drive is slow, the only way to solve it is using a fast SSD/NVME drive AND/OR ram as cache.
    And there is only ONE soft doing this :
    https://www.romexsoftware.com/en-us/primo-cache/index.html
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Interesting Interesting x 1
    • List
    ItsFine, Jul 31, 2023
    3
  5. nmkeraj

    nmkeraj Producer

    Joined:
    May 2, 2016
    Messages:
    715
    Likes Received:
    116
    Location:
    Milky Way
    For HDD, O&O Defrag. It has got a few options for defragging. You can find it “free”.
     
    nmkeraj, Jul 31, 2023
    4
  6. btwester

    btwester Noisemaker

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2019
    Messages:
    15
    Likes Received:
    4
    The best defragmenter is Ultimate Defrag by Disktrix. Can arrange sequential defragging, with many options, especially good for big sample libraries. I dont think any else defragger comes to even close to its options. Defragging a terabyte of samples can take hours thou.
     
    • Interesting Interesting x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Useful Useful x 1
    • List
    btwester, Jul 31, 2023
    5
  7. ArticStorm

    ArticStorm Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jun 7, 2011
    Messages:
    8,180
    Likes Received:
    4,251
    Location:
    AudioSexPro
    portable version is ace.
     
    ArticStorm, Jul 31, 2023
    6
  8. dondada

    dondada Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 2, 2015
    Messages:
    1,104
    Likes Received:
    532
    used to use PerfectDisk but not for a long time.
    seems it did some of the things like Disktrix but Ultimate seems to go further.
    Interesting!
     
    dondada, Jul 31, 2023
    7
  9. Jim Bob

    Jim Bob Kapellmeister

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2015
    Messages:
    239
    Likes Received:
    57
    Just a reminder to never defrag an SSD drive.
     
    Jim Bob, Jul 31, 2023
    8
  10. ArticStorm

    ArticStorm Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jun 7, 2011
    Messages:
    8,180
    Likes Received:
    4,251
    Location:
    AudioSexPro
    O&O's Defrag suggests trimming and you have to click yes if you really want to defrag your SSD.
     
    ArticStorm, Jul 31, 2023
    9
  11. orbitbooster

    orbitbooster Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2018
    Messages:
    1,214
    Likes Received:
    678
    If it's a traditional HDD, Defraggler (freeware), sort by path, select all your libraries files and defrag.
    If it's an SSD, don't, only check that system ssd trim is enabled.
     
    orbitbooster, Jul 31, 2023
    10
  12. Xupito

    Xupito Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2012
    Messages:
    7,487
    Likes Received:
    4,158
    Location:
    Europe
    Interesting. Have you tried Auslogics Defragmenter? I was going to say almost the same about it.

    Edited: I checked its site and seems worth a try
     
    Last edited: Jul 31, 2023
    Xupito, Jul 31, 2023
    11
  13. midi-man

    midi-man Audiosexual

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2013
    Messages:
    1,655
    Likes Received:
    825
    I use smart De frag 6. Never on my SSD / NMVe .
     
    midi-man, Jul 31, 2023
    12
  14. charlieo

    charlieo Newbie

    Joined:
    May 28, 2023
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    I use glary utilities 5
     
    charlieo, Jul 31, 2023
    13
  15. btwester

    btwester Noisemaker

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2019
    Messages:
    15
    Likes Received:
    4
    Ultimate Defrag has also optimized algorhytms for defragging SSD:s. Check the manual for extended technical info about defragmenting, both, traditional and SS-drives to get the max performance.
     
    btwester, Jul 31, 2023
    14
  16. John Lemon

    John Lemon Newbie

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2017
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Thanks for all your replies :like:
     
    John Lemon, Jul 31, 2023
    15
  17. tuantranaudio

    tuantranaudio Newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2017
    Messages:
    32
    Likes Received:
    0
    Definitely, O&O
     
    tuantranaudio, Jul 31, 2023
    16
Loading...
Similar Threads - best Defrag soft Forum Date
Best AI Tool for Summarizing Class Notes? Software Yesterday at 4:10 PM
The best way to achieve a good balance for real. (oscar calmaestra) Mixing and Mastering Yesterday at 1:59 AM
The best pictures of musicians with hats Lounge Saturday at 9:14 AM
MeldaProduction has the best GUIs in the game. humor Apr 21, 2025
The most beautiful and best music stickers and signs. Lounge Apr 11, 2025
Loading...