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jkDefrag is now MyDefrag — and now, even faster!
MyDefrag version 4.1 is a hard disk defragmenter and optimizer. If it looks familiar, that’s because it was previously called jkDefrag, which we covered last year. Because it uses the same API (application programmer interface) built into Windows that Microsoft’s own Disk Defragmenter uses it is safe to use. Unlike Microsoft’s utility, MyDefrag works much more quickly.
One reason for MyDefrag’s effectiveness is that it moves files to the physical “start” of a hard drive. Accessing files from this area of a hard drive is up to 200% faster than from other areas.
Using MyDefrag
To get the most of out MyDefrag:
Use CCleaner to get rid of temporary internet files and other “temp files” that accumulate on your hard drive.
Use Eraser to permanently get rid of any other files you no longer need.
Reboot, to clear the computer’s memory of any files in use.
Turn off your virus scanner while you run MyDefrag, to avoid any conflicts.
Download MyDefrag and enjoy the benefits of occasionally using it to defragment and optimize your hard drive. 
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about 1 year ago
Well, I tried mydefrag on a spare system, but it doesn’t match up to Diskeeper:/
I have Diskeeper 2009 (paid version, not free) installed on my main desktop with 3x640GB drives, and it does a perfect job defragging those. Unlike Mydefrag, Diskeeper is fast and fully automatic, defrags system files and can defrag all drives simultaneously. Diskeeper is also has a superior and easy to use interface.
about 1 year ago
On the other hand, Mydefrag isn’t a Church of Scientology product
Diskeeper in my opinion is scareware anyway. Lots of nice looking fluff and alarmist stuff about how you really need their product to speed up your computer, but the actual performance gains are little different from any other defragger (most people only have a perception of a speed improvement after defragging anyway without there being much of a real improvement).
NTFS is actually designed to fragment to a degree and performs perfectly fine in a fragmented state. It is only severe fragmentation that is a problem, and it’s less so on today’s massive hard discs.
Anyway, key difference between defraggers is not in defragging the disc (as they all use the same Windows APIs), but the efficiency. Some are better at defragging a disc with low free space than others. Again, with big discs these days it’s less of an issue.
about 11 months ago
RE: Tim’s comments, a fragmented disk will slow not only overall performance, but also backup times. With “Todays massive disks” also comes todays massive data hoarding people seem to do (corporate environments etc).
Drives become fragmented, backups take longer/start to fail (the reason I’m now seriously looking into defrag tools is a failing backup system) and other issues creep in.
Defragging is a must-have option for any server, and certainly aids the performance of any desktop, NTFS or not.