IObit Smart Defrag

The operating system and external maintenance utilities come with disk defragmentation functions for a good reason. Defragmenting the hard drive is an essential maintenance task, which you should perform whenever you get the chance. If you don't want to spend countless hours keeping an eye on your computer, while it defragments the hard drive, you should look at IObit Smart Defrag. Its enhanced defragmentation capabilities make it an excellent replacement for the Windows Defrag function, as well as various maintenance applications.

The software is absolutely free and it should not take long to install its components, even on outdated computers. It can be used on Windows 2000 or any later edition, without sacrificing too many resources. When the installation process is complete, you can run the program right away, without rebooting your computer or installing additional tools or drivers.

Your hard drive's partitions are listed on a modern and user friendly interface. You can view a partition's state and make various settings, on separate tabs, beneath the partitions list. Like other defrag utilities, IObit Smart Defrag illustrates a partition's state in a color coded grid, after performing an analysis. Besides defragmenting a partition, the software can also perform a fast or full optimization.

It is also possible to defragment removable memory devices and individual folders. A defragmentation process can take longer to complete if you postpone it, but you can avoid situations like this if you activate the software's automatic defrag feature, for one or more partitions. If the computer idles for a certain number of minutes, the software will automatically defragment your partitions. The software will also pause the process automatically if the CPU usage exceeds a certain threshold.

Automatic defragmentations can be scheduled as well. You can set the program to defrag specific partitions, every day, week or month at a certain time and date. Additionally, IObit Smart Defrag can defragment your hard drive each time the computer boots up or when it boots for a certain number of times. If you are a laptop user, you can set the program to cancel scheduled defrag processes, if the laptop switches to battery mode.