Software:PerfectDisk

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PerfectDisk
Developer(s)Raxco
Stable release
PerfectDisk 14 Build 900 / 12 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-12)
Operating systemWindows XP and later
Websitewww.raxco.com/home/products/perfectdisk-pro

PerfectDisk is a defragmentation software product for Windows developed by Raxco.[1]

The application keeps track of file usage to lessen defragmentation time[2] and offers two modes of basic defragging: "quick" and "SmartPlacement".[3]

History

During the 1980s, a software package titled "Disk-Optimizer" was marketed as part of the collective name "RAXCO Rabbit Software."[4][5]

PerfectDisk was released in 1990 for the VMS[6] operating system.[7] A version for Windows NT followed later in 1997.[8] PerfectDisk contains scheduler supporting also client PCs in the network.

Competition

The standard Windows "Disk Defragmenter" is based on a subset of a competing, now-discontinued product named Diskeeper.[9] For those seeking additional features, PerfectDisk and the full-feature Diskeeper are among their options; these are intended for high-end users, and feature optimizing the placement of "system files and free space."[10]

See also

References

  1. "Raxco". QBS Software. http://www.qbssoftware.com/publishers/Raxco/products/_pubraxco. 
  2. Les Freed (August 2002). "Defrag with PerfectDisk". PC Magazine (Ziff Davis) 21 (14): 56. ISSN 0888-8507. 
  3. Dragan, Richard V. (May 24, 2005). "defraggers, PerfectDisk 7.0". PC Magazine (Ziff Davis) 24 (9): 98. ISSN 0888-8507. 
  4. "Raxco Rabbit Software, Monitors DEC VAX, Provides graphics analysis...". Computerworld. October 19, 1987. https://books.google.com/books?id=IIpG6vryR8AC. 
  5. UK Trademark 1351517 RAXCO RABBIT SOFTWARE - British Trademark database "UK Trademark 1351517 RAXCO RABBIT SOFTWARE". http://www.trademarkuk.info/tm/1351517/raxco_rabbit_software. 
  6. pre-OpenVMS, when it was called VMS
  7. "New Products - Software, Utilities". Computerworld (IDG) 24 (14): 34. April 2, 1990. ISSN 0010-4841. 
  8. Scannell, Ed (October 6, 1997). "Raxco´s NT utility defragments disks". InfoWorld (IDG) 19 (40): 46. ISSN 0199-6649. 
  9. "What Windows 7 Needs To Succeed". InformationWeek. https://www.informationweek.com/software/operating-systems/what-windows-7-needs-to-succeed/d/d-id/1077206?piddl_msgorder=thrd%26page_number=5. 
  10. Source: Google Translation of Japanese Wiki article

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