All Things PerfectDisk – and Defrag - From the Using Windows Home Server blog -- Friday night fun

Defragmenting computer or your Windows Home Server on a Friday night? Seems like a great idea!

Tim Daleo did just that on Friday night. Tim is a Project Resource Analyst and Oracle Applications Trainer for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Tim currently runs a Dell Power Edge server running Windows Home Server and a HP MSS at an off-site location. On Friday nights, Tim posts in the Using Windows Home Server blog - which classifies itself as "your number one stop for all things Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center and anything in the Connected Home."

Tim provides a good overview of PerfectDisk 10 Windows Home Server, although he is still looking for the definitive answer as to whether disk defrag software is needed, especially since there is not a Microsoft defrag for Windows Home Server.

Here is how Tim concludes his review:

Overall I like the functionality and interface of PerfectDisk 10. If you are looking for a Disk Defragmenter for your WHS then this is a great choice. In addition, like I said earlier, their manual has 325 pages so there is a lot more to it then what I covered here.

Only time will tell whether PerfectDisk10, and disk defragmentation in general, is worth the effort and money. For now I will give PerfectDisk 10 the benefit of the doubt.

That said…does WHS really need a Disk Defragmenter? Microsoft would have included it if it needed it, right?"

Well, PerfectDisk 10 Windows Home Server lets you not only defrag the server but also defrag PC or multiple PCs in your environment. One of the reasons HP partnered with PerfectDisk for its MediaSmart Servers is that its testing showed PerfectDisk would eliminate hard drive fragmentation, consolidate free space to speed backups, and allow HP users to stream media faster.

HP recognizes the need to defrag Windows Home Servers, and it has partnered with the leading disk defrag utility as part of its validation. This review provides some more insight. And thousands of users around the world provide more evidence.

Your entire connected home defragmented is a better-connected home. You can read the entire review here.

Comments for From the Using Windows Home Server blog -- Friday night fun

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 by Daisy:: Yeah, I agree with your opinion that a simple disk defragmentation can help easily make the computer run faster and insist on regularly defragmenting my computer. I have found a very wonderful article talking something about this.I sincerely hope that you can go here for more further information: http://ezinearticles.com/?Disk-Defragmentation---Make-Computers-Run-Faster-Soon&id=3162755
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 by Joe Abusamra:: Well, Daisy, glad you agree with my opinion, but sorry I don't agree with your recommendatio of disk defrag software!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 by Jorge:: It would be nice if you could include a link to a PD (or other author) technical white paper that discusses the ins and outs, pitfalls, considerations and merits of defragging an NTFS tombstone-laden WHS system.. Cold hard facts please - I have a WHS installation and have encountered conflicting reports about the merits of defragging WHS. Last time I checked, MS recommended against using their own defragger on WHS. This, along with other discussions on the negative merits of defragging WHS, have caused me to adopt a wait and see attitude on WHS defragging. Please help shed some serious light on this, so we can all make better informed decisions. As a PerfectDIsk 10 license owner myself, I look forward to finally seeing THE definitive white paper on this interesting and poorly understood subject.