
Time for a format and back to Diskeeper, I guess.
Diskeeper 10 isn't much better, it pooched a 2 terabyte raid array belonging to one of my customers, he tried to blame the problem on the server we built for him saying Diskeeper couldn't be the problem.RogueSpear wrote:FWIW Diskeeper totally pooched no less than a half dozen computers for me in one week at work. This was back in the version 7 days, but since then I went to PerfectDisk and haven't looked back. Couple hundred workstations and several servers have been running smooth as silk ever since.
Yeah, with older computers it makes a difference. That's why I was saying it doesn't make a difference ANYMORE (implying "this day and age"). I think we're on the same page on this one.RogueSpear wrote:I could not possibly disagree more... well with conditions. Basically, the slower the computer, the more it will benefit from the defrag. At my main site I still have some old Gateway desktop computers that have.. get this.. Pentium 233MMX CPUs in them. These computers just won't give up the ghost. They have 512MB of RAM, all of them are on their second hard drive. Anyway, I have PerfectDisk defrag them daily at 2am and it makes a huge difference.
My desktop computer at work has 2GB of RAM and everything else is at least up to date, if not cutting edge. I might remember to defrag it like once every couple months or so, and you're correct that I don't notice a difference. But the thing is pretty fast anyway.
OT: OMFG! I thought you were joking, but it's true! LOL, I don't know why I find that extremely funny. I'll probably get in trouble for saying that though, seeing as to how they'll be ruling the wolrd pretty soon (with it being the newest Hollywood religion fad and tons of people mindlessly following whatever their favorite actor/singer does).RogueSpear wrote:When I finally got in touch with the Church of Scientology (who owns it)
RogueSpear wrote:When I finally got in touch with the Church of Scientology (who owns it)
That would explain Diskeeper's pricing.GrunkaLunka wrote:OMFG! I thought you were joking, but it's true! LOL
I deal in terabytes per day, per machine, and sometimes per hour in the raw video editing realm. I can say that PerfectDisk (since v6) has yet to fail me. I use the workstation edition 7.0.0.46 at home where my primary machine's array is 1.6TB and have not had any issues other than sometimes I'm working beyond the time the scheduled defrag begins.5eraph wrote:The question still stands though: What third party application works better than the Windows defragmenter that will allow me to defragment terabyte volumes?
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.
The same could be said for some public hotfixes.techtype wrote:Somehow, no amount of pre-testing can screen out all the real-world problems.
That's about where I've landed after much vascilating between the minimum packs and yours. I have come to depend on your discretion. I hope this experience leans you toward even more caution.RyanVM wrote:To be completely honest, I don't entirely disagree either. However, I think the biggest thing to have is discretion. I learned the hard way that adding every fix under the sun is a bad idea. However, there are some areas where I want to be as current as possible, such as the kernel, wireless drivers, and some other stuff. Also, fixes such as 319740 which only went public in the last month have been nice to have for the last year