O&O Defrag Explained

O&O Defrag
Developer:	O&O Software
Latest Release Version:	28.0.10005
Latest Release Date:	March 19, 2024
Operating System:	Windows NT
Genre:	Defragmentation
License:	Shareware

O&O Defrag is a Windows defragmentation utility sold by German software developer O&O Software. It has won several awards^[1] by PC journals and magazines, and is certified by Microsoft for all its current NTFS-based operating systems, including NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11, Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022.

Features

• When required, the program checks the volume for errors before defragmenting.
• The defrag procedure can be scheduled for a certain time, or can be carried out when the PC is normally idle.
• The defrag can be run in the background so that the user hardly notices its operation.
• The defrag can be run in screensaver mode.
• Zone filing: categorize different files into different zones according to their levels of use and apply different methods to files in respective zones (a feature introduced in version 12).

There are five different defrag methods: Stealth, Space, Complete/Name, Complete/Modified, Complete/Access. "Stealth" is designed for use on PCs with large files and little free space, while the "Space" method is designed for heavily fragmented drives. The three "Complete" methods (Name, Modified and Access) sort the files on your drives alphabetically, according to date last changed, and according to date last accessed.

See also

• Comparison of defragmentation software
• File system fragmentation
• List of defragmentation software

Further reading

• Book: Yegulalp, Serdar . Windows Server Undocumented Solutions: Beyond the Knowledge Base . 2003 . McGraw-Hill Osborne Media . 0-07-222941-1 . registration .
• Book: Ross, John . It's Never Done That Before: A Guide to Troubleshooting Windows XP . 2006 . No Starch Press . 1-59327-076-3 . registration .
• Book: Sinchak, Steve . Hacking Windows Vista: ExtremeTech . 2007 . Wiley . 978-0-470-04687-6 . registration .

Notes and References

1. Web site: CHIP magazine tests 6 Defragmentation programs: O&O Defrag V8.6 is once again the Editors Choice! . O&O Software . March 2007 . June 10, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721153726/http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/press/reviews/20070302.html . July 21, 2011 . dead .