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What is the best reg cleaner and defragger...?

#1 ancient3

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 03:14 PM

Hi

What is the best reg cleaner and defragger these days...?

Thanks for any help.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 04:19 PM

I don't recommend any reg cleaner as they can do more harm than good.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 06:22 PM

Because of the potential problems, Bleeping Computer does not recommend the use, of registry cleaners.

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#4 ancient3

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 12:47 PM

ok no reg cleaner...what about defraggers...?

Thanks.

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 01:14 PM

Free defraggers:

Swift Disk Defrag
IObit Smart Defrag (Schedule and boot defrag.)
Defraggler
Auslogics Disk Defrag
DefragNT
WinContig
Ultra Defragmenter
Defrag GUI (GUI for native defrag.exe.)
DIRMS 1.2.20 Defragger (command-line)
JKDefragGUI
Disk Idle Optimizer
Power Defragmenter
Diskeeper Lite
O&O Defrag 2000 Freeware
DefragMentor Lite (Boot-time and command-line.)

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#6 tg1911

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 10:19 PM

Check out the Freeware Replacements For Common Commercial Apps topic, under the Hard Drive & System Utilites heading, in Post #1.
These are programs used, and recommended by our members.
You might find something, there.

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Posted 13 January 2009 - 02:58 AM

...or you can just defrag with the utility provided in Windows. It's a bit slow but does the job.

#8 ancient3

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Posted 13 January 2009 - 06:11 AM

Thank you.

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Posted 13 January 2009 - 09:02 AM

I dont use Reg cleaners either. I've tried Diskeeper Lite, was better than the built in. But IIRC Its no longer available from the makers. I run the full version, which can be set on auto mode and has some advanced options. :thumbsup: