PerfectDisk
Developer(s)Raxco
Stable release
PerfectDisk 14 Build 900 / 12 October 2021 (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. Archived from the original on 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. ↑ Les Freed (August 2002). "Defrag with PerfectDisk". PC Magazine. Vol. 21, no. 14. Ziff Davis. p. 56. ISSN 0888-8507.
  3. ↑ Dragan, Richard V. (May 24, 2005). "defraggers, PerfectDisk 7.0". PC Magazine. Vol. 24, no. 9. Ziff Davis. p. 98. ISSN 0888-8507.
  4. ↑ "Raxco Rabbit Software, Monitors DEC VAX, Provides graphics analysis..." Computerworld. October 19, 1987.
  5. ↑ UK Trademark 1351517 RAXCO RABBIT SOFTWARE - British Trademark database "UK Trademark 1351517 RAXCO RABBIT SOFTWARE".
  6. ↑ pre-OpenVMS, when it was called VMS
  7. ↑ "New Products - Software, Utilities". Computerworld. Vol. 24, no. 14. IDG. April 2, 1990. p. 34. ISSN 0010-4841.
  8. ↑ Scannell, Ed (October 6, 1997). "Raxco´s NT utility defragments disks". InfoWorld. Vol. 19, no. 40. IDG. p. 46. ISSN 0199-6649.
  9. ↑ "What Windows 7 Needs To Succeed". InformationWeek.
  10. ↑ Source: Google Translation of Japanese Wiki article
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