Diskeeper 10 - Feature comparison chart

Diskeeper Editions

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scheduling

1. Automatic Defragmentation (Smart Scheduling)

With Smart Scheduling, you no longer have to decide how often to defragment your disks—Diskeeper will automatically determine the optimum defragmentation schedule for each of your volumes and adjust it accordingly.

2. "Set It and Forget It" Operation

The Set It and Forget It mode allows Diskeeper to run automatically in the background, either after hours or while users and other processes are active on the system, according to a predetermined schedule you set

3. Flexible Scheduling Options

Diskeeper allows you to choose from multiple scheduling configurations such as Primary Defragmentation Job, Secondary Defragmentation Job, Boot-Time Defragmentation Jobs and I-FAAST Defragmentation Jobs (in supported editions).

4. Set up two schedules per drive

You can create a Primary Defragmentation Job schedule and a separate, independent Secondary Defragmentation Job schedule for each volume.

defragmentation engine

5. Defragmentation Engine Speed

Slow

Fast

The Diskeeper 10 enhanced high-speed defragmentation engine is the fastest defragmenter ever available—up to five times faster than the built-in defragmenter.

6. Free space consolidation mode

The Comprehensive Defragmentation mode in Diskeeper 10 performs extra processing to further improve free space consolidation.

7. Multi-pass defragmentation

Multi-pass defragmentation maintains maximum server performance with no long waits or slowdowns or excessive system resource usage.

8. Defragments in the background

Diskeeper intelligently monitors drive access during defragmentation allowing transparent background defragmentation so you never experience a performance hit, even during system peak production times.

9. High performance on large disks

Enhanced high-speed defragmentation engine is the fastest defragmenter ever available—up to five times faster than the built-in defragmenter.

10. Able to defragment multiple partitions simultaneously

Diskeeper can defragment multiple schedules per volume, allowing flexible defragmentation customized for your workstation or server. The number of schedules per volume varies based on what Diskeeper edition is being used.

11. Support for 64-bit operating systems

Diskeeper 10.0 now supports native 64 bit mode on Windows 64 bit Operating Systems

12. Maximum single volume size supported

N/A

768 GB

2 TB

system performance

13. System speed while defragmenting (I/O Smart)

Slow

Fast

New enhancements to I/O Smart™ intelligently monitors drive access during defragmentation allowing transparent background defragmentation so you never experience a performance hit, even during system peak production times.

14. Gives other applications piority access to the hard drive

I/O Smart™ intelligently monitors drive access during defragmentation allowing transparent background defragmentation so you never experience a performance hit, even during system peak production times.

15. System resource use

High

Low

Diskeeper allows transparent background defragmentation so you never experience a performance hit, even during system peak production times.

special features

16. I-FAAST (Intelligent File Access Acceleration Sequencing Technology)

I-FAAST improves file access and creation on NTFS volumes by up to 80% above and beyond the improvement provided by defragmentation alone. This is the first industry implementation of "Disk Performance Calibration", the modern evolution of the outdated and inconclusive disk optimization strategies of the past.

17. Redesigned user interface

Diskeeper provides a new interface for intuitive and easy scheduling and configuration.

18. Power management for laptops

Power management for laptops prolongs battery life by suspending background defragmentation while on battery power.

19. Screen Saver Mode

Screen saver mode defragments your drive while your system is idle.

20. Boot-Time Mode

Boot-time mode safely performs Microsoft®-recommended defragmentation of critical system files.

21. Frag Shield

Frag shield dynamically reduces fragmentation of critical system files, maintaining system stability and reliability.

22. Group Policy management support

Diskeeper includes group policy administrative templates to manage product settings and scheduling using active directory.

23. Terabyte Volume Engine

Terabyte Volume Engine provides fast, safe and thorough defragmentation of large volumes (over 60GB) with millions of files for incredible performance on large drives.

administration

24. Allows Control by Diskeeper Administrator

N/A

Centralized site-wide management for Diskeeper, including remote deployment, defrag scheduling, fragmentation and defrag reports, remote control and e-mail alerts.

25. Deploy Diskeeper across your entire network

N/A

With Diskeeper 10 Administrator Edition, there's no need to walk from machine to machine to deploy Diskeeper. Use PushInstall™ technology, to remotely install or update Diskeeper 10 on any server or workstation connected to your network.

26. Set defragmentation schedules for all your systems

N/A

Use Administrator Edition to schedule Diskeeper remotely, on individual machines or en masse with user-defined groups. Diskeeper can also be scheduled and managed via Active Directory group policies.

27. Manage your Diskeeper licenses to ensure legality

N/A

Integrated Diskeeper license management tracks and reports on your Diskeeper installations.

28. Email alerts

N/A

Automatic e-mail messages alert you to potential problems, so you can address them before they turn into a system failure.

29. Multiple-version management

N/A

Use Diskeeper 10 Administrator Edition to manage Diskeeper 9 and Diskeeper 10 clients.

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