Diskeeper

Diskeeper

Screenshot of Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier
Developer(s) Diskeeper Corporation
Stable release 2011 (15.0.956.0) / May 20, 2011; 8 months ago (2011-05-20)[1]
Operating system

Desktop editions:
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7[2][3]

Server editions:
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2[4][5]
Platform IA-32, x64 and Itanium
Type File system fragmentation
License Proprietary commercial software
Website www.diskeeper.com

Diskeeper is a file system fragmentation program for Microsoft Windows, developed by Diskeeper Corporation (formerly Executive Software).

Contents

History

Originally, Diskeeper was developed for the VAX series of minicomputers and later for Microsoft Windows. The defragmentation program which is included with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is based on a basic version of Diskeeper.[6]

Features

In addition to resolving file system fragmentation, Diskeeper also prevents fragmentation before it happens by optimizing the process of data being written to disk.[7] Diskeeper can also defragment of files on-the-fly, using only idle system resources as needed.[8]

Another feature in Diskeeper is I-FAAST, or Intelligent File Access Acceleration Sequencing Technology. I-FAAST determines the frequency of file usage and the most frequently used files are then moved to the best portion of the disc. According to Diskeeper, this results in faster file access and also helps prevent future fragmentation of those files. The I-FAAST feature is available in Professional, Pro Premier and Server editions.[9]

There are six versions available: Home, Professional, Pro Premier, HomeServer, Server, and EnterpriseServer. Diskeeper Administrator is also available to manage Diskeeper options as well as perform advanced installations. Version 10 was the last version available for Windows 9x. After version 10, Diskeeper versions follow the year based naming convention, that is, 2007, 2008 and so on.

Critical reception

Diskeeper 2009 won Editor's Best Gold award and Community's Choice Bronze award for best system utility of 2009 from Windows IT Pro.[10] Diskeeper 2010 however, only managed to achieve Editor's Best Bronze award for best system utility of 2010.[11]

Controversy

For more details on this topic, see Diskeeper Corporation#Scientology and Diskeeper.

The inclusion of the Diskeeper utility in Windows 2000 was the subject of a Scientology related[12] controversy in Germany. Before endorsing Windows 2000 for use on German government servers, the Federal Office of Security in Information Technology (BSI) demanded Microsoft to allow them to examine source code to determine that the software was not secretly monitoring and transmitting user data. The controversy was resolved when Microsoft published a utility that allowed users to remove Diskeeper if they chose.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diskeper 2011 (build 956) Update". Diskeeper Blog. Diskeeper Corporation. 20 May 2011. http://www.diskeeper.com/blog/post/2011/05/20/Diskeper-2011-%28build-954%29-Update.aspx. Retrieved 1 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Tech specs for Diskeeper Professional performance software". Diskeeper.com. Diskeeper Corporation. http://www.diskeeper.com/business/diskeeper/professional/tech-specs/default.aspx. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "Diskeeper Pro Premier technical specifications, system requirements". Diskeeper.com. Diskeeper Corporation. http://www.diskeeper.com/business/diskeeper/pro-premier/tech-specs/default.aspx. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "Diskeeper Server technical specifications, system requirements". Diskeeper.com. Diskeeper Corporation. http://www.diskeeper.com/business/diskeeper/server/tech-specs/default.aspx. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "Diskeeper EnterpriseServer technical specifications, system requirements". Diskeeper.com. Diskeeper Corporation. http://www.diskeeper.com/business/diskeeper/enterpriseserver/tech-specs/default.aspx. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "Disk Defragmenter Limitations in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 (Revision 5.3)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft Corporation. 24 January 2007. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/227463/EN-US/. Retrieved 5 November 2007. "The Disk Defragmenter tool is based on the full retail version of Diskeeper by Executive Software International, Inc." 
  7. ^ "Inside Diskeeper 2010 with IntelliWrite" (PDF). Diskeeper Corporation. 3 November 2009. http://downloads.diskeeper.com/pdf/IntelliWrite_Technology_brief.pdf. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  8. ^ "InvisiTasking Technology: Computer Optimization & More". Diskeeper.com. Diskeeper Corporation. https://www.diskeeper.com/partners/oem/technologies/invisitasking.aspx. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  9. ^ "Fragmentation prevention technology". Diskeeper.com. Diskeeper Corporation. http://www.diskeeper.com/business/diskeeper/pro-premier/default.aspx. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  10. ^ "2009 Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards". Windows IT Pro (Penton Media, Inc). 19 November 2010. http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/services/2009-windows-it-pro-editors-best-and-community-choice-awards/14.aspx. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  11. ^ "2010 Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards". Windows IT Pro (Penton Media, Inc). 22 November 2010. http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/review/2010-Windows-IT-Pro-Editors-Best-and-Community-Choice-Awards/6.aspx. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  12. ^ The Church of Scientology's friends in Washington at Salon.com, 2011.
  13. ^ Yackley, Ayla Jean (19 March 2000). "Scientology in the Machine". Wired. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2000/03/35054. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
  14. ^ "BSI prüft Windows 2000 nicht [BSI does not check for Windows 2000]". heise online. Heise Zeitschriften Verlag. 3 March 2000. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/cp-03.11.00-000. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 

Further reading

  1. Brooks, Jason (10 February 2010). "REVIEW: Diskeeper 2010 Keeps Disk Defrags to a Minimum". eWeek. Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings, Inc. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Diskeeper-2010-Keeps-Disk-Defrags-to-a-Minimum-356694/. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 

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