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From: jonathan@cs.pitt.edu (Jonathan Eunice)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Disk deframgmentation software - SUMMARY
Summary: Many good choices
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Date: 12 Apr 91 18:18:30 GMT
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I received many recommendations for a disk defragmenter.  These include
SD (Norton), COMPRESS (PCTOOLS DELUX 6.0), DOG (Disk ORganizer,
shareware), REFORM (shareware), and OPTUNE (Gazelle Software,
shareware).

I downloaded DOG and OPTUNE.  The DOG documentation warned that it does
not handle the 32-bit FATs of DOS 4.x.  As this is what I have, I
scratched it from my list.  I tried OPTUNE, which seemed to be a
pre-release version, but it did work, and nicely.  Not sure whether
I'll get the newer version of OPTUNE or go with a Norton or PCTOOLS
utility.  At least there are plenty of choices. 

Detailed responses are below.  Thanks to all who replied!


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From: gumbyltd@math.berkeley.edu (Dmitry Gokhman)

I've used Norton's SD (speed disk) to do this and can highly
recommend it.


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From: mwizard@eecs.ee.pdx.edu (Craig Nelson)

	I use COMPRESS.EXE from the PCTOOLS DELUXE ver 6.0.  Never had
a problem, and probably never will.


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From: akm@cs.uoregon.edu

I use DOG (DiskOrganizer), which is shareware, and I think
available on simtel20.


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From: w8sdz@rigel.acs.oakland.edu (Keith Petersen)

WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL [26.2.0.74]

NOTE: Type B is Binary; Type A is ASCII

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DSKUTL>
 Filename   Type Length   Date    Description
==============================================
DCU100.ZIP    B   31081  901022  Delete unwanted files & call backup/defrag pgm
DOG303.ZIP    B   53425  910324  DiskOrGanizer v3.03 disk defragmentizer
DOGREVU.ZIP   B    3700  910324  Review of 'DOG' disk organizer/defragmentizer
REFORM12.ARC  B   24244  870523  Disk defragmenter [Turbo Pas src]
REFORM15.ARC  B   44972  870523  Defragment your hard disk
REFORM16.ARC  B   63973  900303  Disk defragmenter with TurboPascal v5.0 source


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From: "TEEMU J. M|TT|NEN" <TMOTTONEN@cc.Helsinki.FI>

    I've been using the Compress program that came with my PC
    Tools package for a couple of years now, and I've been very
    happy with it. No problems, very reliable. And the PC Tools
    package is worth it's price too (You get a shell, some desktop
    utilities, backup software etc.).


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From: mjo@ais.org (Mike O'Connor)

Get Optune, by Gazelle Software.  It should be available from the
Simtel-20 archives and/or terminator.cc.umich.edu.  From my
experience, it beats DOG, Mace, and Norton SD.