In a post on the thread "NIS 2012 & System Mechanic by Iolo" hok states "The defrag program in System Mechanic (Program Accelerator and Defrag) is not compatible with the Idle Optimizer in NIS. The two would work against one another." This suggests the possibility of the same issue with Diskeeper but it is not flagged by the installer. I plan to disable disk degragmentation in System Mechanic to avoid possible conflicts. If anyone can provide additional information on the issue, I'd appreciate it.
All defraggers have a different idea about how files should be placed on the drive.
So it's best to just use one. Otherwise one defragger will take the time to arrange all the files in a certain way and then the next defragger may move all the files another way. You end up wasting a lot of time and system resources moving everything back and forth each time the other program runs.
You didn't get a warning because NIS really just leverages the Windows defragger, it can also easily be turned off.
Dave
rblevow wrote:In a post on the thread "NIS 2012 & System Mechanic by Iolo" hok states "The defrag program in System Mechanic (Program Accelerator and Defrag) is not compatible with the Idle Optimizer in NIS. The two would work against one another." This suggests the possibility of the same issue with Diskeeper but it is not flagged by the installer. I plan to disable disk degragmentation in System Mechanic to avoid possible conflicts. If anyone can provide additional information on the issue, I'd appreciate it.
Hi rblevow,
Welcome to the Norton Community.
Please see highlighted section above. Which do you have, system mechanic or Diskkeeper? System Mechanic could (depending on which one) also include things like antivirus, antispyware, etc. Please see the following for comparison.
http://www.iolo.com/system-mechanic/standard/
http://www.iolo.com/system-mechanic/pro/
The same issue does indeed exist with defrag utilities. Using two defrag utilities which could even employ different methods in terms of where to place things like frequently used files, seldom used files, etc can certainly conflict with each other and cause problems.
NIS leverages the built-in Windows defrag. Though I am not familiar with DiskKeepr (I use PerfectDisk myself) specifically, it is generally true that 3rd parth defrag utilities are typically better than Windows defrag. This is true in large part because the 3rd party defrag specializes in defrag where with Windows it is just an extra.
For this reason it is normally better to use your 3rd party defrag utility and turn the IDLE Time Optimizer in NIS to OFF.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes.
Allen
Hi rblevow,
I forgot to make my final statement. Just make that whatever you decide to do, have only one defrag utility which you are using.
Best wishes.
Allen
Beginning with Windows 2000, The Disk Defragmenter in Windows has been a stripped-down licensed version of Diskeeper often referred to as Diskeeper Lite.
The stand-alone DIskeeper is a more sophisticated and faster tool than the Windows Defragmenter that can do more than the Windows defragmenter e.g.,consolidate free space, defrag system files The stand-alone Diskeeper overides the Windows defragmenter. While the Windows defragmenter is adequate, Diskeeper will give faster and better results.
I use DIskeeper and have disabled Idle Optimizer.
Just as with firewalls and most AV products you should never use more than one. Less is more.
hok,
I used Diskkeeper Home for several years but dropped it after buying the 2010 version since I found the background defragging was dragging my system to a halt .... maybe they have improved it.
Also in WIndows 7 the defragger runs in the background on a schedule and seems to do a very good job, in the sense that if I ever look at the status it shows all my disks are 0% defraagged ..... who am I to query this? <s>