Defragmentation Applications Comparsion / Alternatives

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Published on 2009-08-30T19:11:02Z Indexed on 2010/04/14 21:53 UTC
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Currently I'm using OO Defrag, perhaps the best defragmentation program there is.

I'm looking for a free/open source alternative with at least powerful defragmentation algorithms.

I looked at Defraggler but it's too simplistic. What are some powerful ones?

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