Talk:O&O Defrag

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Contents 1 Advert Tag 2 O&O Defag 3 AfD 4 Known issues

[edit] Advert Tag

I'm removing this advert tag because it placed by an IP, not a registered user, and The article doesn't seem like an advertisement, especially with the Known Issues section. If a mod would like to re-tag it, please list some specific items you don't agree with.--Ummel (talk) 22:53, 25 April 2008 (UTC) This article is a blatant advertisement maintained by the software publisher. I will make sure this nonsense stops, since you are either a confederate or terribly naive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.86.50.247 (talk) 02:08, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] O&O Defag

A tag has been placed on O&O Defag, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising that only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam.

If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add {{hangon}} on the top of O&O Defag and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

[edit] AfD

Before you mark this article for deletion, please note that O&O Defrag is often reviewed along with other notable defrag software in reputable, independent PC magazines. Some (but not all) of these articles are listed.

Not all of the extensive reviews are available online, but appeared in print. The sources have not been listed because they could not be verified yet. RitaSkeeter 06:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Here is the translation of a review in ComputerBild magazine

Saving files to the hard disk belongs to the most important tasks a computer carries out but at the same time slows a computer down over time. That is because Windows doesn’t always save files in one piece but fragmented. The parts of a file are dispersed over the hard disk. When the file is requested, all the individual pieces must first be packed back together on the hard disk. This cuts computer speed dramatically. Does “Defrag 10 Professional” bring speed and life back to a PC? COMPUTERBILD put it to the test:

Speed: COMPUTERBILD used two totally different fragmented hard disks during testing. One of them was relatively tidy, meaning O&O Defrag only had to re-sort small files. The software had absolutely no problem here, and after just 45 minutes had tidied up 45 Gigabytes of data.

Pure chaos reigned on the second disk. Windows had dispersed large film files onto all corners of the volume. The software once again tidied up this mess, thoroughly but also much slower. In both cases the procedure made the PC noticeably quicker.

Configuration and functions: The Software defragments internal and external hard disks. When required, the program also checks the volume for errors before the big clean-up. A major plus: the clean-up procedure can be scheduled for a certain time, or can be carried out when the PC is normally idle.

Operation: Operation is child’s play. An “Assistant for optimizing your system performance” automatically selects the correct settings. If so required, the defragmentation itself runs in the background so that the user barely notices. All the other settings are also clearly laid out and easy to understand. For instance, should the program be required to check whether a defragmentation is actually worthwhile, this procedure is achieved in just a few simple steps.

Conclusion: "Defrag 10" took the number one spot in the COMPUTERBILD chart with an almost flawless test result. The Software achieves order and makes tired PCs lively again.

Test results at a glance: Speed: 2.44, Configuration and functions: 1.10, Operation: 1.47, Service: 1.99
COMPUTERBILD test result: Good 2.10
Value for money: Good value for money

--Donn Edwards 12:45, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Known issues

"Directories and file metadata are not defragmented":

Depends. In online-mode (standard), O&O defrags and consolidates any non-exclusive-locked files by the OS. With NTFS volumes, these are only a handful files ($MFTMirr, $LogFile, pagefile.sys, hiberfil.sys etc.); at FAT volumes however, all directories are also locked and therefore can't be moved. Running in offline-mode (in the Windows start-up phase), O&O can also move those locked files (i.e. defragmenting the pagefile), but it uses a fast-mode (possible the Stealth-method from the online-mode), so it just defrags the files but does not consolidate free space (so FAT-directories aren't moved anyway, sticking to wherever they were at the volume).

"There is no way to limit the defragmentation degree.":

And yes, O&O defrags all files regardless the number of fragments, there is no option to limit this - only to manually exclude files from defragmenting. But what's the point anyway, it's a defragmentation program after all, so it defragments even those files. Xoleras (talk) 16:35, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

This article is not merely self-promotion; it is NOTHING but a product information page. Tell me, is it ok if I post all my software titles here, too? I'm not sure why the author of O&O thinks he is entitled to free product promotion at Wikipedia, but I personally will put a stop to this BS. Electronic Arts tried to pull the same crap and it backfired. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.86.50.247 (talk) 02:20, 24 May 2008 (UTC)