Defrag command line switches to begin, open an elevated command prompt window. The windows disk cache is off in safe mode, and the safe video drivers are very slow. Fast operation lightweight 64bit support can defragment very full harddisks can defragment very large files custom made gui for ease of use allows the selection of any combination of drives displays fragmentation percentage after analyzing disabled flash media by default to. This will help inexperienced users and those that do not like working with the command line to make use of the full functionality of the file defragmentation software. Logon information will be restored to original state after scandefrag restarts. See the running chapter below for a list of commandline options, and the frequently asked questions on how to run it automatically with the windows. This behavior can be tuned with command line arguments both command.
Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the it industry, gadgets, finance. I was looking for a verbose for the boot files and my understanding is b is for boot files. Or maybe just need an update from the manufacturer. Quite a few graphical user interfaces have been created for jkdefrag in the past. Purely command line approach to setting in jkdefrag was quite flexible. Author of this utility stick with the command line interface but users should know that on the authors site are links to several excellent 3rd party guis for jkdefrag. Included are a windows version, a commandline version for scheduling by the. It uses the standard windows defragmentation api exclusively.
From the start menu, click all programs and then accessories. Jkdefrag windows x64 is a free released under the gnu general public license disk defragment and optimize utility. It totally removed all of my windows update history under vista. Its purpose is to quick defrag files without the need to defrag the whole disk. See the d command line options and the log file for more information. Very same defragmentation but with nice visualization of. Scandefrag is a small windows application that configures microsofts, nortons, or jkessels disk utilities as part of the next windows startup process. Mydefrag takes it much further with implementing whole scripting language to describe desired defragmentation process. How to defrag windows 7 from the command line pluralsight. You can set up this free pc software on windows xpvista7810 32 and 64bit. This problem was easily solved by going into command prompt and using the w parameter.
We use jkdefrag in its run silently mode, command line switches, and schedule it to run once a week on saturday evening on all drives. Software deployment package development silent install commands j. Drive letter of the disk you want to defrag all defrag all local, nonremovable drives f defrag files and free space u defrag files only q defrag free space only concise display the hide details view detailed display the show details view. The builtin defragger is not started automatically. The jk part of the utility name is taken from the developers name, jeroen kessels. It also has a number of powerful options and features accessible from a command line interface.
To use the defrag tool, just enter defrag followed by the parameters you want to use. Good for scheduling and such but not interesting for home user. The following commandline options are available for windows setup setup. If you use jkdefrag, read the documentation thoroughly not all the commandline switches are suitable or even needed for a windows. Rizones power tools is a free and portable tools and utilities suite. Leftclick on analyze analyze all or optimize optimize all advanced drive defragment and optimization in windows 10. Included are a set of easy to use scripts for endusers, a scripting engine for demanding users, a screensaver, and a combined windows plus commandline version that can be scheduled by the windows task scheduler or for use from administrator scripts. Jkdefrag updated now known as mydefrag ghacks tech news. Jkdefraggui is an graphical user interface which allows you to easily select all the features jkdefrag, a freeware defragmentation tool made by jeroen kessels has to offer. Windows server 2003 is now configured to automatically run the defrag commandline tool based on the schedule you specified.
Spacehogs see in addition the u mask with the command line parameters. There is also a whole process on defragging a virtual pc, but since i cant find the official link in the jkdefrag forum, it goes something like this for command line parameters. All trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their. Jkdefrag comes as few executables that do same thing with different interface.
Beginning with windows 10, version 1607, you can use a setupconfig file as an alternative to passing paramters to windows setup on a command line. Open a command prompt with administrative privileges click here for instructions use the following command line syntax s and parameter s to run defrag. Another option that i have been using is to use jkdefrag which is free. Can be run automatically with the windows scheduler. In case of using the windows version create a shortcut to jkdefrag. If you use jkdefrag, read the documentation thoroughly not all the command line switches are suitable or even needed for a windows. Jkdefraggui can schedule a defragmentation, install jkdefrag or its screensaver but can also do some small maintenance to your computer. Ive used the application mydefrag for over a year now. On the run line, add the drive letter for the drive to be defragged. A variety of commandline options for finetuned optimization are available. Mydefrag new still single click version of jkdefrag. How to defragment and optimize your drive in windows 10.
Jkdefrag comes with command line, gui and screen saver version. Mydefrag is a free defragmentation software for windows that is fast and extensible through scripts and command line parameters. Jkdefrag does not need any installation or setup, just download the binaries and use it. The command line version can easily be run by using bat files. Jkdefrag allows to defragment a single file or directory or allows you to exclude set of files and directories as well. Perhaps windows 10 is just missing your drive controller. It is freeware, no time limit, fully functional, no advertisements. Freeware defrag utility mydefrag not only handles the basic drive.
The disk defragmenter in windows 1087 offers some additional options compared to that in windows vista. Its commandline version has some additional switches, which are rather useful. Exert control and defrag from the command line in windows. So defragmentation software is fancy interface with minor differences in logic and. If you want to schedule the defrag of your hdd, then these command line switches are available. Mydefrag formerly jkdefrag is able to handle usb sticksdisks and floppies. A free thirdparty tool ive used as a capable substitute for windows server 2003 defrag is jkdefrag. There are three versions of the defragger with jkdefrag. The easiest way is to use jkdefraggui, but you can also use the command line to specify options or do it via windows. Mydefrag optimizes files on your hard drive lifehacker. Conversely, if you run the defrag command and open disk defragmenter, the defragmentation options in disk defragmenter are unavailable. Microsoft is adopting a consistent set of commandline switches that you can use to deploy packages that contain software updates, such as security updates, critical updates, and hotfixes. Wincontig is an easytouse standalone defragmentation tool that doesnt create any installation directories or registry entries on your computer.
The problem is that i do not know that the switches i used hurt the computer in any way. Rizones power tools can be used to optimize memory, optimize registry, defrag computer, disk cleanup, flush file buffers, scan for viruses using clamwin or other scanners, access administrative tools and much more. User sees nothing path of mydefrag install verysilent. You can use the dir command by itself just type dir at the command prompt to list the files and folders in the current directory. Download mydefrag formerly jkdefrag a tool for disk defragmentation and windows optimization. As usual, you can view the command s help file by entering defrag then to use defrag, just enter the following, like you would with many command apps. It is very likely that at least some of these will be made available for mydefrag as well.
I used the command line to run the defrag several times. Jkdefrag is a lowoverhead disk defragmentator with support for multiple. To dig deeper, open command prompt in administrative mode. With jkdefrag gui the engine stays the same but it is wrapped up in an easytouse interface with a bunch of options to make the application as easy to use and flexible as possible.
The actual developer of the free software is jeroen kessels. Completely automatic and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with several. To extend that functionality, you need to use the various switches, or options, associated with the command. Running the defrag command and disk defragmenter are mutually exclusive. Portable disk defragmenters category pen drive apps. Exert control and defrag from the command line in windows 7 by mark kaelin mark w. Jkdefrag is a free opensource disk defragmenting utility computer program for windows. Download the latest version of jkdefrag for windows. Offering an extensive set of windows maintenance tools at your fingertips to help you maintain your pc. The dos commandline has a maximum length, depending on the windows version, and this puts a cap on the number of commandline. The windows defragment tool actually has tons of features, but you just cant access them from the window interface. There are many files that cannot be moved while windows is running, because they are in use by an application, or by a service, or by windows itself. Scripts are flat text files and can be changed with any text editor, for example the notepad windows accesorie. While previous windows versions only featured a graphical interface, windows 7 has included a commandline tool that allows for greater control and flexibility.
Fast, low overhead, with many optimization strategies, can handle floppies, usb disks, memory sticks, and anything else that looks like a disk to windows. Jkdefrag allows to sort the files based on name, size, access time etc. Both the command lines version and the screensaver version allow for the use of switches, for instance. It was developed by jeroen kessels beginning in 2004 and is released under the gnu general public license. Both the gui version and the characteroriented version have numerous command line options. If you are using disk defragmenter to defragment a volume and you run the defrag command at a commandline, the defrag command fails. Mydefrag is a free defragmentation program for all windows systems starting from windows. There are several command line switches available when running the tool. Mydefrag formerly known as jkdefrag is a disk defragmenter and optimizer a maintenance utility to make your harddisk faster for windows all version. Few generic are included in distribution, as well as extensive documentation to make your own. See the q option to do the same for the windows version. The defrag tool in windows vista and windows 7 seems to skip fragments larger than 64mb in size in order to cut down on defrag times.
Jkdefrag runs on the windows 2000xp2003vista operating systems, and defragments both fat and ntfs filesystems. This special menu item is created by the mydefrag installer and will open the script with notepad. Commandline switches for microsoft software update packages. The program can also be called jkdefrag fr, jkdefrag goff ed. Would you care to try initiating a trim from the commandline version of defrag.
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