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Higher File Access Speed
Disk fragmentation is generally the main cause of slow and unstable computer performance. In order to accelerate your hard drive for faster data access and outstanding disk performance, Smart Defrag 5 provides efficient defragmentation technology to hard drives and SSD using multi-threading defragging whilst also consolidating free space and defragging large files. Then you can enjoy faster game launching speed, copy files in half the time, etc.
Up to 100% Faster PC Startup
Specific boot files in the system disk are not allowed to be moved safely while Windows is running, which causes a slower and slower system startup. The Boot-time Defrag feature of Smart Defrag 5 will easily do this job for you, it can help you safely defrag files on HDD. Furthermore, using a feature unique to IObit, it allows you to customize defrag specified files during system boost. After that you can enjoy a faster PC startup and top running speed on your PC with the most stability.
Safe & Automatic Disk Defrag
Smart Defrag 5 not only provides disk defragmentation as any other tool does, but also optimizes it by intelligently streamlining your files based on using frequency. With IObit latest disk defrag engine, it is just as safe for your files as using Windows. And you just need to install & forget it. Smart Defrag 5 will automatically work for you with no data lost.
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Reviews for IObit Smart Defrag 5 PRO
As files are being constantly read, written, deleted, and resized on a disk drive, fragmentation occurs. It is the process by which files are broken down into small fragments and these are spread out over several locations on the disk. Fragmentation causes slow read and write speeds, reduce PC performance, long boot-times, random crashes and freeze-ups, and in extreme cases even a complete inability to boot up at all.
Smart Defrag 5 PRO is a reliable and powerful defragmenting tool, designed to defragment and optimize your disk drives to keep them running at peak performance, so you can experience increased performance and speed, and avoid any troubles caused by fragmentation.
Overview
The installer is ~10MB in size and the installation process does not take much time at all. One thing I found really annoying was, it offered me to install other products of IObit along with this one, and also offered me to subscribe to updates with my email ID. Both of them can be skipped but it is still not expected from a PRO version on an application. Upon launching it, it automatically detects all your drives and partitions and shows them on the main UI. It can also detect whether a drive is an SDD or HDD, it can be changed if the detection was wrong.
Pros
Clean & Easy-to-use UI
The UI is well-arranged and clear-cut, and comes with a modern look and design. The well-thought arrangement of the UI makes it easy to access all the features and options of this application. It is easy-to-use for all types of users, even the ones with less experience.
The UI is divided in four tabs, namely ‘Disk Defrag’, ‘Boot Time Defrag’, ‘Game Optimize’, and ‘Action Center’. In the ‘Disk Defrag’ tab, it shows all your drives, and lets you perform analysis and defragmentation, it also shows information like free space and total size of all the drives. Moreover, it shows Windows Apps too, and you can add specific file or folder too.
Many Defragment Options
Ther are many defrag modes available like, fast defrag, defrag and optimize, large file defrag, free space defrag, and defrag and prioritize files. Moreover, you can enable Disk Cleanup for your hard drives. For SSD only ‘Trim’ option is present, as performing defragmentation on SSD can shorten it’s life span.
Moreover, you can turn on Auto Defrag and Scheduled Defrag, Auto Defrag runs when the system is idle for a certain amount of time, whereas Scheduled Defrag can be set to repeat at a certain frequency.
For further performance improvement, you can turn on the ‘Boot Time Defrag’ feature, which defragments your system files before the system starts. These files include, pagefiles, hibernation files, registry files and more. You can choose what drives to perform it on and how often should it be performed.
Game Optimization
This tool also comes with an option to optimize games. It reduces loading times and possible lagging in the games by defragmenting them. This improves read and write speeds, which in-turn increases game performance.
Cons
Action Center
The ‘Action Center’ tab is full of the links to IObit other software applications. Advertising and promoting their own software is understandable, but dedicating a whole tab for it and naming it ‘Action Tab’ does not seem right. It is annoying and users who do not understand what it is would be disappointed after clicking the options inside it.
Conclusion
Smart Defrag 5 PRO is a reliable solution packed with various powerful tools to optimize and improve computer performance. The intuitive UI makes it suitable to be used by all types of users from experts to novices. It runs smoothly without using much system resources, it can definitely bring like back to old computers.
A good defragmenter is a must in today’s world of computers, but alas Smart Defrag causes more hurt than its worth.
Over the years, I used Smart Defrag to automatically keep defragmentation down to a minimum, and having less than 1% a personal pride. But then I had a hard drive crash. You can’t blame a software on a single program, afterall, they happen. And then it happened a couple more times with new hard drives. This they say can also happen. I had a backup drive by then, small losses. Finally my backup also crashed. Big loss. But what could it be?
Eventually besides the OS, I had Smart Defrag and uTorrent running on a different computer. And the hard drive crashed. All through the years, I had uTorrent alongside Smart Defrag running. And of course to keep my ratios up, I would seed for days, all the while Smart Defrag ran in the background silently keeping my computer free from fragmentation.
Now I still use a defragmenter, on occasion, and I still seed for days, but I do not use Smart Defrag. My conclusion is that a torrent program which reads and writes constantly, alongside a defragmenter which does the same, non-stop, causes too much strain on any hard drive. Thus a hard drive will crash. I no longer use Smart Defrag, and haven’t had a crash in a few years.
TL;DR – IF you torrent, DO NOT use Smart Defrag. The combo kills hard drives.
Smart Defrag 5.5is more than your regular defragmentation tool. It packs quite the punch and lets you do more than simple defragmentation. I personally find this a powerful utility that will take care of my boot partition, handle game optimization and feature an action center that gives you access to tantalizing utilities like spyware protection, driver updaters and password manager.
I have used IOBIT products for a long time, including this Degrag program with good results. It is easy to use and if you defrag regularly it takes very little time. It is also easy to use. I have most often used the free version, but whenever I can do an upgrade I do so. Very glad to upgrade again to Pro. Thank you!
I trust IOBIT Products, I never am concerned about defragging my computer.
Slow computer performance is one the problem that most computer owners have to bear with several months after purchase or installation of a fresh operating system. Various methods and ways exist for fixing slow speeds. One of such ways, which is quite effective, is through defragmenting your hard drive or solid-state drive. In the process of searching for a defragmenting software, I came across IObit Smart Defrag 5 PRO. I put it through the paces and here is what I discovered.
At a glance
Although the UI is not always the main reason for users to opt for a given program, it is worth noting this software has a nice and intuitive interface. The main options are in form of tabs that nicely bundle up the sub options. There is nothing challenging about using this defrag application right from the installation steps.
Pros
Optimize games
To have a smooth gaming experience, no gamer ever wants a laggy system. Thanks to IObit Smart Defrag 5 PRO’s Game Optimize option, you will have your games launching faster than before. Apart from fast launching, this option ensures the general performance of optimized games notably increases.
Easily export defragmentation reports
In office settings, reports usually comes in handy. While using IObit Smart Defrag 5 PRO I found its ability to generate reports to be useful. The reports helped me track the amount of disk space that the software has defragmented.
Useful Auto Smart Defrag
Let’s face it, the need to always defragmenting your disk might overwhelm you in some cases. To cover for that, this Smart Defrag has an Auto Smart Defrag option that was surprisingly helpful. The option informed me when my disk required some defragmentation. As such, it gives you the peace of mind you need as you rest assured your computer’s performance will not drop because of unnoted fragmentation.
Con
Unwanted additional features
While installing IObit Smart Defrag 5 PRO, displays options and requests you to install them as well. The extras were unnecessary and in case you install them, you will end up with annoying additional software on your system.
Verdict
IObit Smart Defrag 5 PRO clearly offers a nice and simple way of defragmenting your disk. In doing so, you will boost the performance of your system. Not only does this software let you optimize your applications, but also games for quicker launching and running. Further, the program packs an intuitive UI that makes it easy to use right away after installation.
One of the simplest ways to keep your computer running at its optimum is by doing regular Disk Defrag. While the inbuilt Windows tool might be good enough, you might find yourself looking for something that packs an extra punch. This is where Smart Defrag 5.3 comes in.
Smart Defrag 5.4 is more than your regular defragmentation tool. It packs quite the punch and lets you do more than simple defragmentation. I personally find this a powerful utility that will take care of my boot partition, handle game optimization and feature an action center that gives you access to tantalizing utilities like spyware protection, driver updaters and password manager.
Pros
Neat and Easy to Use
The first tab of Smart Defrag 5.4 shows all your partitions, what allocated size is in use and gives you the option to auto defrag, do a boot time defrag or disk cleanup. A quick analysis tab lets you assess disk or partition health, and other figures that will affect your hard disk.
This is a lot of information for a defrag tool and would definitely have sat better with something that lets you repair or recover sectors and partitions.
Quick Analysis and Reporting
The problem with defragment tools is they rarely tell you how bad your partitions are within a short time. They force you to wait for log staring at a mundane progress bar. Smart Defrag is not only fast but also presents information in a enticing way that will couple with its reliability to give you an impressive user experience.
Couple this with the fact that you have a wide range of defrag options and you get the perfect combination for whatever defragmentation job you want. Longer and thorough checks will be done when you have the time while you can still call on the quick defrag when you can’t afford the wait.
Cons
Everything in the Utility Tab is a Link
Yes, the utilities like password manager and anti spyware are a cool addition I might want to download. But the fact that Smart Defrag fools me into believing that they are part of the software is simply annoying.
Verdict
Smart Defrag is quick, thorough and attractive. The straightforward UI not only makes it look great but also ensures that anyone, from the beginner to the professional can handle their disk fragmentation on their own.
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