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Pros: 555

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Bottom Line: 555

Plumber reviewed v14.0 Build 909-t on Jan 20, 2011

The only thing more corrupt than the code that went into this thing is my hard drive after running it. I'll stick with mst Defrag. It's far cheaper, and it works great. And as far as I know, the author isn't a proselytizing religious nut.

J_s_u reviewed v14.0 Build 909-t on Oct 27, 2010

Reviewing Diskeeper 2010 Premier Pro v14.0.909.0 on Windows XP SP3 (32bit/x86)

I've been a user of mstDefrag for the last 3-4 years and have also used O&O Professional, PerfectDisk, myDefrag, UltraDefrag, and Defraggler but I think this is the best.

Advantages:
1. The automatic defrag and proactive defrag prevention actually work (unlike other programs that claim to do it) set it and forget it.
2. Ability to defrag Windows system files, boot files, and Hard Disk MFT.
3. Quite fast at a full manual defrag compared to others I have used.
4. Lots of options, features, and config settings.
5. Noticeable increase in system performance.

Disadvantages:
1. Bloated GUI.
2. Memory usage on the Diskeeper Service (DkService.exe) [which facilitates the automatic defrag etc] is 52,000k+ regardless of whether program is running or not. The program itself (mmc.exe) takes around 16,000k when running.
3. The "Volume Health and Recommendations" are well off the mark, and overly sensitive.
4. Troublesome to activate.

I am not an expert by any means, just thought I would share my thoughts.

trynow reviewed v14.0 Build 903-t on Sep 8, 2010

Super

Bridget reviewed v14.0 Build 903-t on May 28, 2010

Diskeeper is running a special for $10 off Diskeeper 2010 Professional edition for Memorial Day. With this release they are taking a proactive approach by preventing the fragmentation up front. Great product. http://bit.ly/ayd2e0

Artem S. Tashkinov reviewed v14.0 Build 898t on Dec 30, 2009

Bloated, overpriced, intrusive piece of junk.

Cris3 reviewed v14.0.896 on Nov 24, 2009

They hit a home run with this 2010 version. The home version works great unless you need the pro version for a business. Integrates well with Windows 7. It actually reduced my boot-up time by almost a minute.

jtsnow reviewed v13.0.844 on Jul 8, 2009

I've used Diskeeper professional 2009 since its release last year, and it's one of the best performing and most trouble-free utilities I have on my system. It's unintrusive, doesn't conflict with any other application and simply does a fantastic job of keeping the drives tidy. Highly recommended.

Second Shadow reviewed v13.0.844 on Jun 3, 2009

Thanks to jahamaville for the heads up.
This should be called the Scientology Defrag. No thanks, keep your religion out of your company and out of my HDD

Maestro reviewed v13.0.835-t on Mar 5, 2009

For weya1b0:

if still interesting in 0xC0000043 solution, make this steps:
1.Disable Antivirus self defense
2.Find key in regstry

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\KLIF]
"Start"=dword:00000001

change to "Start"=dword:00000003

3. Set Diskeeper to Boot-time defrag
4. Restart PC
5. Boot-time started normaly, phase 3 iniatialised, defragmentation work.
6. After defrag, set registry back to "Start"=dword:00000001.
7.Restart PC, enable antivirus self defense.

jahamaville reviewed v13.0.835-t on Dec 26, 2008

This is not a product review, but rather a review on the company.

Recently, Diskeeper has been accused of forcing their employees to either take part in Scientology training, or be laid off. Regardless if it's Scientology, Christianity, Buddhism, or any other belief, this is discrimination and is not acceptable from any corporation.

http://www.google.com/ne...cientology&ie=UTF-8

weya1b0 reviewed v13.0.835-t on Dec 22, 2008

If you get it to work correctly should be a fairly good utility definitely not the best of the best. On my computer I still have to figure out why boot-time defrag stops with an unexpected error 0xc0000043 and how to correct it. I 'm welcoming any help. I'm running DK pro premier 2009.
Thanks.

Sandshark reviewed v13.0.835-t on Dec 15, 2008

Diskeeper 2008 Pro user since it was released last year, and now currently trying out the 2009 Pro version on XP.
To cut a long story short: DK 2009 Pro is awesome. The defrag engine has been tweaked some more, and is blazing fast. Defrags all three drives at the same time, without bringing the system down to a crawl. One of the non-system drives had only 7% free space, but DK 2009 managed to defrag it fully without breaking into a sweat. Not many defraggers can do that.
Finally, a welcome inclusion of file placement algorithms in the 2009 Pro edition.
This is the best defragger I've used. Highly recommended!

Raimondas reviewed v13.0.835-t on Dec 14, 2008

2009 version is just slightly better than 2008, so i will stay with 2008. I don't think it is worth to do upgrade.

But is nice program and i did not had any problems with it, so i give 4 rating.

pjb reviewed v13.0.835-t on Dec 5, 2008

Works ok.
In my opinion bloated and no major change from previous versions, not worth any paid upgrade.
Product activation is another aggravation - no thanks.

jspratjr reviewed v13.0.835-t on Dec 4, 2008

Love it - never a problem.

Undesired Username reviewed v12.0.758t on Jun 18, 2008

Hah... I've also experienced serious corruption of NTFS volumes after using Diskeeper's offline defrag feature. And I've seen it happen with multiple versions of Diskeeper. I'll never trust it again.

hross reviewed v12.0.758t on Dec 10, 2007

Diskeeper has been a reliable part of my administrative toolset until the most recent version DK2008.

An attempt at boot time defragmentation resulted in complete loss of the directory structure and chkdsk has now claimed to have recovered 1.6 million numerically named orphaned files.

I've had BSOD before with DK7 which were subsequently fixed, but this is much more severe. The system is new and hardware is not likely the issue. The main reason that it rates a '1' (rather than a '3' say) is that customer support has been poor.

I've had one boilerplate response after a week of trying to contact them via email.

seidell23231 reviewed v12.0.758t on Nov 11, 2007

OK, I have been a user of this product since version9 and have updated every time they produced a NEW product. However, I just do NOT see the worth in upgrading to DK 2008 Pro Premier when I already have and use DK 2007 Pro Premier. Except for some word changes, I just do NOT see it.

So, can someone, anyone, explain the benefits of upgrading to 2008 PP when 2007 PP is currently in use?

I need some help folks. Hey I'll upgrade now if someone can show me the worth, but I can't see it...

Thanks!

Gunny

pjb reviewed v12.0.758t on Oct 24, 2007

Not much difference between V11 and V12. This version works well, and installs without a problem.

Sandshark reviewed v11.0.709t on Jul 21, 2007

In my opinion, the best defragmenter on the market today. Better than Perfectdisk or O&O because it runs more smoothly, has a much better GUI, and has the best automatic defragmentation function by far. PD/OO make claims about free space 'optimization' etc, but I never noticed any improvement after trying out those. And they still don't match the low resource usage, fast defragment time or the intelligent automatic mode of Diskeeper.

praque reviewed v11.0.706t on May 28, 2007

I havent met with a single problem with the latest edition of Diskeeper. ALways found diskeeper a cut above the rest, the 2007 version is as good as it can get. One cant ask for more.. we have them on our workstations, therez no need to check or schedule defrags anymore.

[deXter] reviewed v11.0.706t on May 17, 2007

Automatic defrag works like a charm.

tarrith reviewed v11.0.706t on May 17, 2007

This product sux.

It supposedly automatically defrags your disk to improve disk access performance. But I find no performance gains when using it unless I make the software do it manually. And now they jump on the "Product Activation" bandwagon, which makes this software suck big time.

Go find O&O Defrag 200 Freeware Edition and stay away from this pile of steaming software.

Tarrith

Mastertech reviewed v11.0.701t on Mar 9, 2007

WARNING!!! this latest build requires activation!

1. This product always requires Product Activation upon install.
2. Silent Activation is enabled which will automatically activate when an internet connection is found.
3. If an Internet Connection is not found, the ability to manually activate the product is available (also for PC's not connected to the Internet).
4. Fixed some User Interface refresh issues.
5. Changes have been made to prevent Diskeeper from unnecessarily polling floppy disk drives in Vista (already fixed for other OS'es in build 698).
6. Reliability and performance issues handled.
7. Diskeeper now preserves timeframe exclusions when imaging across multiple machines.
8. Diskeeper defragments NTFS Metadata Files ($Extend) in XP and above online. This includes the USN Journal.
9. Diskeeper now recognizes Encrypted Virtual Drives.
10. Fixed minor issue regarding MFT fragmentation reporting.
11. Boot-Time Directory Consolidation is now available for FAT volumes.
12. Some 508-compliance (accessibility) issues have been fixed.
13. Fixed InvisiTasking graphs for Foreign Operating Systems.
14. I-FAAST Measurement fixed for Foreign Operating Systems.
15. Fixed various minor Vista Compatibility Issues.

This build is available via Check for Updates if you are running Vista. Due to the fact that this build requires activation (and you may not have had to do this in the past) it is not yet available via Check for Updates for XP/2000 users, though will be soon.

pjb reviewed v11.0.701t on Mar 8, 2007

Vista build is available via their site. Registered/Paid users can request a free upgrade to the Vista version. I have been using the Vista version for nearly a month now, and with no problems at all. Full details how to get the Vista version can be found here: http://www.diskeeper.com/diskeeper/solutions.asp

Adrian79 reviewed v11.0.701t on Mar 8, 2007

ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE A VISTA BUILD?

Mastertech reviewed v11.0.686.1 on Jan 24, 2007

Still the absolutely best Commercial Defragmenter. You install it, turn on automatic defragmenting and never have to manually defragment your computer ever again - seriously. You never even have to ever look at it again, it just works in the background only when the system is idle and will never interfere with system performance. It doesn't get any better than this. Not to mention this is one of the most reliable and safest programs on the market. I run it on every server and workstation I setup and have never had a problem. Stop wasting your time defragmenting, let Diskeeper do it for you.

Sorb reviewed v11.0.686.1 on Jan 24, 2007

Strange, this file (Diskeeper2007-Professional.exe) is the same that I downloaded at October 17, 2006. Even though this version was released today (Diskeeper Pro 11.0.686.1). The MD5 checksum is still 1dd3afdcbb83a660dde52c823183cbe3.

toasale reviewed v11.0.686.1 on Jan 24, 2007

Heeeey cowgaR

Opinions are not like _ _ _holes, as not everybody
has one, i.e a colostomy. It's possible yours is atop your shoulders?

It's why Coke vs Pepsi, Chevy vs Ford and so on.

Lawrence01 reviewed v11.0.686.1 on Jan 24, 2007

While this program may be good. I found a better one and I honestly bought 3 copies of it. Its called the Ultimate Defragger from disktrix.com

You can run a trial version of it, and while it does require activation on the purchased licensed copy (which I don't like.) Its just the thing I have been searching for for some time. I'm just a new customer of ultimatedefrag, not getting paid to say this or anything. I just feel so strongly about it and hope to inform others.

id242 reviewed v11.0.686.1 on Jan 24, 2007

Still not working for early adopters, ie; those who are running any version of Vista. Although PerfectDisk has been working just fine on Vista for quite a while now.

OAKsider reviewed v10.0.686 on Nov 25, 2006

Where is Diskeeper 2007 Pro Premier? Anyway, it's the successor and it does defrags as well as you'd wish. Fast, many options, great interface, no problems, perfect.

Muhaha PZero, what a lamer troll comment.

Point Zero reviewed v10.0.686 on Nov 1, 2006

PerfectDisk pisses all over this.

cowgaR reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 29, 2006

toasale and Floske Tuf do not have a clue, that is the nature of internet, that even kids have access.

yes, windows defragmenter was made by the company which is making diskeeper, which in my case is plus.

diskeeper is the BEST defragmenter in this universe since version 7, since version 9 it became magnum opus, and version 10 or this new version DISKEEPER 2007 is all your Windows Server/Workstation business needs!

IIS is becoming more and more popular(with IIS 7 making appache looks dull) so is NTFS file system, so is the need to defragment it intelligently in background with NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES when defragmenting without ANY BLOAT without ANY RESOURCE USAGE with HUNDRED percent reliability.

I guess you think that this is the Diskeeper. But you are wrong, it is not. IT IS MUCH MUCH MUCH more.

Stellar software for years with unsurpassed features for your windows machines!

P.S. I do not work for this company, I just like their soft, and been trusting it for years (ok it did destroy my windows2003 disk with boot time defragmenter once, but that bug is fixed, hopefully :)

toasale reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 18, 2006

If you have not tried PerfectDisk, you have missed any and all boats! Its one-pass defrag process, as well as other features, makes Diskeeper the 2nd best defragger.

Floske Tuf reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 18, 2006

@ *mj*
@ jaywatts

If you distrust MS that much, then you should not use Diskeeper because the defragmenter in Windows is also made by Diskeeper !

You made me give the lowest (1) rating to your Diskeeper :-)

hahahaha

utomo reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 17, 2006

It is a good utilities.
however they need to update the lite version too.

it is not good if the lite version is more than 3 years old.
they need to update so it also work with latest win xp and also the win vista.

*mj* reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 17, 2006

"Wow. I can't believe people actually use the Windows built in defrag utility. Do you really trust Microsoft to defrag your hard drive......."

Micrsoft dont defrag your hard drive in 2000/XP. Diskeeper do, the disk defragmenter included in Windows is actually made by Diskeeper, albeit a very old version.

However still a great prog!

** In reply to Floske Tuf above, Wasn't me saying i didn't trust MS or Diskeeper, just quoting jaywatts :) **

jaywatts reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 17, 2006

Wow. I can't believe people actually use the Windows built in defrag utility. Do you really trust Microsoft to defrag your hard drive when they can't even code a secure web-browser? And to the person with the XP 64 bit: I just built a system with XP Pro 64 bit and Diskeeper 10 works perfectly. I use FULL versions of Diskeeper 10 on all of my computers and couldn't be any happier. Maybe the trial version is your problem, but my full version works quite well under XP Pro x64. Diskeeper puts out the best Defragging utility PERIOD! It's quick, gets the job done, and is light years ahead of any built in Windows utility.

raveren reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 17, 2006

@ballyhairs:
It IS very expensive, but try to install a demo version and you'll understand.

Diskeeper is excellent at what it does, definitely the best of its type of programs.

ballyhairs reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 17, 2006

Why would I pay $49 to defrag my pc while the option there in windows, I don't understand people.

johnusa reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 17, 2006

Is this new version compatible with Vista RC2?

deadmonkey reviewed v10.0.686 on Oct 17, 2006

Never had any problems with Diskeeper since I first started using Diskeeper Lite back in 1997 on Windows NT (it didn't come with a defrag tool).

It does the job it is designed to do well, what more can you ask for?

Quick note to klingon379: The 64bit version is a seperate installer, I have not requested the trial version in years so I do not know if they offer both the 32 and 64 bit versions for trial however both are on the CD I got with my purchase, not that this helps you much, I just thought I would let you know they are seperate installers.

Race24wc reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 10, 2005

I have been using Diskeeper Pro since version 7 and have been very happy with it, so I purchased Diskeeper 10 Pro Premiere and when I tried to install it, I got an error that my processor did not support the installation package. I immediately sent an email to tech support, and 4 days later, still have not received any kind of response from them. Because I didn't receive any kind of response from tech support, I have sent 2 emails to customer service asking for a refund for the software because I paid $125 for it and can't even install it, and again have received NO responses whatsoever from them either. In the meantime, I was eligible for a FREE upgrade to Diskeeper 10 Pro, so I installed it and it works fine. So, apparently there is some kind of a problem with the installation package of the Premiere Edition. So, I rate the product as very good, but I rate their tech support and customer service as POOR. Once my registration runs out, I will be changing to a product where the tech support and customer service is better, which wouldn't take much. I don't appreciate them charging me for a $125 product that I can't even use!!!!!

klingon379 reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 8, 2005

The folks at Diskeeper Corporation are a bunch of liars. I tried installing the trial version of Diskeeper 10 Professional Premier on 64-bit Windows XP and got a message stating my operating system wasn't supported. If this is how the trial version works, I most certainly won't be giving Diskeeper Corporation any of my money.

Merlyn_3D reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 8, 2005

It's okay, but PerfectDisk is the best defragger I've used, it's by far the fastest, and it's the only one that COMPLETELY defrags.

LeXTeRiTY_X reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 7, 2005

Revolting, not even worth the uninstall. The later versions are nowhere near as good as the classic workstation versions.

Version 4.x of DisKeeper actually *UNDERSTOOD* how the disk was operating and altered the filesystem to match its read-write patterns. It consolidated directories waaaaay better than all modern defraggers. Yes, I've tried O&O, Raxco, and Norton's defragger too, which ruled the FAT32 scene, all fail since modern HDDs look after themselves better than the defraggers.

Also, 4.x was completely independant of MMC, which I now find handy but steer away from if I can.

Adrian79 reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 7, 2005

been using this since version 7! great stuff!

" * New Diskeeper Professional Premier Edition is the ultimate edition for power users and high powered workstation computing"

yup, that's the version i have had since last week :-)

gate1975mlm reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 7, 2005

Same Here! Diskeeper 10 kicks butt!

robmanic44 reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 7, 2005

You don't want this. For starters, it is difficult to download from e-mail. It has a huge footprint. O+O is better at defragmentation and you can download it easily.

rafaelcage reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 7, 2005

Diskepeer ROCKS :-)

roj reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 7, 2005

slegg:

It's easy to compare; both products are by the same company. Also, ALL defrag tools today use the same standard Windows APIs (even Symantec caved). I ran Diskeeper for years in various incarnations (I started in the NT days) until the XP defrag engine was included in the OS. I used 9 for a while and then uninstalled it and immediately noticed the following benefits:

Speed - the system was immediately noticeably less sluggish.

Less annoyance - the so-called "smart" defrag didn't kick in at inopportune and frequently ridiculous times. Sure, I could set it to execute at a specific time but I can do that with with the included defrag, can't I.

No gimmicks - MFT extension? Pagefile defrag? Puh-leeze. Marketing.

So here's 10 with a bunch of new "features" and ONE decent effort:

Speed - if I set a Scheduler job to execute at 2:00AM with the built-in defrag, why do I give a ratz azz about speed? Starts at 2 - done by 3. Life goes on and I'm asleep anyway.

Less resources - if I don't load it until I want to run it by automation, why do I care? So now it doesn't bog my system down quite like a Jenny Craig candidate after a binge. About time, eh? But it STILL adds a slight performance hit to the system, even now. Personally, I prefer to run as few usless services as possible. Less RAM use, less overhead (and I have a gig of RAM on my box so it's not really lean).

I-FAAST - can you say "gimmick"? This is just like MFT extension. Wow.

Enhanced UI - "more marketing".

Native 64-bit OS support - and the version that ships with XP64 is what, exactly? Right.

Terabyte volume engine - OK, this one has merit. But how many of us have a terabyte of disk space in our workstations or SANs attached to our machines?

At the end of the day I get the same basic functionality and performance benefits by using the built-in defrag and:

1) it doesn't cost me a cent

2) it won't add unnecessary overhead to my machine.

To my mind paying for more overhead and the same result isn't exactly smart buying.

Three stars for a product that has real benefits only to a niche market (the SAN scenario).

Oh, and using a defrag tool on a busy SQL server is NOT a good idea - performance lag.

Aires reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 7, 2005

I'be been using it just short of a week now and I think it's very good - very good indeed.

yokozuna reviewed v10.0.593.0 on Dec 7, 2005

As I already wrote I am pretty impressed by the newest DK.
It comes in three flavours:
- Home Ed.
- Professional Ed.
- Professional Premier Ed.

The Pro edition works with Windows 98-XP. The Premier Edition is the most interesting (but costs much too much IMHO) because in fact it consists of two separate programs with one installer. One works with Windows 2000 and XP (no 9x support), the other runs natively on Windows 64-bit operating systems. It supports I-FAAST technologies. According to the producer: Intelligent File Access Acceleration Sequencing Technology (I-FAAST) improves file access and creation by up to 80% (average 10%-20%). This is the first industry implementation of 'Disk Performance Calibration', the modern evolution of the outdated and inconclusive disk optimization strategies of the past.

When I-FAAST is enabled, Diskeeper runs specially-engineered benchmarks on your disk volumes to learn their performance characteristics. Diskeeper then transparently monitors volumes for file access frequency on an ongoing basis in to determine which files are requested most often. Special analysis techniques prevent Diskeeper from being 'fooled' by files that have been recently accessed.

I can say that it is very good if you have an array of HDDs or very large partitions. If not, the advantage of the new technology is almost not visible at all (at least in my case). So if you do not have an x64 OS and/or a RAID config you should not even think about spending another 50 bucks for the Premier Edition.

Anyway, after the horrible crash of my PD and testing the newest DK I decided that I will not wait for a PD upgrade and stay with DK. It is worth of it.

yokozuna reviewed v9.0.532 on Dec 5, 2005

I test the newest DK Pro 10.0.593.0 and I am very positively surprised. It is blazingly fast and it defragments my HDDs thoroughly in background. I tried O&O Defrag and PerfectDisk but surprise, surprise! DK seems to be the best. I thought that PD (which I used for a long time) defragments disks the best but I had to change my mind.

slegg reviewed v9.0.532 on Aug 12, 2005

Roj, how can you compare this to built-in defragmenter?! The built-in-thing is the crappiest stuff ever.

I use diskeeper for years now, it's speed is fantastic comparing to other defragmenters. Smart mode, screensaver mode, mft and pagefile defragmenting etc. You can just start the defragmenting proces and continue your work - no noticeable slowdowns. I'll like this piece of software.

huppel reviewed v9.0.532 on Aug 12, 2005

I have been testing extensively
- Diskeeper
- PerfectDisk
PerfectDisk is defenitely the winner with a light-year ahead.

Don't take me wrong :
Diskeeper is much better than Defrag that comes with Windows XP.
But PerfectDisk allowed me to speed up my system due to it's "Smart Placement Option".
PerfectDisk also did a perfect "Boot-defrag".

httpd.confused reviewed v9.0 on Feb 28, 2005

Resizing your MFT reservation zone is hardly ever really necessary, and even if you want to, you can do it manually, with a simple registry change. Windows handles this for you under all normal circumstances.

Like other reviewers, I experienced file system corruption after running boot-time defrags with an earlier version of Diskeeper (it was a long time ago, but I believe it was Diskeeper 6).

I tried Diskeeper 9 for grins and giggles, and guess what? Diskeeper 9's boot-time defrags still corrupt file system structures. In my case, it was some NTFS metadata. Executive Software support said that Diskeeper was just stressing the disk enough to make it physically fail, which is utter nonsense--the drive is fine, and I don't have a single bad sector with data in it.

This is not a physical drive problem, but a logical file system corruption issue, caused by Diskeeper. I've run many, many offline defrags with versions 4 through 7 of PerfectDisk, and it never caused such a problem.

I had no problems with the online defrags, and they went quickly. The "I/O Smart" and priority setting features are great, and I wish other defrag utility vendors would implement the same sort of thing. I found "Set it and forget it" to be (quite ironically) very clunky and poorly designed. The fact that you can't select multiple volumes for analysis or defrag, unless you first select "Set it and forget it", is just plain stupid.

If you run the trial version of Diskeeper, I urge you to create an image of any partition you use it on first, with something like Image for Windows first.

I liked many things about Diskeeper, but even though online defrags worked fine, I just don't feel comfortable keeping it around.

zridling reviewed v9.0 on Dec 21, 2004

Version 9.x is very fast, and all it asks is that you disable any firewall you have during installation (not during normal use). Best of all, Diskeeper is able to defrag, expand, or completely replace your pagefile.sys (MFT) upon reboot. Along with many options, it's very solid.

Morningdove reviewed v9.0 on Oct 14, 2004

Both versions 7 & 8 worked well during a normal defrag. The problems occurred when doing a "boot" defrag. Tech support was superb, but they were unable to offer a solution. The system was a P4HT on an errorless striped drive with numerous clean installs. Problems ranged from corrupting audio and video files to chkdsk doing massive repairs to the drive. On several occasions a complete reinstall was required. This may all have been caused by Gremlins, but I don't want to risk trying version 9.

el_vinnie reviewed v9.0 on Oct 14, 2004

I really like some of the improvements they made for this versions, such as extra-low priority defragging. Even so, even though it was set to 'smart-mode', it still managed to annoy me a little bit by starting during an online gaming session. That's when a rigt-clickable tray-icon, from where I can now quickly shut down diskeeper, really helps.

Conwor reviewed v8.0.459t on Jan 24, 2004

Ater unninstall i was not able to use windows defragmenter. I got an error. Fortunately i have system restore. Now i'm using O&O Defrag wich works perfectly. Much better than Diskeeper.

sauzee reviewed v8.0.459t on Jan 23, 2004

Excellent defragger. Very quick. Never had any problems. Interface improved has improved with version 8.

shroom reviewed v8.0.459t on Oct 7, 2003

Never had any problems with Diskeeper. Really good software :)

AnthonyB reviewed v8.0 on Sep 13, 2003

Took about 2 weeks before it corrupted my WinXP machine and I had to do a total reinstall. Diskeeper 7 took about the same amount of time on 2 different WinXP machines I have.

This product has gone from average to dreadful. I really wish Symantec hadn't discontinued Speedisk which was a better, more effective and 100% reliable product.

mbear reviewed v8.0 on Aug 25, 2003

I've had two systems scrambled by Diskeeper and a buddy lost everything on his laptop to it (plus the corporate backup tape of his laptop had already been recycled.) My guess is DK isn't so hot about spotting damaged filesystems and went ahead and reorged them on faulty data: Pretty hard to make a cow back out of hamburger...

There's also the open question if folks want to support the Scientologist's whose 'church' owns this application.

Fidelio reviewed v8.0 on Aug 25, 2003

Hey, dzjepp... if you don't plan to test it, then don't write reviews... I've been using Diskeeper v7.0 since it got released and the product is great, no problems at all. If you are getting issues, check if your hard drive as any kind of problems instead of blaming the software.

Also, keep in mind that the Disk defragmenter included with Windows XP has been co-developed by Microsoft and Executive Software (the makers of Diskeeper), so they know exactly what are they doing.

IanT3cs reviewed v8.0 on Aug 25, 2003

I have also used V7 for some time and consider it to be good. But who knows?
How the hell do you test the level of fragmentation anyway?
Anyone know of a test please?
I have never had any problems with this version to date.
Let's see what "improvements" V8 brings.

tom3311 reviewed v8.0 on Aug 25, 2003

I have been a beta tester for Diskeeper since version 7... and tested this new version. It is much improved over 7, which was very good. The new interface is better and mods to the "Set it and forget it" are improved, as well. Have had NO problems during the beta testing, so expect the release to continue that legacy. A worthwhile download with all the new improvements and speed.

dzjepp reviewed v8.0 on Aug 25, 2003

I want to tell you guys my experience I had with Diskeeper 7.0SE I've been using it for quite a while without knowing that it was the source of my computer's frequent CHKDSK /F prompts/reboots. See, I would use Diskeeper 7.0+ I would let is scan and do it's thing. A while later sometimes a day or two it was random, it told me that the drive needs to run CHKDSK to correct a few "errors". Well, lately I have uninstalled Diskeeper 7.0+ and now I am using the defragger that comes with Windows. Yeah it is also Diskeeper but, this version is very stable for me I have NO more CHKDSK problems after defragging. I don't know if it had something to do with the super fast scan-engine (maybe it was too fast for it's own good?) Well, one thing I do know is I won't use a newer version, maybe I will test this new one on my other (crappy) PC to see how it works. I am giving this Diskeeper 8.0 Sneak Peek a neutral 3 because I don't really want to test it for fears of messing with my PC again.

sasmary reviewed v7.0.422 on Feb 19, 2003

release diskeeper 7.0.427. very good.