Comments on: Reluctantly Reviewed: iDefrag http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/02/06/idefrag The Rants and Raves of an Unsettled Mind Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Esther Carney http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/02/06/idefrag/comment-page-1#comment-7487 Esther Carney Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:40:16 +0000 http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/02/06/reluctantly-reviewed-idefrag#comment-7487 Just killing some time playing with my laptop whilst my main computer is defragging. At 24 hrs it looks like it is about half way. I sure hope I notice some benefits from this exercise. I have many many files over 20mb, I made the CD following the instructions and had no trouble booting from it. I used the original disk that came with the mac as it's template that it needed. So far so good. There are probably some other defraggers for macs out there. I would assume drive genious, techtool pro etc has them, but I think idefrag is the only one that smart groups things that you use frequently together to improve performance. Now a complete review would tell me what happens if I decide to click on that cute little blue pause button or the red stop button. Could I then restart my mac, do some work, then continue the defrag later where I left off?? Love esther Just killing some time playing with my laptop whilst my main computer is defragging. At 24 hrs it looks like it is about half way. I sure hope I notice some benefits from this exercise. I have many many files over 20mb, I made the CD following the instructions and had no trouble booting from it. I used the original disk that came with the mac as it's template that it needed. So far so good.

There are probably some other defraggers for macs out there. I would assume drive genious, techtool pro etc has them, but I think idefrag is the only one that smart groups things that you use frequently together to improve performance.

Now a complete review would tell me what happens if I decide to click on that cute little blue pause button or the red stop button. Could I then restart my mac, do some work, then continue the defrag later where I left off??

Love esther

]]> By: MacBernac http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/02/06/idefrag/comment-page-1#comment-4540 MacBernac Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:44:23 +0000 http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/02/06/reluctantly-reviewed-idefrag#comment-4540 iDefrag worked as advertised on my MacBook. Ran it to prep for install of Snow Leopard. Noticed that with a defragged/optimized hard drive, repairing permissions takes a fraction of a time, from approx 20 minutes to about 6! That's a lot less stress on the CPU and the fans. It's worth the $30, and I do recall Norton, back in the day, was about the same price. As for creating a boot disk, I ran iDefrag from my external drive, which boots up a lot faster than a CD. I recommend iDefrag for anyone who wants to keep their Mac running in top form. iDefrag worked as advertised on my MacBook. Ran it to prep for install of Snow Leopard. Noticed that with a defragged/optimized hard drive, repairing permissions takes a fraction of a time, from approx 20 minutes to about 6! That's a lot less stress on the CPU and the fans. It's worth the $30, and I do recall Norton, back in the day, was about the same price.

As for creating a boot disk, I ran iDefrag from my external drive, which boots up a lot faster than a CD.

I recommend iDefrag for anyone who wants to keep their Mac running in top form.

]]> By: Eric http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/02/06/idefrag/comment-page-1#comment-1801 Eric Sat, 23 May 2009 18:06:48 +0000 http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/02/06/reluctantly-reviewed-idefrag#comment-1801 Nice review, but I wouldn't call $30 expensive. Remember how much Norton cost back in the OS 8/9 days :) Nice review, but I wouldn't call $30 expensive. Remember how much Norton cost back in the OS 8/9 days :)

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