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October 14, 2008

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Scott

I knew you folks didn't write the review. You don't stretch the truth like some of your more prominent competitors.

My use of the term "boot" was informed. Like most people I encounter who learn the difference, I think it's counterintuitive (a euphemism for "bassackwards") how Microsoft decided to name the "boot" and "system" volumes.

PerfectDisk

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the comment. We didn't write the review, I was just pointing out that it was out there. PerfectDisk does use the modified time stamp.

The boot time defrag of the "boot" partition will mandate a additional reboot. Many users do confuse the boot and system partitions. For most home users, the boot and system partitions are the same, but they do not have to be. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314470

Boot Partition - where OS is
System Partition - where Ntldr, and Ntdetect.com are

Thanks again, Scott...good points.

Joe

Scott

That Download.com review raises an eyebrow. They say "[I]t offers a SmartPlacement option, which analyzes usage patterns and organizes data to minimize future fragmentation."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but SMARTPlacement doesn't really "analyze usage patterns", it merely looks at the modified timestamp of files.

Then they say "[O]ffline defragmentation ... optimizes parts of the drive, such as the Master File Table and the page file... On your next bootup, PerfectDisk takes over, optimizes the selected files, and lets Windows proceed with start-up." False. If we're talking about the boot partition (a safe assumption), it doesn't just "let Windows proceed with the start-up", it requires another full reboot.

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