Version history for Defraggler
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Changes for v2.21.993 - v2.22.995
- - Fixed a bug that caused a scheduled defrag to fail silently
- - Improved SSD detection for newer SSD devices
- - Improved SSD detection for laptops
- - Added new Privacy menu Installer
- - /L (list) switch now highlights SSDs
- - Added a warning when attempting to defrag SSDs
- - Added switch for forcing defragmentation of SSDs
- - Fixed text cutoff on the 'Defrag' button in Dutch
- - Added a warning when attempting to defrag SSDs
- - Fixed text bleeds in the installer for German and other languages
Changes for v2.20.989 - v2.21.993
- - Improved Analysis and Defrag performance.
- - Improved memory usage and management architecture.
- - Optimized 64-bit builds on Windows 8 and 10.
- - Improved update checking process.
- - Updated exception handling and reporting.
- - Improved localization and language support.
- - Minor GUI improvements.
- - Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.19.982 - v2.20.989
- - Improved SSD Optimize and Quick Optimize.
- - Improved Windows 10 support.
- - Optimized moving Files or Folders to end of drive.
- - Updated crash reporting architecture.
- - Optimized remaining time and benchmark calculations.
- - Minor GUI improvements.
- - Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.18.945 - v2.19.982
- - Added move Files or Folders to end of drive.
- - Improved SSD Optimize and Quick Optimize.
- - Added new scriptable /CHECKERRORS parameter to check drive for errors.
- - Added option to disable auto Benchmark after Defrag.
- - Improved localization support.
- - Minor GUI improvements.
- - Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.17.898 - v2.18.945
- Added Disk Performance graphs to Statistics tab.
- Added Quick Optimize for SSD.
- Added ability to view information for different drives when an operation is in progress.
- Improved Health tab loading speed.
- Added new scriptable /UPDATE parameter for background updates. (Defraggler Professional only).
- Improved detection of files without extensions in File list tab.
- Minor GUI improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.16.809 - v2.17.898
- Added New Statistics tab.
- Added Intel, Plextor, Micron and OCZ SSD optimization.
- Added progress information to tray tooltip.
- Improved time remaining calculation.
- Enhanced Freespace Defrag procedure.
- Improved memory usage.
- Optimized benchmarking algorithm.
- Added Indonesian translation.
- Minor GUI improvements and bug fixes.
Changes for v2.15.742 - v2.16.809
- - Added Windows 8.1 support.
- - Added SSD optimization for Windows 8.
- - Added Samsung and JMicron SSD TRIM optimization.
- - Enhanced Solid State Drive detection accuracy.
- - Added additional SMART data to Health tab.
- - Improved search procedure for finding small files.
- - Updated translations.
- - Minor GUI improvements.
- - Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.15.741 - v2.15.742
- Optimized performance of Analyze and Defrag on all OSs.
- Improved Context Menu defrag features.
- Added File Type and Last Modified Date columns to the File List.
- Added progress information to Boot-time Defrag.
- Improved handling of locked and read-only drives.
- Improved management of unmounted drives.
- Added additional drive information.
- Minor GUI improvements and bug fixes.
Changes for v2.14.706 - v2.15.741
- Optimized performance of Analyze and Defrag on all OSs.
- Improved Context Menu defrag features.
- Added File Type and Last Modified Date columns to the File List.
- Added progress information to Boot-time Defrag.
- Improved handling of locked and read-only drives.
- Improved management of unmounted drives.
- Added additional drive information.
- Minor GUI improvements and bug fixes.
Changes for v2.14.705 - v2.14.706
- Added Freespace Defrag to scheduler.
- Added single-click analysis of multiple drives.
- Added support for UDF file systems.
- Improved searching with wildcards.
- Improved shell extension on 64-bit systems.
- Improved GUI navigation.
- Fixed minor bug in the monthly scheduler.
- Minor improvements and bug fixes.
Changes for v2.13.670 - v2.14.705
- Added Freespace Defrag to scheduler.
- Added single-click analysis of multiple drives.
- Added support for UDF file systems.
- Improved searching with wildcards.
- Improved shell extension on 64-bit systems.
- Improved GUI navigation.
- Fixed minor bug in the monthly scheduler.
- Minor improvements and bug fixes.
Changes for v2.12.628 - v2.13.670
- Added Quick Defrag scheduling.
- Added Fragmentation Threshold to scheduled defrag options.
- Added option to close Defraggler after defragmentation is complete.
- Added support for 3TB external drives.
- Added support for drives with allocation units greater than 4KB.
- Added support for ReFS file systems.
- Updated translations.
- GUI and usability improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.11.560 - v2.12.628
- - Added Windows 2012 Server support.
- - Added support for drives mounted as NTFS junction points.
- - Scheduled defrags can now be prevented if specific processes are running.
- - Improved placement of fragments larger than 100MB.
- - Added advanced crash reporting.
- - Updated translations.
- - GUI and usability improvements.
- - Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.10.413 - v2.10.424
- Defragmentation speed improved by up to 30%.
- Optimized free space algorithms.
- Re-architected scheduling manager.
- Improved the fragmentation calculation during Defragmentation.
- Fixed keyboard support for scheduler.
- Minor UI tweaks.
Changes for v2.09.391 - v2.10.413
- Defragmentation speed improved by up to 30%.
- Optimized free space algorithms.
- Re-architected scheduling manager.
- Improved the fragmentation calculation during Defragmentation.
- Fixed keyboard support for scheduler.
- Minor UI tweaks.
Changes for v2.08.373 - v2.09.391
- Added Defrag Time Remaining.
- Improved formatting of Smart data.
- Smart data can now be copied.
- Updated support for McAfee Endpoint Encryption.
- Performance improvement on Windows 8.
- Improved accuracy of SSD detection.
- Improved unicode support for export file list.
- Fixed issued that caused the Benchmark button to disappear.
- Benchmarking info is now included in the export file list.
- Improved usability in Options dialog.
- Added Latvian language.
- Minor bug fixes and tweaks.
Changes for v2.07.346 - v2.08.373
- Added Disk and File benchmarking.
- - Added Volume Shadow Service (VSS) compatible mode.
- - Improvements to disk health tab.
- - Added Real Value information to SMART data.
- - Health tab now supports Fahrenheit.
- - Improvements to SSD detection.
- - Minor fixes to scheduler stop commands.
- - Minor defrag algorithm improvements.
- - Translation fixes.
Changes for v2.06.328 - v2.07.346
- - Added Drive Health information.
- - Improved detection of SSD drives.
- - Improved scheduler when the computer is idle.
- - Fixed unnecessary creation of scheduler.his files.
- - Improved uninstallation of shell commands.
- - Fixed issue that could cause GDI leak in the Options dialog.
- - Several small stability fixes for Windows 7.
- - Macedonian language added.
- - Minor bug fixes and improvements.
Changes for v2.05.315 - v2.06.328
- Added advanced options to schedule (timeout, idle time).
- Fragmentation calculation can now be customized.
- Improvements to file placement algorithms.
- Defraggler can now be assigned as the default defrag tool for Windows.
- Added enable/disable shell extension.
- Fixed issue that could cause df.exe to abort unexpectedly.
- Scheduler now displays the time it last ran.
- Improvements to non-English translations.
- Fixed incorrect tab-stop order in scheduler dialog.
- Added support for Kurdish language.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
Changes for v2.04.297 - v2.05.315
- Improved defrag speed of large files in 32-bit OSs.
- Improved drive analysis speed.
- Improved Solid State drive detection.
- Fixed bug with incorrect position of Defraggler item in file/folder context menu.
- Added option to enable/disable shell extension.
- Fixed problem with df.exe sometimes aborting.
- Fixed file type exclusion bug.
- Added support for the Kurdish language.
- Added last scheduled defrag information.
- Shell extension fixed to work correctly with UAC.
- Translation fixes.
- Online Help link fixed.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.03.282 - v2.04.297
- - Added Windows Explorer extension for analysis and defrag.
- - Added option to shutdown the system after finishing a scheduled task.
- - Added minimum drive fragmentation percent parameter "/minpercent" to df.exe.
- - Improved 64-bit drive analysis speed.
- - Added missing strings to translations.
- - Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.02.253 - v2.03.282
- Added support for Windows 7 SP1.
- Improved file shuffling algorithm (allows Defraggler to move files out of the way).
- Vastly improved the speed of the file list for FAT drives.
- Faster start/stop processes for FAT drives.
- Improved support for low RAM situations.
- Drive map block size can now be updated dynamically.
- Fixed bug that could cause shutdown to fail with Freespace Defrag.
- Improved results in Search tab when 'Include non-fragmented files' is checked.
- Better support for very long non-English strings.
- Better keyboard support in the File List.
- You can now navigate tabs using Ctrl-Tab.
- Improved support for non-standard Windows colors.
- New extensions to be moved to the end of the drive are now checked by default.
- Better handling of delimiters in exclude list.
- Minor tweaks and fixes.
Changes for v2.01.239 - v2.02.253
- Improvements to speed and accuracy of the search algorithm.
- Redesigned NTFS processes for optimized speed and memory.
- Improved event handling with Windows 7.
- Improved scheduling for non-admin users.
- Fixed issue that caused drive icons to disappear from the drive list.
- Fixed issue that caused the Analyze button to be incorrectly drawn during long tasks.
- Improved handling of long non-English strings in options dialog.
- Fixed issue with fragmentation percent when drive contains sparse files.
- Moved about dialog to a separate window.
- Improved error logging in Windows 7.
- Minor GUI changes and tweaks.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.00.230 - v2.01.239
- New Scheduler - Set a defrag on login, idle or specific intervals.
- Improved memory use on Windows 7 with lots of files.
- Improved placement of large files on exFAT.
- Improved caching of column sort options.
- Fixed prompt when attempting to empty the recycle bin on Vista 64.
- Added link to online docs (Help > Online Help).
- Added hot-key for Quick Defrag.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v2.0 Beta - v2.00.230
- Added offline defragmentation of system files during boot process.
- New Drive Map with custom colors and styles.
- New improved defragmentation engine.
- Improved Windows 7 compatibility.
- Lots of minor GUI improvements.
Changes for v1.20.201 - v1.21.209
- Added Free Space defrag to the command-line app.
- Internal library updates.
- 64-bit compiler optimizations.
- Fixed the flicker on the main window tabs.
- Changed internal links to piriform.com/defraggler.
- Improvements to translations.
Changes for v1.19.192 - v1.20.201
- Improved drive map updating.
- Improved 64-bit memory addressing.
- Improved Quick Defrag file algorithms.
- Improved handling of Windows styles.
- Fixed bug with MFT buffer zone.
- Added prompt on exit when long tasks are running.
- Many improvements to UI when using non-English.
- Added Georgian translation.
- Minor stability fixes.
Changes for v1.18.185 - v1.19.192
- Added queueing of multiple drives.
- New option to disable caching of drive analysis data to improve memory usage.
- Improved placement of files in Quick Defrag algorithm.
- Improved Windows 7 support.
- Lots of other small tweaks and fixes.
Changes for v1.17.172 - v1.18.185
- Optimized and bug fixed defrag with large numbers of small files.
- Optimized 64-bit memory usage.
- Drive map is no longer blocked by background operations.
- Simplified the drive map highlighting to make it faster and more memory efficient.
- Fixed control sizes on file search form.
- Fixed issue with exclude files dialog.
- Fixed a few missing translations.
- Fixed bug displaying filenames containing ampersands.
- Improved memory leak detection mechanism.
- Lots of minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.16.165 - v1.17.172
- Improved Windows 7 support.
- Rearchitected memory management on Vista/W7.
- Improved handling of scheduled tasks.
- Fixed Vista redraw issue with the search box.
- Improved button size and placement for non-English translations.
- Added support for wildcards in the search feature.
- Lots of other little tweaks and fixes.
Changes for v1.15.163 - v1.16.165
- New native 64-bit EXE.
- Defrag engine improvements to take advantage of 64-bit code.
- Fixed Vista and Windows 7 repaint issue when language was changed.
- Improved moving routine for small orphaned files.
- Added support for Danish, Slovak, Chinese (Simplified) and Vietnamese languages.
- Lots of small tweaks and improvements.
Changes for v1.14.159 - v1.15.163
- Redesigned disk space usage pie chart.
- Windows 7 support added.
- Added Portable U3 installer support.
- Improved numerical and text validation.
- Fixed bug in automatic update checking.
- Many GUI fixes and improvements.
Changes for v1.13.155 - v1.14.159
- Added 'Empty recycle bin option' before defrag.
- Improved placement of files around MFT.
- Fixed incorrect defrag button behavior (defrag checked and highlighted while using tabstop).
- Fixed crash occurring after pressing defrag button.
- Fixed tab order on cleanup drive dialog.
- Added Run Defraggler option after installation.
- Added Estonian support.
Changes for v1.12.152 - v1.13.155
- Added quick defrag to command line version.
- Added option to view folder index entries in file list.
- Fixed bug related to excessive GDI objects.
- Fixed tab issue in search tab.
- Improved speed of moving very large files to the end of the drive.
- Several minor bugs fixed.
Changes for v1.11.148 - v1.12.152
- Added Quick Defrag feature.
- Added exFAT compatibility.
- Architecture changes to improve defrag performance.
- Improved placement of most commonly used files.
- Various UI tweaks.
Changes for v1.10.143 - v1.11.148
- Added custom drive map colors (Options > General > Interface).
- Fixed schedules for multiple drives.
- Fragmented info is now displayed in df.exe.
- 'Large files' can now be excluded from freespace defrag (Options > Defrag > Advanced).
- Improvements to the way crash data is collected.
- Various minor UI tweaks.
- Several minor bugs fixed.
Changes for v1.09.138 - v1.10.143
- Added file exclusion feature.
- Added detection of Solid State Drives.
- Added "Include non-fragmented files" checkbox to file search.
- Improved interactivity of search.
- Fixed problem that could allow df.exe and Defraggler.exe to run at the same time.
- Fixed rare crash while reanalyzing.
- Minor GUI text changes.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.08.132 - v1.09.138
- New search feature.
- Various tweaks to the drive list.
- Improvements to freespace calculation when moving large files.
- Improved handling of of sparse files.
- Lots of minor UI tweaks.
Changes for v1.07.124 - v1.08.132
- Improved handling of NTFS compressed files when moving to end of disk
- Added /shutdown option to df.exe
- Added /large file option to df.exe
- Drive list now includes a % fragmented column
- Blank file types no longer allowed in Large file options
- Warning when trying to set a schedule in the past
- Right click 'Check this' option is now greyed correctly
- Various small UI tweaks
Changes for v1.06.118 - v1.07.124
- Added Shutdown after Defrag option.
- Improved Interactive Drive Map response in Vista.
- Language DLLs now stored in /lang folder.
- Program startup speed improved.
- Architecture changes to improve defrag performance.
- Minor tweaks to main UI.
- Several minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.05.111 - v1.06.118
- Added interactive drive map.
- Improved scheduler handling of multiple drives.
- Fixed rare crash in Vista when defragging Folder entries.
- Optimized file placement for Win2k3.
- Improved placement of large files at end of drive.
- Added Dutch, Ukranian and Norwegian translations.
- Various UI tweaks.
- Several minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.04.098 - v1.05.111
- Added 'Move files to end of drive' feature.
- Added 'Save settings to ini file' option.
- Added French, Croatian, Chinese Traditional, Catalan, Bulgarian and Turkish translations.
- Fixed rare crash under Vista that could happen when using menus.
- Improvements to debug logging routines.
- Various small UI tweaks.
Changes for v1.03.094 - v1.04.098
- Multi-language release (16 new languages!).
- Improved handling of daily schedules.
- Fixed bug that could file defrag to be very slow.
- Improved logging of analysis methods.
- Loads of performance improvements.
- Loads of bug fixes.
Changes for v1.03.093 - v1.03.094
- Fixed drive list bug.
Changes for v1.02.085 - v1.03.093
- Added support for multiple languages.
- New options dialog.
- Added scheduler.
- Fixed display of labels for removable drives.
- Added support for tabbing between sections.
- Loads of performance improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.02.078 RC2 - v1.02.085
- Improved progress indicator accuracy.
- Added checks for freespace.
- Various GUI and usability improvements.
- Fixed UI issues with large DPI settings.
- Fixed 64-bit compatibility issue that would ignore some files.
- Improved drive map (defragged files are now always marked as blue).
- Added background update checking.
- Fixed minor bug in progress indicator for chkdsk.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.02.077 RC1 - v1.02.078 RC2
- Removed dialog prompts for actions.
- Improved GUI button placement.
- Fixed minor algorithm bugs.
- Minor UI tweaks.
Changes for v1.01.073 Beta - v1.02.077 RC1
- New tabbed UI.
- Improved 64bit support.
- Fixed bug that could cause small files to be placed in MFT buffer zone.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.01.068 Beta - v1.01.073 Beta
- Completely new Defrag algorithm, which is faster and better designed.
- Defrag freespace now a separate option.
- Updated UI.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.01.064 Beta - v1.01.068 Beta
- Progress now displays current file.
- Window position, size and column widths now saved.
- Algorithm improvements.
- Speed improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v1.01.058 Beta - v1.01.064 Beta
- Added df.exe command line version
- Added option to change process priority
- Fixed issue with files in the MFT buffer zone
- Fixed bug that left files in the list after they were defragged
- Minor bug fixes
Changes for v1.01.050 Beta - v1.01.058 Beta
- Added Verify drive feature
- Improved progress updating with large files
- Improved handling of Win2k system files
- Improved defragmentation algorithm
- Various stability fixes
- UI tweaks
- Minor bug fixes
Changes for v1.01.044 Beta - v1.01.050 Beta
- Added faster stopping for large file defragmentation
- Added support for pausing and resuming
- Fixed bug that caused $MFT to be displayed in list view
- System drive is selected by default
- Various UI tweaks
- Minor bug fixes
Changes for v1.00.031 Beta - v1.01.044 Beta
- Removed system driver, now much faster and more stable
- Added support for multiple drive maps
- Added 64-bit OS support
- Added support for removable USB drives
- Loads of minor UI changes and funky tweaks
