PillarSoft

Publisher's Description:
Every Mac user has noticed it; over time, your system slows down. This is particularly true in these days of constant security updates, as replacing operating system components not only increases file fragmentation, but also creates a more insidious problem—over time, the operating system itself ends up scattered all over your disk.

This, of course, doesn’t show up as fragmentation—after all, the files themselves are probably contiguous—but nevertheless, it takes your machine longer to start up, it takes programs longer to start, and it takes longer to get your work done.

iDefrag solves these problems and more, by defragmenting and optimizing your Mac’s filesystem.

Features

• Full support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
  iDefrag is compatible with the latest versions of Mac OS X, and with the very latest hardware from Apple.
• Works with Time Machine
  iDefrag is safe to use on Time Machine back-up volumes if you so wish.
• Native support for journaled filesystems
  iDefrag knows about the journal and does the right thing automatically. No need to turn journaling off to defragment or optimize your disk.
• Support for case-sensitive HFS+
  Using case-sensitive HFS+ for compatibility with legacy UNIX software? No problem. iDefrag knows what to do.
• Supports the Hot Zone
  Mac OS X is smart about the files you use the most. It moves them to an area on the disk called the Hot Zone, for improved access times. Unlike older defragmentation tools, iDefrag understands the Hot Zone, and knows which files should be there.
• Thermal Monitoring
  iDefrag watches the temperature of your disk while defragmenting. If things are getting a little toasty, iDefrag will wait for the disk to cool down before continuing. (supported disks only)
• Four powerful defragmentation algorithms
  Optimize or compact your disk as required. Includes a sophisticated programmable optimization engine—if you’re an advanced user, you can rearrange the contents of your disk how you want.
• Defragment while the disk is in use
  iDefrag can perform simple defragmentation while the disk is still in use. Good for situations where you don’t need the full power of the optimizer, but have a few fragmented files you want to sort out.
• Per-block and accurate whole-disk display
  See the individual blocks used by your files, watch iDefrag move them around in real time, and get an at-a-glance overview of the state of your disk.
• AppleScript and Automator support
  iDefrag includes extensive AppleScript support and comes with an Automator action to help Automator users script defragmentation without needing to learn AppleScript.

System Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.3.7 or later (including Leopard)
• 400MHz PowerPC or better or any Intel Mac
• 512MB RAM.

Note: To defragment your boot volume, you need to boot from a different volume (except for on-line defragmentation feature). iDefrag is supplied with a tool to allow you to create a bootable CD/DVD; recent machines require a bootable DVD, in which case you will require a DVD burner or a Superdrive.

License:

• Free Demo

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Download Location:

iDefrag v1.6.5

Tags: Macintosh