July, 2007: The magazine COMPUTERBILD tested the new O&O Defrag 10 Professional Edition and once again it took number one spot in the COMPUTERBILD chart: "The Software achieves order and makes tired PCs lively again"

Saving files to the hard disk belongs to the most important tasks a computer carries out but at the same time slows a computer down over time. That is because Windows doesn't always save files in one piece but fragmented. The parts of a file are dispersed over the hard disk. When the file is requested, all the individual pieces must first be packed back together on the hard disk. This cuts computer speed dramatically. Does "Defrag 10 Professional" bring speed and life back to a PC? COMPUTERBILD put it to the test:

Speed: COMPUTERBILD used two totally different fragmented hard disks during testing. One of them was relatively tidy, meaning O&O Defrag only had to re-sort small files. The software had absolutely no problem here, and after just 45 minutes had tidied up 45 Gigabytes of data.

Pure chaos reigned on the second disk. Windows had dispersed large film files onto all corners of the volume. The software once again tidied up this mess, thoroughly but also much slower. In both cases the procedure made the PC noticeably quicker.

Configuration and functions: The Software defragments internal and external hard disks. When required, the program also checks the volume for errors before the big clean-up. A major plus: the clean-up procedure can be scheduled for a certain time, or can be carried out when the PC is normally idle.

Operation: Operation is child's play. An "Assistant for optimizing your system performance" automatically selects the correct settings. If so required, the defragmentation itself runs in the background so that the user barely notices. All the other settings are also clearly laid out and easy to understand. For instance, should the program be required to check whether a defragmentation is actually worthwhile, this procedure is achieved in just a few simple steps.

Conclusion: "Defrag 10" took the number one spot in the COMPUTERBILD chart with an almost flawless test result.

Test results at a glance: Speed: 2.44
Configuration and functions: 1.10
Operation: 1.47
Service: 1.99

COMPUTERBILD test result: Good 2.10
Value for money: Good value for money

See our special offer on O&O Defrag 10 Professional.

Source: Computerbild/www.oo-software.com

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