Software to schedule and perform disk defragmentation which can lead to higher performance and faster access to files on local hard disks.
Smart Defrag by IObit is a smart and handy hard drive defragger which is designed to quickly and quietly run in the background, making sure your computer is always running at peak performance in terms of hard drives reads and writes.
This application is perfect for people often using their computer for everyday tasks and works seemlessly in the background of your daily tasks without bogging down your system with the slowdowns you would typically expect from the Windows defragmentator.
The interface of IObit's Smart Defrag is extremely simple and easy-to-use, making it one of our favourite applications in the category of windows optimization for beginners. There is literally zero upkeep when it comes to keeping your hard drives running at peak performance, making it faster for Windows and applications running to access files and folders.
Now we don't call it one of our favourites because of the simple user interface, it deserves being in that category because it is completely free (freeware!) and completes tasks without any hassle.
If you're in the market for something small and free, give this (Smart) Defragger a try!
Features of Smart Defrag
- Automated Defrag: Set it and forget it.
- Boot Time Defrag: Defrag Windows system files to boost boot time.
- Boot Time Disk Check: Check disk health at boot time.
- Disk Analysis: Analyze disk fragmentation at a glance.
- Disk Cleanup: Easy disk cleanup and optimization.
- Disk Explorer: Visualize disk usage with detailed statistics.
- Disk Health: Monitor disk status in real time.
- Disk Optimization: Optimize disk performance with multi-threading.
- Disk Report: Generate an HTML report for your disk.
- Fast Defrag: Speed up hard drives and SDDs.
- Free Space Defrag: Defrag free space to prevent fragmentation.
- Game Optimize: Optimize game experience for gamers.
- Large File Defrag: Defrag large files for quick access.
- SSD Trim: Optimize and extend the life of SSDs.
- Scheduled Defrag: Set an automatic defragmentation plan.
Compatibility and License
Smart Defrag is a freeware, but ad-supported application available on Windows from hard drive defrag software. You may encounter different types of ads or offers when running and installing this program. Though ads might be present, download and installation of this PC software is free and 10.1.0.419 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Smart Defrag run on?
Smart Defrag can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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