Diskeeper is a discontinued defragmentation app, designed for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Executive Software International, Inc., which later changed its name to Diskeeper Corporation, and is now called Condusiv Technologies. The final version of Diskeeper was released in March 2020. All of Diskeeper's features and functionality are now included in Condusiv's data performance software DymaxIO.[3]
 Screenshot of Diskeeper 2010 Pro Premier | |
| Developer(s) | Condusiv Technologies |
|---|---|
| Final release | 2020 (20.0.1302) (March 23, 2020) [±] |
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| Platform | IA-32 and x64 |
| Successor | DymaxIO |
| Type | Defragmentation software |
| License | Discontinued (formerly trialware) |
| Website | condusiv |
History
editOriginally, Diskeeper was developed for the VAX series of minicomputers[4] and later for Microsoft Windows. The defragmentation program which is included with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is based on a basic version of Diskeeper.[5] Diskeeper 9.0 (for Windows 2000 and XP) Server Edition introduced Terabyte Volume Engine (TVE), which provides optimal defragmentation performance on volumes of 1 TB and larger. Diskeeper 2008 Professional introduced a Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) compatibility mode, which defragments on a unit of 16 KB, so that VSS file history won't explode, invalidating cached old versions of the files.
Features
editIn addition to resolving file system fragmentation, Diskeeper also prevents fragmentation before it happens by optimizing the process of data being written to disk.[6] Diskeeper can also defragment files on-the-fly, using only idle system resources as needed.[7]
Another feature in Diskeeper is I-FAAST, or Intelligent File Access Acceleration Sequencing Technology. I-FAAST determines the frequency of file usage and the most frequently used files are then moved to the best portion of the disc. According to Diskeeper, this results in faster file access and also helps prevent future fragmentation of those files. The I-FAAST feature is available in Professional, Pro Premier and Server editions.[8]
There were six versions available: Home, Professional, Pro Premier, HomeServer, Server, and EnterpriseServer. Diskeeper Administrator is also available to manage Diskeeper options as well as perform advanced installations. Version 10 was the last version available for Windows 9x. After version 10, Diskeeper versions followed the year based naming convention, that is, 2007, 2008 and so on.
Critical reception
editDiskeeper 2009 won Editor's Best Gold Award and Community's Choice Bronze Award for best system utility of 2009 from Windows IT Pro.[9] Diskeeper 2010 however, only managed to achieve Editor's Best Bronze Award for best system utility of 2010.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Diskeeper Professional: Tech Specs & Resource Requirements". Condusiv.com. Condusiv Technologies. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Diskeeper Server: Technical Specifications & System Requirements". Condusiv.com. Condusiv Technologies. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "What Happened To..." Condusiv. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Executive Software/Diskeeper Corp on OpenVMS". hpe.com. Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Disk Defragmenter Limitations in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 (Revision 5.3)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft Corporation. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
The Disk Defragmenter tool is based on the full retail version of Diskeeper by Executive Software International, Inc.
- ^ "Inside Diskeeper 2010 with IntelliWrite" (PDF). Condusiv Technologies. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "InvisiTasking Technology: Computer Optimization & More". Condusiv.com. Condusiv Technologies. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Fragmentation prevention technology". Condusiv.com. Condusiv Technologies. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "2009 Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards". Windows IT Pro. Penton Media, Inc. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2010 Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards". Windows IT Pro. Penton Media, Inc. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
Further reading
edit- Brooks, Jason (10 February 2010). "REVIEW: Diskeeper 2010 Keeps Disk Defrags to a Minimum". eWeek. Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 30 December 2010.[permanent dead link]