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Recommendations and Frequently Asked QuestionsWith video editing or hard disk recording systems the data throughput of the disk subsystem plays a decisive role.In particular with hard disk recording systems, some unwanted failures might occur which can render an entire recordingsession useless. We recommend manual defragmentation of drives before and after a session. Please do not useautomatic optimization. It could start analyzing your drives while you are working!For Servers used heavily during the week or in daytime, we recommend a nightly job which runs an Optimize/Quick aswell as a complete Optimize on the weekend.Don’t wait too long before you defragment!As soon as you’ve installed your operating system, the file system will begin to fragment. Avoid reduced performanceright from the beginning and install O&O Defrag as quickly as possible! Only then can you be sure that your hard diskswill access your files quickly. You will also avoid unnecessary wear and tear on your hardware due to increased movementof the read/write head.Avoid moving large numbers of files during defragmentationO&O Defrag will calculate the best position for your files before and during the defragmentation. If you copy, move ordelete files, these calculations will have to be carried out again. This will take time and lengthen the defragmentationtime.Automatic defragmentation with the threshold toolBesides the default automated optimization in the background, O&O Defrag offers you the possibility to run job baseddefragmentation at fixed times. You can shorten the duration of a defragmentation by specifying a border value for itsexecution. This means that defragmentation will only take place when a particular degree of fragmentation is reached.You can thereby avoid unnecessary defragmentation runs. In the job dialogue under Drives, just enter a degree of fragmentation,e.g., 5%, upon which the job should be run.O&O Defrag on notebooksThe Power Management enables you to prevent defragmentation if your notebook is running on battery power. Thelength of your battery’s life will therefore not be affected and you won’t have to stop the defragmentation manually.O&O Defrag recognizes the switch between main and battery power and will run the defragmentation according to yourown configuration. You can read more about this in the section Settings.Which defragmentation method for which type of system?Below, you will find several pieces of advice concerning which method is best for your system. Search for the relevanttip and use this to determine the best defragmentation method for you!Methods, which include zonesMethods without zonesOptimize Optimize/Quick Optimize/Complete Space StealthComplete/-MethodsDefragmentation of filesDefragmenting the freespaceO&O Defrag - 72
Recommendations and Frequently Asked QuestionsMethods, which include zonesMethods without zonesOptimize Optimize/Quick Optimize/Complete Space StealthComplete/-MethodsPrevention of further fragmentationResults of high-level fragmentation*Suitability for very largefiles(> 4 GB)Suitability for many files(> 1 M)Run time of first defragmentation**Run time of repeateddefragmentationRequired RAMCPU LoadVery Applicable (with runtime: quick)Extremely Applicable (with runtime: very quick)Continue working undisturbed while defragmentingParticularly in the case of workstations or servers that are under pressure all the time, it is important that defragmentationtake place in the background without negatively affecting the day-to-day running of the system. In such situations,we recommend you use O&O ActivityMonitor for keeping an eye on the resource usage and automaticallyadjusting the burden placed on your system by O&O Defrag.O&O Defrag and FirewallsO&O Defrag - 73
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System requirementsSystem requireme
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InstallationSuggestion: You can fin
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Online registrationHow do I registe
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Getting startedOpen QuickStart wiza
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Getting started100.000 files500.000
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Page 31 and 32: User Interface (GUI)Ribbon BarThe R
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Page 35 and 36: User Interface (GUI)ReportsO&O Defr
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Page 41 and 42: Schedule defragmentation at regular
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Page 51 and 52: Check driveCheck driveIn the Ribbon
Page 53 and 54: O&O ClusterInspectorMore:View file
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