Ultradefrag
Ultradefrag is a free, open-source disk defragmentation utility. When a file is written on a disk, the OS (Operating System) splits the file into pieces and tries its best to fill up any spaces left vacant by deleted files. At times, the pieces are scattered all over the disk, especially big files such as videos and big image files. The read/write head of the hard drive has to search all over which can incur wear and tear on the device. The "rattling" sound of a hard drive is caused by the read/write head excessively moving around.
The purpose of a defragmentation utility is to reorganize the files so that their pieces are not only close together but are arranged consecutively to reduce damage and increase performance. Running such a utility once a week or so is suggested to keep your computer in good working order and for faster file access. Because running such a utility can be time and resource consuming, as in memory, data throughput and CPU time, it is best to have it scheduled to run when the computer is not in use.
Although Windows has a defragmentation utility, there are others marketed by companies such as Condusiv Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corp.) with their Diskeeper product or UltimateDefrag by DiskTrix. But, these products can start at $29.99 USD.
Ultradefrag, on the other hand, is free and it supports three Filipino languages. It is available for Windows for x86, amd64 and Itanium64 versions of Windows and works on Windows NT 4.0 through Windows 7 and Windows Server versions as well.
The three Filipino languages that are available are Tagalog (Filipino), Iloko and Waray-Waray. Iloko is now "live" and is one of the selectable languages when installing.
For more information:
- Application - http://ultradefrag.sourceforge.net/en/index.html
- Localization - http://ultradefrag.wikispaces.com/
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