Fragmented hard disks put the brakes on your Server in the company, and thus curtail their availability. The level of fragmentation will proportionally end up slowing down the time needed for accessing a hard disk– increasing the amount of valuable time lost as a result. The new O&O Defrag 12 Server Edition for Windows Server optimizes your hard disk and packs file fragments securely back together again.

New features in version 12

All your system's files will be sorted by O&O Defrag 12 according to their level of use, and each one will be separated into its own section of the hard disk. Thanks to the division into drive zones, all files are rearranged optimally after the defragmentation. O&O Defrag 12 introduces 3 new defragmentation methods, which work perfectly in combination with the previous methods. All of this will allow you to start your computer and its programs faster than before, and actually prevent any sudden increase in fragmentation. In addition, subsequent defragmentation will run much faster. Zone filing can also be supplemented by a user defined classification of files.

Drive zones

Data is inspected according to set criteria, and then filed into separate zones on the hard disk. Once the defragmentation is completed, a special algorithm organizes the data optimally onto the disk. System files which have to be accessed quickly, for example, will be separated from the rest. Between the zones there is free space so that new files can be immediately moved to the correct zone. This logical organization considerably reduces the time needed for any future defragmentation, and also prevents new fragmentation from occurring in the first place.

Background monitoring

OThanks to O&O Defrag’s new background monitoring, it’s now possible to prevent fragmentation at its source. Newly added or modified files are inspected and defragmented whenever they are not being accessed. This is how O&O Defrag makes sure, behind the scenes, that your hard disk is constantly performing at its best.

Manage O&O Defrag in the network

Together with the O&O Enterprise Management Console makes it possible to manage O&O Defrag from just one central location within the network. You are not only able to run defragmentation jobs on individual computers and sites, but also install O&O Defrag from remote. All jobs and events are recorded in detailed reports, and stored in the database of the O&O Enterprise Management Console. As a result, you are always kept informed about the success of any jobs executed.

Keep on working during a defragmentation

O&O Defrag is the only defragmentation software that features O&O ActiveGuard Pro. It periodically monitors capacity levels during a defragmentation. As soon your computer needs resources for performing other functions, O&O ActiveGuard Pro reduces the resources required for O&O Defrag to a minimum. O&O Defrag goes on working completely unnoticed in the background. This guarantees that you can go on working without any interruption or limitations during defragmentation. Whenever your computer is no longer needed, such as during lunch, O&O ActiveGuard is able to recognize this and instruct O&O Defrag to use more resources.

Online- and Offline-Defragmentation

O&O Defrag is able to run both online as well as offline defragmentation- online meaning that the defragmentation is running in the background while the system is in operation. In this mode you can continue working as usual. Some system files, however, are blocked while the operating system is running. Files like these can only be defragmented when they are no longer being blocked by the operating system. This is only possible before logon during the start phase of Windows. Since there is no operating system process enabled at this time, and you as a user cannot start any applications, this phase is called offline defragmentation ( also referred to as Boottime defragmentation).

Automatic job execution

periodic defragmentation is the key for maintaining a maximum performance level. There’s no longer any need for running a manual defragmentation every time. O&O Defrag offers a clever scheduling feature which does the job for you. The automatic scheduling determines the best moment for the next defragmentation based on heuristic methods. You’ll be able to create jobs, change them, or delete them. If a job isn’t needed at the moment, but you don’t want to delete it, it can be disabled. The job will not be run until you enable it again.

Status reports

Using the O&O Defrag status reports, you’ll be able to keep track of both the fragmentation and the defragmentation of a system. These reports will contain all essential information about your hard disk drives.

Using the command line version

You can also control defragmentation by using the command line version of O&O Defrag. This allows you to run O&O Defrag via scripts that can be used, for example, to startup a system or when users login.

About O&O Enterprise Management Console

The O&O Enterprise Management Console is the central management tool for your O&O programs across a network, and was specifically designed to suit the needs of administrators. It takes just a few steps to install O&O Defrag across a network and experience a way of new way of working. The O&O Enterprise Management Console is delivered on a separate O&O Network Components CD. The CD is included in your software delivery if you have purchased licenses under our O&O EasyLicensing volume license program. Please get in touch with us and we’ll be happy to show you just how easy it is to make O&O Enterprise Management Console 3 part of your company!

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