FAQ Using - What is the best defragmentation/optimization strategy for me?

What is the best defragmentation/optimization strategy for me?

My general advice for the vast majority of computers in the world is to run the "Optimize Daily" script once per day on a fixed schedule and run the "Optimize Monthly" script once in a while by hand, for example every month. The "Optimize Weekly" script is optional, for running in between.

Optimize Monthly gives the best optimization results, but takes a lot of time to complete and is not recommended for daily use.
Optimize Weekly gives better results than Optimize Daily, but takes more time to finish.
To run a script automatically every day see How can I run MyDefrag automatically every day?

If you have special requirements then you will have to write a custom script. An example would be a database server where booting speed is less important than database access, so you want the database files before the files that are only used when booting. Another example is a scratch disk that is mainly used for temporary files, so you want a big empty area at the beginning of the disk. The standard scripts will still give good results on disks like these (as compared to not defragmenting and optimizing at all), but a custom script can do even better.

You have to write the custom script yourself. I am sorry but I do not have the time to do it for you.
Perhaps somebody on the MyDefrag forum is willing to help you.
I will gladly answer specific scripting questions, but have no time to debug your script. Please post your question on the forum, so other people can benefit from the answer.

What is the best defragmentation/optimization strategy for me?

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