Algorithm improvements

[safedisc2]

I've found one problem with -a 6 when you specify multiple file specifications: It redoes the analysis for each file spec!

That's the reason why I keep old version 3.16 around that does not use full disk analysis.
(It's a PITA to use newest versions on large disks with several hundreds of thousands of files with -a 6. Analysis takes "forever" compared to almost instant movement start of 3.16. And results are identical AFAIK)

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Would it be possible to implement an ability to use -a 6 and -a 7..11 together?


I'm using this batch file to keep related files together at the end of the disk,
but it would be nice to have similar option in jkdefrag itself

set CURRDIR=%CD%
FOR /D %%i IN (*.*) DO start /wait /min "" "C:\Program Files\jkdefrag_old\JkDefrag.exe" -a 6 -s 70 -q "%%~fi"
"C:\Program Files\jkdefrag_old\JkDefrag.exe" -a 6 -s 70 -q "%CURRDIR%\"

2nd line runs minimised jkdefrag 3.16 with -a 6 for each subdirectory
and 3rd line moves all remaining files up

[jeroen]

Would it be possible to implement an ability to use -a 6 and -a 7..11 together?

Thanks for sharing your idea, I appreciate it! I am am working on a new version of JkDefrag that has a small scripting language for controlling the program. There are many features I want to add, and the commandline is simply not flexible and big enough for all that.

[safedisc2]

Good to hear that the scripting will be able to do such things.

And maybe an .ini file(s) with


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[start]
file*.*
windows\*

[end of disk]
install\*

[files last]

[spacehogs]
*.mkv

[exclude]
whatever*

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sections?

As you might notice from section names I still can't forget good old Norton Speedisk from W95 times   


Thank you for your great program BTW.

[jeroen]

And maybe an .ini file(s)

No, there will only be the script. I am expecting GUI makers to build wrappers around JkDefrag, with menu's and options and stuff. The GUI's will probably have something like an .ini file, and from that will generate a JkDefrag script.