HiI've been using Ultimate Defrag for a week or so, and although I find it an improvement over Perfect Disk, I have the feeling it could be even better.I have tried various settings, but I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing.I'd like to hear about other peoples experiences, and what settings you use?RegardsGrahame

Grahame I asked Dean Bielanowski from Disk Trix this question and he said that for FSX you use the Files/Folders option, Respect HP, Respect archive and Put directories close to MFT. Don't forget to allocate 100% resources other wise it takes days to complete.RegardsPeter Hayes

Hello "use the Files/Folders option, Respect HP, Respect archive and Put directories close to MFT"These are the setting I use and I see a more "smooth" FSX.I also test the www.eboostr.com on my XP SP2 PC

Grahame I am going to take Peter Hayes suggestion to heart; similarly I can tell you that I pretty much do as he says: move directories close to the MFT, and organize files by name.I like UltimateDefrag--Made by FS people, for FS people--(I found out the other day, that one of the UD heads is also a FS developer)RhettAMD 3700+ (@2585 mhz), eVGA 7800GT 256 (Guru3D 93.71), ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2gb Corsair XMS 3-3-3-8 (1T), WD 150 gig 10000rpm Raptor, WD 250gig 7200rpm SATA2, Seagate 120gb 5400 rpm external HD, CoolerMaster Praetorian

OK. It seems I've been instinctively using the right settings, with moving the directories close to the MFT, and using folder/file names, but one thing I'd like to know which nobody has mentioned:Under Tools/Options/High Performance: What percentage of the most frequently used data should one set? I have it set at 100%, which of course sets Archive to 0% as they're linked together. When you increase one, it reduces the other. Is 80% better? Or something else?I'm still trying to optimize it, 'cos I have the feeling that it's not as effective as it was. At some stage after I started using it, I had no stutters at all in FS, but now they're back, but I'm not sure what I did wrong, if anything. I tried so many things out I've forgotten exactly what I did along the way :-)RegardsGrahame

Hello,"What percentage of the most frequently used data should one set?"I do Not use this option because I suppose it is related to the "indexing" information.I do NOT use the indexing, my system is faster without indexing

EmilThanks for the quick answer :-) I presume then that on the options page I'm talking about, I just have to untick all the options? And then the indexing is switched off? I'll try a run with that setup.Thanks for your time.RegardsGrahame

I hate it..I have the light version and after using it for six months my entire FS9 folder would not defrag and have the blurries ever since... I have moved files from one end of my HDD and back to no avail.....Every time I restore from disk all is well..But I just have to test it out again..After three complete Reformats,and then running UD again,Same thing always happens.....Go figureYou couldn't pay me to put it on my new big $$$$$ rig........sorry...just my opinion....

>Emil>Thanks for the quick answer :-) I presume then that on the>options page I'm talking about, I just have to untick all the>options? And then the indexing is switched off? I'll try a run>with that setup.>Thanks for your time.>>Regards>GrahameEmile is referring to Content Indexing Service, which in XP you turn off in Control Panel-->Administrative Tools-->ServicesContent Indexing (CI) service is a known detriment to disk perf in some cases.And regarding the percentage things in UltimateDefrag, I don't mess with those, either. I just make sure my FSX dir's and E:SCENERY dir is on the fastest part of the hard drive. Then I set it and forget it.RhettAMD 3700+ (@2585 mhz), eVGA 7800GT 256 (Guru3D 93.71), ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2gb Corsair XMS 3-3-3-8 (1T), WD 150 gig 10000rpm Raptor, WD 250gig 7200rpm SATA2, Seagate 120gb 5400 rpm external HD, CoolerMaster Praetorian

RhettThanks for the heads-up. I misunderstood what Emile meant by indexing in this case.:-dohI'm doing another defrag now with the extra options that I talked about all turned off.hopefully I'll find the sweet spot again :-)RegardsGrahame

Peter,I have FSX on a separate partitioned HD with it occupying the outer part of the disk. I have already set directories next to MFT but also chose to include *.EXE, *.DLL, *.BGL and *.BMP files to be placed close to the MFT.That seemed logical as BGLs are amongst the most frequently accessed files. Does that sound logical? Nothing else except FSX resides on that partition.Cheers,

RayThat sounds great to me exactly as I have done. I have placed the same files as you closer to the MFT and added the "cfg" and "xml" files as well. (Probably overkill) You have a nice cpu there I bet that it runs FSX very nicely, I'm looking at an E8500 when I can afford it!!BTW every time that I install any software into FSX, I run DiskTrix with the files and foders option to defrag the FSX drive and that makes a huge difference.RegardsPeter Hayes

Hi Peter,Good catch with the CFG and XML files. Pity there isn't a file type counter then we could arrange them in descending order.FSX with the 3870X2 is very nice but I could still do with more horsepower. That should come with overclocking. I thought about the E8500 but the price premium seemed too much for the extra benefit.If you have other software on the same partition as FSX then regular defrags are essential. I only have FSX on a partitioned drive so shouldn't need such regular attention.Cheers,

I use (as u can see in my sig) 10,000 rpm raptor hard drives in raid 0.I also have them split into 3 partions C: D: F: FSX is on F: and Im using ultimate defrag to push these files to the mft. am I just working against myself here(wasting my time) I have no idea how raid 0 sets up partitions and whether this program will improve my current setup.

well Ill reply to myself. just as I thought I am working against myself. FSX went to crap after defrag. Im now using vistas built in defragger in hopes of restoring original layout and its taking along time to do which is probably good because that mean ultimate defragger prolly really screwed things up.