COMPLETE/Modified method

The COMPLETE/Modified method defragments your files and also reorganized your file structure. Although this method is slower that the STEALTH or SPACE methods, it guarantees maximum performance in the reading of your files.

The COMPLETE method is particularly suitable for databases and fileservers. It is important to bear in mind that this method requires quite a lot of central memory due to the file reorganization. If this is a serious problem for your system, we recommend you use the STEALTH or SPACE methods.

Algorithms

Files are sorted according to the date on which they were last changed. The files which have not been changed recently are placed at the beginning of the partition, and the files that have been changed recently are placed at the end. This option is a good one for file or database servers which contain files that have never been changed (e.g. system files), but where others are frequently modified. (e.g. database files)

This strategy means that future defragmentation runs will be much quicker, as only a few files need to be checked and defragmented.

Recommended usage

The COMPLETE/Modified method is particularly suitable for use on the following systems. If you want to use the COMPLETE/Modified method for your regular defragmentation runs, you should bear in mind that you only use this method and do not mix it with any other. This means that future defragmentation runs are slower, as the file system would need to be reorganized.

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Maximizes the performance for write access on servers.

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Use for regular defragmentation runs

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Use on computers that have sufficient free resources at the time when you wish to defragment, as CPU usage will increase specifically and a lot of free space is required – using the O&O ActivityGuard is particularly recommended.

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Suitable for all types of servers and workstations.