COMPLETE/Name method

The COMPLETE/Name method defragments your files and also reorganizes your file structure. Although this method is slower than the STEALTH and SPACE methods, it guarantees maximum performance for the read access to your system.

The COMPLETE/Name method is particularly suitable for system volumes. Please bear in mind that this method needs a lot of central memory due to the reorganization process. If this is a serious problem for your system, we recommend you use the STEALTH or SPACE methods.

Algorithms

Files are sorted alphabetically from the beginning to the end of the partition. This leads to quick access to files in a directory. When Windows starts up, many system files will be read in sequence from the \WINDOWS and the \WINDOWS\system32 directories (DLLs, system drives, etc.) and the start-up time will therefore be shorter.

This method is particularly recommended for computers on which the files rarely change. This reduces the reorganization time that is needed for every defragmentation.

Recommended usage

The COMPLETE/Name method is particularly suitable for use on the following systems. Please bear in mind that if you use the COMPLETE/Name method for your regular defragmentation runs, you should not mix it with other methods. If you do this, the defragmentation will take longer, as the files will have to be rearranged once more.

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Maximizes the performance for the read access to workstations

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For regular defragmentation of a volume

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For computers which have sufficient available resources at the time when you wish to defragment, as CPU usage will increase and a lot of free hard disk space is required (use of the O&O ActivityGuard is particularly recommended).

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All types of servers and workstations.