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8Feb10 UltraDefrag Is a Portable and Open-Source Disk Defragmenter

Windows: If you like your software open-source, you’ll definitely want to check out UltraDefrag, a snappy open-source Windows disk defragmenter.

UltraDefrag is available as a portable application and in a GUI and ultra lightweight command-line only version—the lightweight version is designated as "micro" in the download list and is at the top of the screen, make sure to scroll down for the GUI version if you want to interact with the program like in the screenshot above.

With UltraDefrag you can defragment your entire disk, defragment based on the file and folder—handy if your disk defragmentation is limited to a handful of frequently edited and altered files—and set it up to defragment during the boot process to access files Windows usually has locked.

UltraDefrag is open-source and available for 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows. Have a favorite tool for managing your disks? Let’s hear about it in the comments.

UltraDefrag [via DownloadSquad]

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Posted by Jason Fitzpatrick in Contributors
Tagged Defragment, Disk Space, Downloads, Featured Windows Downlaod, Hard Drives, Maintenance, Windows

1Feb10 DocFetcher Searches Inside Your Document Files

Windows/Linux: It’s one thing to be able to quickly search through file names using a program like Everything, but it leaves you out in the cold when it comes to deep searching documents. DocFetcher can help by indexing document contents.

If you need to search within a text document instead of simply searching for the name of the file, DocFetcher is a great application available for both Windows and Linux to do so. DocFetcher doesn’t simply index the words and leave you to pick through them, you can use a variety of parameters like including or excluding search terms using the +/- signs, searching metadata, using wild cards, and specifying file extensions.

More well known document search tools exist, like Google Desktop, but for those who don’t want the bulk or potential invasion of privacy that comes with using software like Google Desktop, DocFetcher is a lightweight alternative. DocFetcher is freeware and available for Windows and Linux. Have a favorite tool for deep massaging your data? Let’s hear about it in the comments.

DocFetcher [via MakeUseOf]