As we draw to the end of 2007, plans are already being hatched for new Windows Home Server goodies in 2008! One of the first releases of the year will be a sparking brand new version of PerfectDisk for Windows Home Server, to help keep your home server drives optimised and running well.
What’s new?
A brand new look and user interface for the entire product line, including PerfectDisk for Windows Home Server
- New StealthPatrol automatic defrag option
- New graphics and reports
- New automated virtualization enhancements for VMware environments
- Improved engine performance
- Many new features and enhancements to existing features such as Single File Defrag
- And more….
We’ll be bringing you more news on PerfectDisk 9 for Windows Home Server in the New Year.
December 20th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I thought you weren’t suppose to defrag WHS. That it would mess up the tombstones. Can you shead any light on this?
Scott
December 20th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
It’s not recommended to use the built-in defrag utility in WHS. However, a product like PerfectDisk for WHS or Diskeeper for WHS which is specifically intended to work with WHS is “perfectly” fine.
December 21st, 2007 at 6:26 am
Ok… thanks
December 21st, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I don’t intent to defrag my drives at all. I was suddenly having problems with Diskeeper (I think it was Diskeeper) on the CTP version. My shares became very slow and unstable for some reason.
O well, maybe i’ll try this one out when it’s released…
December 21st, 2007 at 6:22 pm
I think keeping drives defragmented is a good idea, especially if they see a lot of file write/modification activity and hence are susceptible to fragmentation. I don’t see how defragging would slow down anything. Automatic defragmentation is also a cool idea - so the user does not need to fiddle with the disks; let the defragger do the job. Good bye, scheduled defrags!
December 24th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
I hope that this new version handles the tombstones properly, because i had a problem with version 8 trialware wiping them all out - but maybe that was just the trialware?