Disk SpeedUp vs WinContig

Disk SpeedUp is a Windows utility for analyzing and defragmenting drives, as well as optimizing individual files and folders. Its interactive drive map displays fragmentation results. Defragmentation modes can optimize placement for less frequently accessed files or prioritize frequently used ones. Scheduling lets users choose an action, frequency, time, and drives. It can also defragment system files at boot, including page files, registry hives, and hiberfil.sys. The utility offers SSD optimization settings, but its knowledge base says defragmenting SSDs is not recommended because it may reduce their lifespan. Supported file systems are FAT 16/32 and NTFS. Users can exclude files and folders, enable Disk Defrag in the Windows Explorer context menu through Glary Utilities settings, and set the computer to shut down after defragmentation. Glarysoft says the product is designed to avoid damage to drives or stored data and typically responds to technical questions and bug reports within one or two business days. It is listed as freeware at free, with no free trial. The download page lists version 6.0.1.17.

WinContig defragments selected files or folders, so you can process frequently used items without defragmenting an entire disk. It is a Windows standalone executable: no installation or additional DLLs are required, and its files and settings stay in one folder. It supports FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, and ReFS on internal and external HDDs and SSDs. You can save groups of files and folders as profiles, use command-line switches in scripts or scheduled tasks, and add optional analyze and defragment commands to File Explorer. WinContig can also scan for file-system errors, retrieve S.M.A.R.T. data, and remove temporary files before defragmentation. It supports Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11, along with Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019, in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. It needs 6 MB of free disk space and administrator access. The Freeware plan costs nothing, with personal and commercial use on unlimited Windows computers and no registration or payment.