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Ooops, I made a mistake in my previous post i this thread. I rewrote that post.
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Defraggler (DF) should - IMO - behave, in one regard, like CCleaner (CC).
When I hit ""Analyze"" in CC then CC builds/displays a list of files to be wiped. Then I can, by right clicking on a file in that list, open the folder in which that file is stored. When I do the same for a second file then CC checks whether that folder already has opened in Windows Explorer. When that folder already has been opened then that folder is made ""active"" by Windows Explorer. That folder is not opened again by CC\Windows Explorer for a second time.
But DF behaves differently: When I want to open, say 10 files, that are stored in the same folder, then DF opens, unlike CC, that folder 10 times, 10 separate new windows. So, DF does not check whether that folder already has been opened or not. It simply reopens that folder again.
I use the Defraggler (& Ccleaner) ""open folder"" feature a lot and therefore always end up with a lot of the same folders opened. It allows me to extract (especially) video files from the temporary internet files. DF opens those folders where as Windows Explorer doesn't.
I don't have RECUVA installed, so I can't tell whether it behaves, in this regard, like CC or DF. But if RECUVA behaves like DF then I think RECUVA could/should be improved as well.
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The point - IMO - is that when the user installs Adobe Reader only, two registry keys called ""HKCU\Software\Adobe\xxx\Acrobat Reader\...."" and ""HKCU\Software\Adobe\xxx\Adobe Acrobat"" are created. (The xxx is the version number e.g. 8.0, 9.0 or 10.0). And then that second registry key in combination with the abbreviated detection line makes CC v3.03 think that the Acrobat software has been installed as well.
Solution: CC v3.03 and higher versions shouldn't contain/use that abbreviated detection line for detecting Acrobat. This also assumes that Adobe Reader 9.0 and higher versions do create that registry key ""HKCU\......\.....\....\....\AVgeneral"" as well.
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Don't worry. I have installed Adobe Reader v10 recently as well and it has added two entries to the registry called ""Acrobat Reader"" and ""Adobe Acrobat"". In the first registry entry info for Adobe Reader is registered. The second registry entry contains only a very limited amount of data/info for Adobe Acrobat but as a result of that second entry CC thinks that Adobe Acrobat has been installed as well.
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Add an option to defrag a drive according to the current directory structure. Suppose there're three directories called A, B and C on a drive. Then DF could defrag the drive in such a way that after defragmenting those files are physically arranged in that order, files in directory A, then files from directory B and then of directory C.
This is in fact defragmenting in alfabetical order. When I look at how DF works (at least for me) the way the sorting takes place isn't clear at all.
(BTW my previous post in this thread was edited. Do the moderators get a notice everytime a post has been modified ?)
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1. Add a ""Compact Drive"" option. It could work like this:
-- find the first gap on a drive
-- find a fragment of a file/the last file on that same drive that would fit (precisely) into that gap
-- move that same file from the end of the drive towards the beginning of that drive into that gap.
-- And don't bother that the amount of free spaces/gaps has increased.
This is something different than ""Defrag Freespace"". Because when I look at the drive map it seems that Defrag Freespace wants to reduce the amount of free spaces/gaps.
2. Introduce an option that gives the user the opportunity to tell DF to show (with every file) where a file is moved from and moved to. When that option isn't selected/box isn't ticked then DF should/could show the changes on the drive only every say 30, 60, 90 or 120 seconds or even perhaps never during defragmentation/compacting. Then DF can use most or all of the computer's processing power for the defragmentation. The current drive map GUI simply still sucks. I consider the current GUI to be a compromise I don't like.
When this option is introduced then I think DF (when busy defragmenting) should - IMO - use the GUI of DF v1.10. The drive map GUI of v1.10 is still my favourite.
3. The ""drive XX"" tab in the DF main screen:
When the drive map has been enlarged at the expense of the info at the bottom of the screen then the pie chart is compressed and even completely not shown and then only some information is displayed. Perhaps instead of compressing the pie chart it's better to not compress that part of the GUI but introduce a scroll bar that allows the user to see the entire content of that tab.
(Post edited. Modifications in bold letters).
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1. I noticed something interesting. I ran Defraggler (DF) a number of times and watched carefully Windows Taskmanager at the same time.
-- ran DF (hit ""Analyze"") and memory use went up to - at least - 31 Mb and it used at one time even over 41 Mb.
-- When DF had finished analyzing a drive memory usage went down to about 22 Mb.
-- ran Cleanmem and (according to the CM log) memory usage was a low as some 125 kb.
-- within seconds memory usage increased to about 1.5 Mb. So, it seems DF thinks that it simply needs at least that amount of memory to function properly.
2. The last line gives me a clue what could have happened on Aethec's computer with Firefox and CM. This suggests that Firefox inmediately claimed again all the memory that it previously has been occupying. Something like: ""Plenty of memory available, so I'll claim a significant amount (again)"".
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I know I should post this in my cleanmem forum, But I need the feedback :-P
Perhaps I was a bit too harsh by saying the discussion should take place on the PcWinTech.com forum. Because I violate my own opinion.
Concerning the upcoming CM 1.7.0:
-- About the System File Cache (SFC):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364218(v=vs.85).aspx
Perhaps you can suffice by simply stating something like ""Clearing the SFC will make memory available as well, for use by other programs. That includes the System File Cache itself when it needs more memory again"". Again: K.I.S.S.
-- During installation CM asks whether a shortcut should be made available for all users or the current user only. That's - IMO - the best spot to ask the user whether CM should always run once upon startup of Windows. Then the wizard knows where to place the startup shortcut to CM.
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These are my personal thoughts concerning CM 1.65:
Yes, I certainly would welcome a GUI for the CM settings. Personally, I would reduce drasticly/significantly the number of options concerning the appearence (like e.g. color options) of the mini monitor and put more emphasis and priority on a relatively simple and straightforward GUI for the basic settings like the:
-- ignore list
-- log settings list
-- only list
-- file chache
-- automatically start upon Windows start up
(But isn't this a discussion that should take place at the PcWinTech.com forum ???)
Remember the KISS (Keep It Simple St***d) principle ??
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@smc1979,
I must eat a part of my own words. I tried a number of things and it seems that putting the words ""file cache"" in the CM ignore list didn't prevent Windows from being forced to rebuild the content of a folder. To again extract the icons from the files on the harddisk.
It could be attributed to the following: Memory usage on my computer doesn't exceed approx. 55% (according to CM 1.65). I ran Defraggler and its memory usage went briefly above 41 Mb and that ""excessive"" memory usage could have forced the Windows XP memory manager to flush a part of the memory which contained precisely those icons.
That begs the question: what is the other approx. 45% of the memory used for ? To store datafiles (mp3, text files), systemfiles (*.dll ???). It seems it certainly contains those (folder-)icons.
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@Login123,
Thanks for the suggestion !!!
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It seems that the folks at Adobe have improved the Flash software. I recently needed Quicktime because I downloaded a *.MOV video and therefore I needed to re-install Quicktime. Now the ugly combination of *.flv files and Quicktime doesn't push CPU usage up to 100% anymore (/less often (???)).
Thanks to Defraggler I am able to open the temporary internet folders and move *.flv files from there to another folder. Windows simply doesn't allow the user to open those special folders.
But after using Quicktime I nearly always remove QT again. The program simply sucks (as explained above).
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I know that Cleanmem (CM) works well on my computer (laptop, 512 Mb, Windows XP) because WindowsTaskmanager tells me so. I simply need this program in order to keep my laptop running more smoothly. I also noticed that Windows doesn't need to access the harddisk that often anymore.
It curtails memory usage of e.g ...... Piriform's Defraggler !!! It often keeps running in the background without being used. Then it regularly occupies over 25 Mb of memory. When CM has run memory usage can go down to about 1.5 Mb.
I don't wipe/curtail the System File Cache because then opening a folder can slow down significantly. Explorer then needs to access the harddisk again in order to extract the icons from all the files. One can literally see Windows recreate the content of that folder. And that can be (comparitively) very time consuming.
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I brought Aethec's problem to the attention of ""Shane"", the guy that's running the PcWintec.com website. See this thread: http://forums.pcwintech.com/index.php/topic,1674.0.html
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Aethec,
Cleanmem (CM) does not ""put everything in the pagefile"". It reclaims unused memory and then it doesn't need to ""put it in the pagefile"". Perhaps the maker of CM has a solution for your memory problem since you're using Windows 7. And that or one other computer program could be the resaon why CM doesn't improve memory usage on your computer.
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Recently I installed Cleanmem (CM) version 1.65. Versions 1.6 have an additional gimmick: a small monitor that shows how much memory is claimed/is used by the different applications and Windows. This monitor clearly indicated that CM reduced/can reduce the amount of used/claimed memory significantly. This monitor makes the program - IMO - (much) better.
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Is CC capable of showing those thai characters ? Does Windows support thai characters ?
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Did CC place an error file in the directory in which CC was installed ? That file could provide a clue.
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Find out who's the brazilian/portugese translator and send a PM to notify him/her of this error.
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The comment Aethec made in post #1 of this thread - IMO - still applies for CC v3.00. Just remove the Wipe Free Space option from the ""Windows"" pane and move all the options (including the cleaning of the MFT) to the tools section. I think that in the current situation the confusion remains.
The discussion in this thread is also enlightning.
http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=30444
Though I would move some info from this thread to the online documentation.
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This would assume that there's a difference between the american version of spanish and the spanish version of spanish.
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Find out who the spanish translator is and send him a PM.
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Thanks for all the help/suggestions. It will take some time to ""digest""/to go through/to try all the suggestions provided. This particular video problem was nagging me for over half a year.
I don't like Apple's Quicktime because the combination of Quicktime, FLV video files, Adobe Flash 10 versions pushes CPU usage of the process Windows Explorer (as shown by Taskmanager) in Windows XP up to 100%. I have the Quicktime installation program on my harddisk and I only (re-)install it (for a very short time) when (I think) I need it. Like coming across a *.mov video file again.
See also this thread:
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Thanks. Your answer DID provide a solution for my video problem. What remains is a answer to my second question.
Modem problem
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I have a hardware related problem and I hope this is the right subforum for posting this problem.
I have a problem accessing one website. When I try to visit the Piriform Software forums
(e.g. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showforum=4) (or any other webpage on that forum) then I am not allowed any more to gain access. The website responds with the following message:
""forbidden. You don't have permission to access /index.php on this sever. Additionally a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument while handling the request"".
So, it seems the website recognizes me but doesn't allow me to enter that website. I blame the modem/router because when I go to a friend and try to visit the Piriform forums I am allowed in and then I am automatically recognized as well. Can a modem/router be infected with a virus ? I had some trouble with my firewall and had to (briefly) switch it off. As soon as possible I switched it on again but it seems that brief moment was enough to ""throw the modem/router into disarray"". I tried to re-install the router software but I can't find the installation software on the CD/DVD that came with the router modem.
Yes, I purged a number of internet related buffers (e.g. DNS) and deleted a cookie and logged in again but to no avail. This post is written on a friend's computer where I do have access to the Piriform forums.