WinContig 5.0.2.1 – Freeware Defragmenter

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WinContig is an easy-to-use standalone executable defragmenter. It doesn’t create any installation directories or Registry entries on your computer.

Its purpose is to quick defragment files without the need to defragment the whole disk. In addition, WinContig allows you to group files and folders into profiles for processing them later.

WinContig supports FAT32 and NTFS file systems and it works with Hard Disks and SSDs.

Most defragmentation tools perform a general defragmentation of an entire partition. In a real life scenario, you often want to defragment a single file or a directory, for example to improve the loading speed of a program file, or to reduce the loading time of a certain disk intensive application like a game.

WinContig has been designed specifically to meet the needs of users who focus mainly on files and folders rather than an entire disk.

Its ability to filter files by several criteria combined with its ability to be controlled via command-line switches, make WinContig the perfect tool to defragment particular files that are frequently used and continuously becoming fragmented.

In order to start using it, just extract the contents of the ZIP archive to any folder you like, and run it. Its defragmentation and analysis engine is based on the standard Microsoft defragmentation API.

Two different defragmentation methods:

If you choose the Quick method, WinContig does look for the first amount of free space large enough to defragment a file into and uses it. Use this defragmentation method if you use tools like Windows Defrag to defragment your hard disk on a regular basis.

If you choose the Smart method, program does look for the amount of free space that best fits a file into ad uses it. Also, if there is no free space large enough to fully defragment a file into, WinContig does try to reduce the number of fragments of that file.

This application is freeware for personal and commercial use.

What’s new in version 5.0.2.1:

Fixed a bug that may lead to a crash during the defragmentation process on some Windows 7 environments.

What’s new in version 5.0.2.0:

Starting from this version, the app is a 64-bit application. This does mean that the 64-bit executable of the app has been renamed from WinContig64.exe to WinContig.exe, and the 32-bit executable has been renamed from WinContig.exe to WinContig32.exe.
Added the ability to add items by copying them from File Explorer and then pasting them into the items list.
Added the ability to add items by using masks.
Added the ability to remove a profile from the most recently used list by right-clicking on it.
Added the ability to export the fragments list of a file to a csv file.
Added the /PRIORITY command-line switch, which enables you to change the priority class of WinContig.
WinContig now provides more information during the defragmentation of a file.
Disk media type detection is now moved to the advanced settings.
Added the end time of an operation.
The application priority was always ‘Normal’ when started at the command prompt. Fixed. Many thanks to Jonez who pointed it out.

What’s new in version 5.0.1.1:

Added the Ukrainian language module.
Some minor graphic improvements.

What’s new in version 5.0.1.0:

The app may fail to start when launched from a mapped network drive. Fixed. Many thanks to Robert Morris who pointed it out.
When adding exceptions to the filter by the size of fragments and the number of fragments, excluded files are still processed. Fixed. Many thanks to Aleksey who pointed it out.
Running the app from the context menu of File Explorer may stop on a second attempt on some Windows 10 environments. Fixed. Many thanks to Pons B. who pointed it out.
Added the /RECURSE command-line switch, which enables you to search for every occurrence of the specified file name within the specified folder and all subfolders.