This true data quality index replaces the misleading "Disk Maps". Working with it is the only way to understand your status, and avoid slowdowns and other symptoms!
Our patented technology indicates your hard
drive's actual state of fragmentation. Like the
Richter scale that measures earthquakes, this is
a logarithmic scale: each notch indicates a state
of fragmentation that is X10 in severity than the
previous one.
Hard drives are vulnerable. If you let them reach an advanced fragmentation level (indicated in red), defrag will no longer work as intended. That point of no return is to be avoided: passed that threshold, the hard disk performance will decrease, until it eventually becomes unusable.
Our solution is simple and effective. We monitor the hard disk, and let you know exactly when to defrag. This preventative measure might add a year or more to the life of your computer!
Which user are you?
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Unaware User
Doesn't bother with fragmentation. Gets a new computer every 1-2 years, or lives with a slow machine.
If slowdown symptoms arrive, runs DEFRAG using the free utility or a purchased solution, and is always surprised that it does not help. -
Professional User
Defrags every once in a while. Sometimes it works great.
Trying to avoid the problem, put "Defrag" as an automatic scheduled task, ignoring the known risk caused by excessive defrag. It was the best solution until Disklace came with the current solution that minimizes this risk. -
Disklace User
Defrags exactly when required. Saves money on new computers, and never experiences slowdowns. With all files safe and protected, with a minimum risk of over utilization of the disk - this user sleeps peacefully.
What's next?
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Home Users
You can have Lace Watcher Home set up on your computer in 5 minutes! To learn more about our software, click here:
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IT Professionals
Preventative care of your network's machines has never been easier! For screenshots and information about our product for networks, click here:
More about the technology behind Lace Watcher
Lace Level is a statistical scalar factor, calibrated by the results of measuring many thousands of real disks of different type and size from users all over the world. The method which implements this factor is patent pending. Disklace had received a "Notice of Allowance" for U.S. Patent related to the above fragmentation measurement technology.
The factor data is collected from the physical position of the various file components on the disk and related to the delay caused by this disorder. It also takes into account the distribution of free areas on the disk. This distribution best describes the way the particular computer is being used. The "holes" between the files are the result of deletion of old data on the disk, and therefore reflect the real pattern of the usage of that disk.
A statistical moment factor is calculated for all the elements that cause delay in reading or writing a file. This is then compared to an "ideal" theoretical disk containing the same data as the analyzed disk. The result is shown on a logarithmic scale, similar to the Richter scale method used in measuring earthquakes. The statistical approach ensures usage of the same measurement unit of fragmentation level regardless of the disk size - from tiny USB storage device to 4TB logical disk.
If you want to learn why
Download this technical article (pdf).
What about SSDs (Solid State Devices) ?
A recent research from
Coughlin Associates clarifies SSD performance
behavior and characteristics. It shows a performance degradation
and write saturation of devices over the lifetime.
Disklace's follow on research relates this slowdown to the normal disorder of data on users devices.
Upon successful results of our thesis, it will be possible to predict performance changes on SSD devices. Please click for a sample. It is very important, since defragmentation of those devices significantly reduces their life-span.
Measure your fragmentation level using a different scale:
This tool checks the fragmentation level of
your disk. This is the tool that we use to calibrate our unique fragmentation level scale. It is already in use by more than 400,000 users and is currently involved with our SSD research.
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Disclaimer:
The above tool works only partially on partitions above 80GB, and shows only the fragmentation of the first 80GB which might be significantly lower than the real status. In order to check disks and SSD's with a higher capacity please purchase it here: