<s>
Vopt	B-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
vopt	B-Application
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
defragmentation	B-Application
utility	O
sold	O
by	O
Golden	O
Bow	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
oldest	O
defragmentation	B-Application
products	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
supported	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
convenience	O
of	O
quick	O
processing	O
time	O
is	O
offset	O
by	O
less	O
optimal	O
performance	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
built-in	O
optimization	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
prefetch	O
folder	O
,	O
system	O
performance	O
is	O
maintained	O
without	O
major	O
reorganization	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
files	O
on	O
the	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
of	O
any	O
defragger	B-Application
is	O
to	O
reduce	O
or	O
eliminate	O
file	B-Application
fragmentation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
thereby	O
improve	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vopt	B-Application
achieves	O
this	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Optionally	O
cleans	O
up	O
cookies	O
,	O
internet	O
cache	O
,	O
temporary	O
files	O
and	O
recycle	O
bin	O
before	O
defrag	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
combination	O
of	O
features	O
is	O
not	O
shared	O
by	O
other	O
defrag	B-Application
programs	O
,	O
and	O
Vopt	B-Application
fills	O
a	O
niche	O
in	O
the	O
defragger	B-Application
market	O
not	O
addressed	O
by	O
its	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
differ	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
pundits	O
over	O
disk	B-Application
defragmentation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
defragmenter	B-Application
I	O
recommend	O
is	O
VOPT	B-Application
from	O
Golden	O
Bow	O
,	O
but	O
anyone	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
reading	O
this	O
column	O
for	O
long	O
knows	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
have	O
been	O
using	O
VOPT	B-Application
for	O
two	O
decades	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
have	O
never	O
lost	O
a	O
byte	O
of	O
data	O
from	O
doing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
time	O
you	O
run	O
VOPT	B-Application
it	O
can	O
take	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	B-Application
defragmentation	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
as	O
important	O
in	O
these	O
days	O
of	O
enormous	O
disks	O
as	O
it	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
worth	O
doing	O
:	O
among	O
other	O
advantages	O
,	O
programs	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
defragmented	O
load	O
faster	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
's	O
less	O
wear	O
on	O
the	O
disk	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
use	O
VOPT	B-Application
regularly	O
even	O
when	O
my	O
disks	O
are	O
not	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
commercially	O
available	O
defrag	B-Application
program	O
still	O
supporting	O
16-bit	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
upgrading	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
their	O
existing	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8	O
works	O
with	O
NTFS-compatible	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
File	O
defrag	B-Application
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
gives	O
you	O
two	O
tools	O
for	O
maintaining	O
your	O
hard	O
drive	O
and	O
helping	O
its	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Check	O
Disk	O
and	O
Defrag	B-Application
are	O
n't	O
the	O
best	O
tools	O
available	O
for	O
maintaining	O
your	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vopt	B-Application
(	O
version	O
9.12	O
and	O
later	O
)	O
is	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
including	O
64	O
bit	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
