Puran Defrag is a free Windows utility for defragmenting files and optimizing hard disk drives. Its Puran Intelligent Optimizer moves frequently used files toward faster disk areas, and it can consolidate directories into contiguous areas when the partition uses NTFS. Users can schedule defragmentation at startup, on intervals, or at chosen times on selected days. Boot Time Defragmentation can work on the whole drive or on system files including the MFT, Registry, and Pagefile. A low-priority mode uses resources when other processes are idle. Users can select particular files or folders for defragmentation, or exclude them, including with wildcard rules. The program offers both a graphical interface and console command-line operation. It can restart or shut down a computer after boot-time work. Puran Defrag states native 64-bit support and lists compatibility with Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 8, 10, and 11, including 64-bit editions. The listed version is 7.7.2, dated 07 December 2023.
Who it is for
Puran Defrag suits Windows users who want scheduled or boot-time hard disk defragmentation and options to target or exclude files and folders. Its directory consolidation feature is relevant only to NTFS partitions.
What is good
- Free plan for Windows.
- Schedules can run at startup or selected times.
- Boot-time defragmentation can handle system files.
- Supports selecting or excluding individual files and folders.
- Offers graphical and console command-line interfaces.
What to know first
- Directory consolidation works only on NTFS partitions.
- The listed version is dated 07 December 2023.
- The listed drive type is HDD.
Verdict
Puran Defrag offers scheduled, selective, and boot-time defragmentation for Windows hard disk drives at no cost. Note the NTFS-only limit on directory consolidation and the date of the listed version.
Puran Defrag plans and pricing
All plansCompared on disk defragmentation software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Drive types
- hdd
- Scheduled optimization
- Yes
- Automatic optimization
- Yes
- Boot-time optimization
- Yes
- Filesystem support
- ntfs
