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UltraDefrag 7.0.0 beta1 has been released

Hello friends,

  • This release gets rid of our home-brew GUI framework, which is replaced by wxWidgets.
    This allows us to focus on the defragmentation engine and implement some long requested features.
    The only drawback is that we have to retire support for Windows 2000® and below.
  • The translation is now moved from our home-brew one to GNU gettext, which is shipping with wxWidgets.
    The translations are hosted online at Transifex and shipping with UltraDefrag for offline translation using PoEdit.
    All translators are encouraged to read the Translation section of the handbook for further information.
  • This release doesn't offer any new features, it is meant for testing the migration of the entire GUI code.
  • Please give it a whirl and report back any problems you encounter.
  • The executables are not yet optimized for size, which will be taken care of before the final release.... read more
Posted by Stefan Pendl 4 days ago

UltraDefrag 6.0.2 has been finally released

Hello friends,

This release is minor update.


Here is a brief list of the changes:

  • the FAQ section of the handbook now contains information about how to set up v6 to optimize similarly to v5
  • the Explorer context menu is now reduced to a single entry with sub-menu on Windows 7 and above

  • the following translations were updated:
    • Albanian, Danish, Filipino (Tagalog), Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), Javanese, Polish, Portuguese (BR)... read more
Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-05-17

UltraDefrag 7.0.0 moves to new GUI framework and translation platform

The next major release of UltraDefrag, v7.0.0, will migrate from our home-brew GUI framework to wxWidgets.

This allows us to migrate the translation to use GNU gettext, which is implemented in wxWidgets.

We need to verify the information for the two languages, Kapampangan and Wáray-Wáray, to get them added to transifex, which offers the free online translation service.... read more

Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-04-22

UltraDefrag 6.0.1 has been finally released

Hello friends,

This release is now officially supporting Windows 8.


Here is a brief list of the changes:

  • Installer no longer warns about Windows 8 being untested
  • shortened the delay after hitting the finish button of the installer
  • increased Windows 8 compatibility

  • the following translations were added:
    • Armenian

  • the following translations were updated:
    • Chinese (Traditional), Filipino (Tagalog), Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (AR), Ukrainian, Vietnamese... read more
Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-04-01

UltraDefrag 6.0.0 has been finally released

Hello friends,

This release is improving the usability, stability and performance of UltraDefrag.


Here is a brief list of the changes:

  • All disk processing algorithms were optimized for speed and efficiency.
  • Support to optimize FAT disks was added.
  • The ability to specify the file sorting order and criteria was added for optimization.
  • Additional filters for fragment and file size were added.
  • Optimization now makes use of all specified filters.
  • The ability to minimize the window to the system tray was added.
  • The ability to display the progress on the task bar icon was added for Windows 7® and above.
  • File fragmentation reports are now no longer stored in the root folder of the drive, but in a sub-folder of the installation folder, so they are no longer left behind after removing UltraDefrag.
  • The Explorer context menu handler is now configurable too.... read more
Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-03-02

UltraDefrag 6.0.0 rc3 has been released

Hello friends,

This release is the second release candidate of UltraDefrag 6.0.0
This should be the last release candidate before the final release.


We kindly request to visit the translation wiki to update the newly added menu items to make the translations as complete as possible.


Changes since the release of RC2:
- fixed bug #175 "End of stage shows completion at 0.0%"
- log creation in case of out of memory condition added
- performance of analysis for fragmented files count above 30000 was improved dramatically... read more

Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-02-26

UltraDefrag 6.0.0 rc2 has been released

Hello friends,

This release is the second release candidate of UltraDefrag 6.0.0


We kindly request to visit the translation wiki to update the newly added menu items to make the translations as complete as possible.


Changes since the release of RC1:
- upgrade check now better supports development releases
- out of memory condition handling added... read more

Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-02-02

UltraDefrag 6.0.0 rc1 32-bit has been reuploaded

Due to various virus warnings the installer for the 32-bit release has been uploaded anew.

Any virus detection is a false positive and should be reported to your anti virus software vendor.

Sorry for the inconvenience.


Stefan Pendl
UltraDefrag - Maintainer

Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-01-23

UltraDefrag 6.0.0 rc1 has been released

Hello friends,

This release is the first release candidate of UltraDefrag 6.0.0


We kindly request to visit the translation wiki to update the newly added menu items to make the translations as complete as possible.


We would like to receive as much feedback as possible, so we can further improve this release.

You are welcome! Your help will be much appreciated!... read more

Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-01-20

UltraDefrag translations updated for v6.0.0

Hello friends,

the next release of UltraDefrag (v6.0.0 RC1) is on the horizon and we have added some more strings to be translated.

Find a brief list of translation changes at http://ultradefrag.wikispaces.com/Change+Log

Find the current translation report at http://ultradefrag.wikispaces.com/Translation+Report

You do not need to be a member of the wiki nor of wikispaces to be able to update an existing translation.... read more

Posted by Stefan Pendl 2013-01-13