PerfectDisk 12.5 Home Premium
What is PerfectDisk Home Premium?
PerfectDisk is a defragmentation utility for Windows that can optimize disk drives with an optimization strategy called SMARTPlacement as well as prevents fragmentation with OptiWrite (detects when Windows is going to fragment files and intelligently redirects I/O to stop the fragmentation).
Overview
The most common release is 12.05.312, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The setup package generally installs about 22 files and is usually about 22.55 MB (23,648,256 bytes). The program is built using the Nokia Qt cross-platforms native C++ framework.
Program details
URL: www.raxco.com
Help link: links.raxco.com/go.rax?id=PD12_5_Support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\raxco\perfectdisk\defragfs
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{FD310764-B3E5-430F-980E-D6C0016B2660}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 22.55 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PerfectDisk 12.5 Home Premium
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AutoUpdGui.exe - PerfectDisk (Auto Update Gui)
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chartdir50.dll (by Advanced Software Engineering Limited) - ChartDirector (ChartDirector DLL)
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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PDAgent.exe - PDAgent Module
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PDAgentS1.exe - PDAgentS1 Module
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PDCmd.exe - PDCmd
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PDElevationWorker.exe - PDElevationWorker Module
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PDFsPerf.dll - PerfectDisk WriteRight Performance Counters DLL
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PDVmGuest.dll - PerfectDisk Virtual library
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PDVmGuestPS.dll - PDVMGuest proxy
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PerfectDisk.exe - PerfectDisk 12.5
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QtCore4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt4 (C++ application development framework.)
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QtGui4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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sqlceoledb35.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft SQL Server Compact (OLEDB Provider (64-bit))
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sqlceqp35.dll (by Microsoft) - Query Processor (64-bit)
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sqlcese35.dll - Storage Engine (64-bit)
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- PDAgent.exe runs as a service named 'PDAgent' (PDAgent) "This service controls PerfectDisk's scheduling and remote communication.".
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| PDAgent.exe |
| Memory: | 9.92 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0039911250% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00165206% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00233907% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 13,734,649 | |
| Switches/sec: | 39 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 26.07 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 1.63 KB | |
| PDAgentS1.exe |
| Memory: | 2.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0014003487% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00083069% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00056966% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 325,842 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2 Bytes | |
| PerfectDisk.exe |
| Memory: | 16.06 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0029653698% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00229504% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00067033% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 209,679 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.11 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 410 Bytes | |
How do I remove PerfectDisk Home Premium?
You can uninstall PerfectDisk Home Premium from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program PerfectDisk 12.5 Home Premium, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PerfectDisk Home Premium.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 74%
Win 7 2%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
76.74% |
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| Windows 10 |
20.93% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
58.14% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.30% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.30% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.65% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.65% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.33% |
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Geography
69.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
69.49% |
| United Kingdom |
8.47% |
| Australia |
5.08% |
| Canada |
5.08% |
| Finland |
1.69% |
| Sweden |
1.69% |
| Greece |
1.69% |
| Israel |
1.69% |
| Germany |
1.69% |
| DK |
1.69% |
| Slovakia |
1.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
36.36% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
27.27% |
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| Acer |
9.09% |
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| ASUS |
9.09% |
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| American Megatrends |
6.06% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.03% |
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| Samsung |
3.03% |
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| Lenovo |
3.03% |
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| Alienware |
3.03% |
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Common models |
| Dell OptiPlex 745 ... |
5.71% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
5.71% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.71% |
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| LENOVO 2522AZ1 |
2.86% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.86% |
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| Dell Precision M4500 |
2.86% |
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About (from Raxco Software Inc.)
For over 30 years Raxco Software has developed award-winning defragmentation solutions and performance utilities that improve hard drive and server performance, simplify system administration and help our customers work more efficiently –at home and at the office.
Publisher URL: www.raxco.com