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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #35,049
United States Rank #22,100
Reach 0.0034%

Versions

VersionDistribution
14.0.915.64 22.39%
14.0.915.32 2.99%
14.0.913.64 19.40%
14.0.913.32 5.97%
14.0.909.64 1.49%
14.0.909.32 4.48%
14.0.903.64 14.93%
14.0.903.32 10.45%
14.0.900.64 4.48%
14.0.900.32 4.48%
14.0.897.64 1.49%
14.0.896.64 5.97%
14.0.896.32 1.49%

Diskeeper 2010 Home

What is Diskeeper 2010 Home?  (from Diskeeper)

Diskeeper Home is like spring cleaning for your slow PC. It neatly lines up your files side-by-side, so they are NOT scattered across your hard drive in hundreds of small fragmented pieces.
When your files are fragmented, it takes longer to read them... thus slowing down almost EVERY aspect of your computer use.
...  Read more

Overview

Diskeeper 2010 Home is a program developed by Diskeeper. The most used version is 14.0.915.64, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 42 files and is usually about 29.08 MB (30,493,402 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 81% of users of Diskeeper 2010 Home come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.diskeeper.com
Help link: www.diskeeper.com/support/support.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{1FCC806A-5920-44B2-AA6A-81A67A31DDF3}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 29.08 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Diskeeper 2010 Home

  • AppLauncher.exe - Diskeeper (TM) Application Launcher (Diskeeper Application Launcher)
  • DKCRegistration.exe - Diskeeper (TM) Registration Module (Registration Module)
  • AutoNTFS.exe - Diskeeper (TM) Disk Defragmenter (Diskeeper NTFS Boot Time Defragmentation Image)
  • Connect.exe
  • DfrgSnap.dll
  • DfrgUI.dll
  • Diskeeper.exe
  • DkActivationReminder.exe
  • DkAutoUpdateAlert.exe
  • DKLib.dll - DKLIB.LIB
  • DkMsg.dll
  • DkPerf.exe
  • DkPromotionRollUp.exe
  • DkService.exe - Diskeeper Service
  • DkServiceMsg.exe
  • DkTabProvider.dll - DKTABPROVIDER.EXE
  • DkTrialwareRollup.exe
  • NsFatAnalyze.dll
  • NsFatAutoAnalyze.dll
  • NsFatBootOptimization.dll
  • NsFatFSConsolidate.dll
  • NsFatManual.dll - NsFatEngineManual.dll
  • NsFatPartialDefrag.dll
  • NsFatSSDAnalysis.dll
  • NsFatSSDdefrag.dll
  • NsFatStd.dll
  • NsIfaastMeas.dll
  • NsNtfsAnalyze.dll
  • NsNtfsAutoAnalyze.dll
  • NsNtfsBootOptimization.dll
  • NsNtfsDirConsolidate.dll
  • NsNtfsFSConsolidate.dll
  • NsNtfsIfaast.dll
  • NsNtfsLfsDfrg.dll
  • NsNtfsManual.dll
  • NsNtfsPartialDefrag.dll
  • NsNtfsSSDAnalysis.dll
  • NsNtfsSSDdefrag.dll
  • NsNtfsStd.dll
  • AutoFAT.exe - Diskeeper Corporation AutoFat (Boot Time Defragmentation Engine for Diskeeper)
  • DkWMIClient.exe - DkWMICli Application
  • MJS.dll - MJS

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • DkService.exe runs as a service named 'Diskeeper' (Diskeeper) "Allows Diskeeper to run on this computer and improve file system performance.".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • DkService.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

DkService.exe
Memory:14.79 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000258197%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00001757%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00000825%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:40,172,914
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:36
70 average
I/O reads/min:11.73 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:39.61 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Diskeeper 2010 Home?

You can uninstall Diskeeper 2010 Home from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Diskeeper 2010 Home, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Diskeeper 2010 Home.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 65.67%
Windows 10 13.43%
Windows XP 11.94%
Windows Vista 8.96%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.79%
Windows 7 Professional 17.91%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.94%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.48%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.48%
Windows 8.1 4.48%

Distribution by countryGeography

80.95% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 80.95%
  Canada 3.81%
  Australia 2.86%
  Japan 2.86%
  United Kingdom 2.86%
  Belgium 1.90%
  France 0.95%
  Nicaragua 0.95%
  Germany 0.95%
  India 0.95%
  South Africa 0.95%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.53%
Dell 24.49%
Acer 12.24%
GIGABYTE 10.20%
Toshiba 8.16%
Lenovo 6.12%
Sony 4.08%
ASUS 2.04%
Intel 2.04%
Apple 2.04%
MSI 2.04%
Common models
Gateway DX4380 3.45%
Dell Studio 1555 3.45%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.45%
LENOVO 03015RU 3.45%
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L63... 1.72%
TOSHIBA Satellite L55-B 1.72%

About Diskeeper

Condusiv is a software producer that sells and supports a number of software products including its flagship productm, Diskeeper, a tool for reducing file fragmentation; V-locity Virtual Machine, a platform disk optimizer for virtual server; Undelete, which offers protection from and recovery of accidentally deleted files.
Publisher URL: www.condusiv.com

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