PerfectDisk 12 Home Premium
What is PerfectDisk 12 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 used version is 12.00.290, 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 installer includes 22 files and is usually about 40.36 MB (42,317,470 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_Support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{A3D5B54A-9792-404F-AE8B-BDA961EBA58E}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 40.36 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PerfectDisk 12 Home Premium
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AutoUpdGui.exe - PerfectDisk 12 (Auto Update Gui)
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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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PDVmGuest.dll - PerfectDisk Virtual library
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PerfectDisk.exe
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PDFsPerf.dll - PerfectDisk (PerfectDisk WriteRight Performance Counters 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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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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chartdir50.dll (by Advanced Software Engineering Limited) - ChartDirector (ChartDirector DLL)
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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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PDVmGuestPS.dll
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: | 8.93 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0007813002% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00033510% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00044620% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 5,625,462 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 5.03 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 358 Bytes | |
| PDAgentS1.exe |
| Memory: | 1.46 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004009846% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00029074% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00011025% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 8,495 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 177 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 28 Bytes | |
How do I remove PerfectDisk 12 Home Premium?
You can uninstall PerfectDisk 12 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 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 12 Home Premium.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 79%
Win 10 7%
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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 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
78.57% |
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| Windows Vista |
14.29% |
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| Windows 10 |
7.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.29% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
7.14% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
7.14% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
7.14% |
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Geography
64.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
64.00% |
| Singapore |
4.00% |
| New Zealand |
4.00% |
| Venezuela |
4.00% |
| Netherlands |
4.00% |
| Germany |
4.00% |
| DK |
4.00% |
| Canada |
4.00% |
| Italy |
4.00% |
| United Kingdom |
4.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
45.45% |
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| Toshiba |
18.18% |
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| MSI |
9.09% |
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| Lenovo |
9.09% |
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| Dell |
9.09% |
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| ASUS |
9.09% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
18.18% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite Pro U40... |
9.09% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE L755 |
9.09% |
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| Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GT60 |
9.09% |
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| MICRO-STAR INTERANTIONAL ... |
9.09% |
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| LENOVO 3323DLA |
9.09% |
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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