Should I remove PerfectDisk 12 Professional?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,679
United States Rank #18,964
Reach 0.0138%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 27.32 days
805.95 days >
Average installed length: 423.47 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 12.00.290 |
68.75% |
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| 12.00.285 |
5.15% |
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| 12.00.275 |
6.99% |
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| 12.00.267 |
19.12% |
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PerfectDisk 12 Professional
What is PerfectDisk 12 Professional?
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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is PerfectDisk.exe. The software installer includes 28 files and is usually about 40.27 MB (42,231,069 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: 40.27 MB
Files installed by PerfectDisk 12 Professional
| Program executable: | PerfectDisk.exe |
| Name: | PerfectDisk 12 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PerfectDisk.exe |
| MD5: | 9f9d7d1f02739a07c4178e7fe225bc74 |
Additional files:
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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.".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- PDAgent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDAgent.exe'.
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 Professional?
You can uninstall PerfectDisk 12 Professional 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 Professional, 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 Professional.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 79%
Win 7 0%
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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 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
82.35% |
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| Windows XP |
9.93% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.04% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.68% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
35.96% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.10% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
20.22% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.74% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
2.62% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.25% |
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Geography
36.74% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
36.74% |
| Italy |
6.07% |
| Australia |
4.47% |
| France |
3.83% |
| United Kingdom |
3.83% |
| Russia |
3.51% |
| Canada |
3.19% |
| UA |
2.88% |
| Norway |
2.88% |
| Brazil |
2.24% |
| Poland |
2.24% |
| Taiwan |
1.92% |
| Sweden |
1.92% |
| Germany |
1.92% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
22.52% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.88% |
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| Acer |
17.22% |
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| GIGABYTE |
15.23% |
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| ASUS |
15.23% |
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| Intel |
4.64% |
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| Toshiba |
4.64% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.65% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.60% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.70% |
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| ASUSTeK N55SF |
1.80% |
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| Dell Dell XPS420 |
1.80% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
1.80% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
1.80% |
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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