PerfectDisk 12.5 Professional
What is PerfectDisk 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).
About (from Raxco Software)
PerfectDisk 12.5 provides smarter optimization for all your drives, so you can work and play faster, while reducing the use of CPU and disk I/O resources to save on energy costs. PerfectDisk's new OptiWrite technology prevents most fragmentation on your drive before it occurs, which prevents your system from slowing do... Read more
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 primary executable is named PerfectDisk.exe. The setup package generally installs about 37 files and is usually about 33.21 MB (34,819,160 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\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{FD310764-B3E5-430F-980E-D6C0016B2660}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 33.21 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PerfectDisk 12.5 Professional
| Program executable: | PerfectDisk.exe |
| Name: | PerfectDisk |
| PerfectDisk 12.5 |
| Signed by: | Raxco Software |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PerfectDisk.exe |
| MD5: | 31b955b714c43c878ec107dde2e918f5 |
| PerfectDisk 12.5 for PerfectDisk is a defragmentation utility for Windows published by Raxco Software. PerfectDisk attempts to defragment drives in a single pass of a drive, as opposed to a common approach of running continuously and... |
Additional files:
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PDLangEN.dll - Raxco Software, Inc. PDLangEN (PerfectDisk English Language Library)
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PDExchange.exe - PD ExchangeModule Module
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PDExchangeps.dll - PerfectDisk for Exchange (ExchangeModule Proxy)
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PDEngine.exe - PDEngine Module
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PDSnapIn.dll - PDSnapIn Module
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AutoUpd.exe - PerfectDisk 11 (Auto Update)
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AutoUpdGui.exe - PerfectDisk 12 (Auto Update Gui)
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AutoUpdPS.dll - AutoUpd Proxy
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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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PDEnginePS.dll - PDEngine Proxy
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PDSched.exe - PDSched Module
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PDUiOcx.dll - PDUiOcx Module
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PDUtils.dll - PDUtils Module
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PDVmGuest.dll - PerfectDisk Virtual library
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PerfectDisk.exe
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PDCommon.dll - PerfectDisk (PerfectDisk Common Library)
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PDFsPerf.dll - PerfectDisk WriteRight Performance Counters DLL
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PDSchedPS.dll - PDSched Proxy
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PDVmGuestPS.dll - PDVMGuest proxy
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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))
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
| 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 | |
| PDAgent.exe |
| Memory: | 10.77 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001606582% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006844% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009222% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,220,147 | |
| Switches/sec: | 20 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 38.9 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 222 Bytes | |
| PDAgentS1.exe |
| Memory: | 1.28 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000796818% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005270% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002698% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,908 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 516 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 23 Bytes | |
How do I remove PerfectDisk Professional?
You can uninstall PerfectDisk 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 12.5 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 Professional.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win XP 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 19%
Keep it 81%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
72.91% |
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| Windows 10 |
16.96% |
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| Windows XP |
7.96% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.17% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
32.67% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.62% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.36% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.80% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.04% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media ... |
2.60% |
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Geography
45.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
45.25% |
| United Kingdom |
5.61% |
| Canada |
4.07% |
| Italy |
3.71% |
| Germany |
2.81% |
| Australia |
2.26% |
| Russia |
1.99% |
| Brazil |
1.72% |
| Poland |
1.72% |
| Iran |
1.63% |
| India |
1.45% |
| France |
1.36% |
| Sweden |
1.36% |
| Romania |
1.18% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
22.16% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.27% |
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| ASUS |
15.80% |
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| GIGABYTE |
15.61% |
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| Acer |
13.49% |
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| Intel |
4.24% |
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| Toshiba |
3.47% |
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| Lenovo |
2.31% |
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| MSI |
0.96% |
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| Sahara |
0.77% |
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| Alienware |
0.77% |
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| Sony |
0.58% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.86% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.86% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.00% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.58% |
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| Dell Dell DXP061 |
2.15% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.15% |
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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