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Defraggler - before defrag

When it comes to the condition of our data which resides quietly on our computer’s HDD, it’s necessary or at least advisable to keep things in an orderly fashion so that whenever we might happen to look for something, we can find it without being forced to “dig” into a pile of forgotten files and folders. There is no doubt that most of you are able to keep your computers well organized but, how much do you know about what’s behind all that facade?

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I’m not a great fan of Windows native System Restore and i’ll probably never be, due to its buggy nature. However, the guys from Comodo managed to create a backup & restore application, similar to System Restore that is actually better and more reliable. Comodo Time Machine is a powerful system rollback utility that creates certain backup points and allows the user to rollback Windows to those specific points. Practically, this allows the user/administrator create system snapshots that he can save, for later rollbackin’.

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parted_magicParted Magic is an easy to use  free partitioning tool bundled with some really useful applications such as : Truecrypt, Clonezilla, SuperbrubDisk, Partition Image ddrescue and some others. Parted Magic supports the following filesystems: ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.

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What is the Boot Record?

Every partition has its own boot record. The boot record is used to store the first bits of software executed. Also, the boot record holds instructions needed to start Windows XP.

In some occasions, the boot record can be altered or damaged by an user error, damaged software or different types of malware or viruses.

The boot record can be fixed easily via the Windows Recovery Console using the “fixboot” command.

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