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Registry Defragmentation and Free Defragmenter Software

What is a registry defrag & cleanse?

Your system’s registry is a store of crucial system data such as operating system settings and what applications you’ve installed (okay, that’s a VERY high level view of the registry). Your PC accesses your system registry hundreds of times per second. Over time your registry can become fragmented which then causes delays when the data needs to be access hence slowing down your computer overall.

Your registry doesn’t just get fragmented however. As you install applications new entries are added into the registry. When you uninstall applications these entries are not always removed. Over time, through sustained usage these useless entries remain in the registry, adding unnecessary bulk and slowing down your machine.

A registry defrag and cleanse does exactly what it sounds like it does: it defrags entries that are fragmented and removes entries not required by the system. Some people claim that this process makes their computer 10 times faster - I can’t promise similar results but you’ll definitely notice at least a slight improvement.

Recommended registry defrag applications

To defrag, fix and clean your system registry you need a specific program to do all the dirty work. The registry fixing software market is incredibly saturated because users are often in a state of desperation or eagerness when they realize they need the application - that allows for some pretty high conversion rates for the people selling the software.

Anyways, my point is: there is a lot of crap out there in this market. That is why I’m going to tell you about two applications. One is better than the other, but you can make your own choice about which one you want.

Registry Fix is one of, if not the most popular registry fixing applications available (over 13,000,000 downloads according to their sales copy). At this point in time a license for a single computer will set you back $37 USD, although that may be higher by the time you’re reading this.

My recommendation is that you download this application and give your computer a scan. The scanning part is free - it’s when you want to fix the registry issues that you have to purchase a license. So, give your computer a scan and see if you have than many problems to really justify spending money on having it fixed.

Download Registry Fix at http://www.registryfix.com

I wouldn’t be much of a writer if I didn’t provide an alternate and free option in these situations. Free Registry Defrag is exactly what the name implies: software that is both free and will defrag your registry. I haven’t used this application in a while but I do have positive memories of it, and it’s fairly hard to beat the price of free.

Download Free Registry Defrag http://www.registry-clean.net/free-registry-defrag.htm

Whatever option you choose you should be pleased with the speed improvements. If you’re not interested in either choice I’ve written about consider searching Google for the following terms:

  • fix registry
  • registry defrag
  • registry optimize

Those keywords should bring up relevant registry fixing software that might appeal to you more.