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Windows: If you like your software open-source you'll definitely want to check out UltraDefrag a snappy open-source Windows disk defragmenter.UltraDefrag is available as a portable application and in a GUI and ultra lightweight command-line only version—the lightweight version is designated as "micro" in the download list and is at the top of the screen, make sure to scroll down for the GUI version if you want to interact with the program like in the screenshot above.

If you're in need of partitioning software or had been thinking about trying out Paragon Partition Manager, today is a great day to do so. The $40 software is available for free, today only.

Windows: If you're on the hunt for which folder and files are chewing up the most hard drive space, Disktective is a free and portable app that makes short work of it.

Mac only: We've all experienced full hard drives, but divining where all your hard drive space has gone is never easy. Freeware program OmniDiskSweeper easily shows you which files and folders are taking up space so you can free it up.

A lot of people were upset when they found out Snow Leopard was reporting hard drive capacity "correctly" in base 10; if you were one of them, here's how you can fix it.

ZDNet reports that Snow Leopard has changed the way it calculates disk capacity from earlier versions of OS X: now it matches the advertised size of the drive you purchased.

Your computer's a busy beaver, rapidly accessing and utilizing files all in the name of bringing you what you want, when you want it. Sometimes it needs a little help tidying up, and that's where these five disk defragmenters come in. Photo by Alex Witherspoon.

Your computer works hard to do the tasks you ask of it, shuttling data to and fro. Sometimes it isn't the best housekeeper, however, and files aren't always filed away as neatly as they should be. This week we want to hear which tool you use to defragment your hard disks and put all those little pieces back together where they belong. Why is the tool your favorite? What additional features make it stand out?

Windows: You have a bunch of sub-directories that you'd like to consolidate into one but don't want to do the mouse work or write a batch script. Suction will help you condense your directories.

Windows only: A little sloppy file keeping can lead to a lot of duplicate and space-hogging files. Dig up all your dupes with the speedy Fast Duplicate File Finder.