Shake
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Ranked in Disk Defragmentation Software ·No free plan on record
About
Shake is ranked #15 of 22 in disk defragmentation software on Inferse. It runs on Linux.
Compared on disk defragmentation software
- Free plan
- Yesvleu.net
Facts
- Purpose
- Shake is a userspace defragmenter for GNU/Linux that can run while the system is in use.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- How it works
- It rewrites fragmented files and uses heuristics intended to improve efficiency compared with other tools.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- File ordering
- Piping a sorted list of MP3 files into Shake can defragment them and place files close together on disk in lexical order.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker lists Ubuntu/Debian, Gentoo, and Arch Linux installation options and instructions for building from source with CMake and libattr development files.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- Extended attributes
- The maker recommends mounting the partition with user_xattr; Shake can run without it but is less efficient because it uses extended attributes to store information for incremental use.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- Usage
- The maker says to run Shake as root on a directory and recommends running it on the whole partition when it is not in use for better results.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- Preview mode
- Shake can report fragmentation without changing files using the --pretend and --verbose options.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- File size behavior
- By default, files larger than 95 MB are not processed, and the maker documents options to change the size thresholds and tolerances.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- Age behavior
- By default, Shake processes files whose last shake time or ctime is older than eight times 31 days and skips files newer than two months; these values can be changed with options.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The project page names Brice Arnould as the author.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
- Maker location
- The maker's about page says he lives in Evilard, a village close to Berne, Switzerland.vleu.net · 4 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2008vleu.net · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- vleu.net/projects/shake/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- vleu.net· checked 4 Oct 2026