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WinContig README
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WinContig v5.0.3.4
Copyright (C) 2006-2026 Marco D'Amato. All rights reserved.

Web site: https://www.mdtzone.it/sw/wincontig/en/index.html
  E-mail: support@mdtzone.it


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Description
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WinContig is an easy-to-use stand-alone defragmentation tool that does not
create any installation directories or registry entries on your computer. Its
purpose is to quickly defragment individual files without the need to
defragment the entire disk.
In addition, WinContig enables you to organise files and folders into profiles
for processing at a later time. WinContig supports both the FAT32 and NTFS file
systems, and works with both hard disks and SSDs.

Most defragmentation tools perform a general defragmentation of entire
partitions. In a real-life scenario, you often want to defragment a single file
or directory. For example, this could be to improve the loading speed of a
program file or reduce the loading time of a disk-intensive application, such
as a game.

WinContig has been specifically designed to meet the needs of users who focus
mainly on files and folders rather than an entire disk.

Its ability to filter files by several criteria combined with its ability to be
controlled via command-line switches, make WinContig the perfect tool to
defragment particular files that are frequently used and continuously becoming
fragmented.

WinContig is an application designed for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8,
Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11 operating systems, both 32-bit and 64-bit.

To run WinContig, you must be logged in as an administrator or have
administrative credentials.


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Installation of WinContig
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WinContig is a standalone executable that doesn't require installation or
additional DLLs. To start using it, simply extract the contents of the
distribution ZIP archive to a folder of your choice and run the program.


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Installation of the shell extension
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Run WinContig, select the 'Tools' menu, and then select 'Install the shell
extension'.


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Uninstallation of the shell extension
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Run WinContig, close any open instances of File Explorer, select the 'Tools'
menu, and then select 'Uninstall the shell extension'.


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Uninstallation of WinContig
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* If you haven't installed the WinContig shell extension, close WinContig, and
  then delete the folder in which the contents of the distribution ZIP archive
  were extracted.

* If you have installed the WinContig shell extension, run WinContig and close
  any open instances of File Explorer. Then, select 'Uninstall the shell
  extension' from the 'Tools' menu to uninstall the shell extension. Finally,
  close WinContig and delete the folder in which the contents of the
  distribution ZIP archive were extracted.


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Feedback
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If you have any suggestions, comments, or have found a bug in WinContig, please
send a message to support@mdtzone.it


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Copyright and Trademark Acknowledgments
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Windows, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10,
Windows 11 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are
property of their respective owners.
