Save 20% on Pocket Mechanic: Keep Your Pocket PC in Tip-Top Shape

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pocketgear.com/basket.asp?associateid=612&id=12178&couponcode=ppctp8004' target='_blank'>http://www.pocketgear.com/basket.as...ncode=ppctp8004</a><br /><br /></div><i>"The best storage card management utility: Format, Defragment, Scan and Repair, Benchmark, Test for Physical Errors, Map Bad Sectors in the FAT Tables, Delete Unused Files and Free Up Space on Your Device, Set the Storage Folder Names (WM2003 only!), View the TCP/IP Configuration, Cleanup your Registry, Delete Duplicate Notifications in the Windows CE Notification Queue and more..."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://trials.pocketgear.com/Product_images/2/2790/PocketMechanic.GIF" /><br /><br />I haven't used this myself, but it looks powerful. You probably won't need to format/scandisk your storage cards very often, but the ability to re-name the memory cards would be useful. The TCP/IP tools allowing you to renew an IP address would be quite useful for anyone with a WiFi-equipped device - I'm still amazed that Microsoft hasn't yet added basic networking tools for troubleshooting wireless connections.<br /><br />At any rate, the software is $14.95 USD normally, and you save $2.89 USD off that price if you buy it while PocketGear has this promotion active.

[Jonathon Watkins]

Hmmm, I was impressed by this when I trailed it a while ago. Time to take the plunge I guess. :D

[OSUKid7]

Hmmm, I was impressed by this when I trailed it a while ago. Time to take the plunge I guess. :DI'm impressed by this now...may get the trial version and see how much I would use it.

[sponge]

I've seen countless sources that say defragging solid state devices does nothing really. I wonder if people think it just feels better, and gives them another feature to gloat about in their PR.

[Jonathon Watkins]

Fair enough, but this utility recovered a corrupted SD card for me, so it's alright in my books.

[ctmagnus]

Has anyone compared this to StorageTools (http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=3191) or Flash Format (http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=851)? I already use MemMaid, which does all the non-storage card stuff that Pocket Mechanic does.

[GreenBoy2]

CTMagnus

I just looked on Pocket Gear at the add for StorageTools and noticed it says it can format to either FAT or FAT32.

I have never thougt about this - but what format do you use for a Pocket PC storage card?

Is is dependant on the OS or the card type?

Does any one know

[pocketman]

Has anyone compared this to StorageTools (http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=3191) or Flash Format (http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=851)? I already use MemMaid, which does all the non-storage card stuff that Pocket Mechanic does.

I second you, actually MemMaid has way more features than Pocket Mechanic in terms of memory cleaning and management.

I bought it awhile ago, I'm not sure what is the price now, but I think it's cheaper than Pocket Mechanic

[ctmagnus]

I have never thougt about this - but what format do you use for a Pocket PC storage card?

Considering that reasonably-priced SD cards currently top out at 1GB, I'd format them wth FAT. In my experience FAT32 leaves a wee bit of wasted space on the cards; FAT32 shouldn't do this with storage media larger than 1GB.