Versions

13.0.0.783	8.33%
12, 5, 0, 312	8.33%
12, 5, 0, 312	75.00%
12, 5, 0, 311	8.33%

pdengine.exe has 4 known versions, the most recent one is 13.0.0.783. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'PDEngine' and described as “PerfectDisk's defrag engine”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 2.92 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Raxco Software by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs PerfectDisk 12.5 Professional, PerfectDisk 12.5 Server and Shopping Helper Smartbar Engine have been observed as installing specific variations of pdengine.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0037% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 25.47 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 137.92 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.38 MB per minute for reads and 45.71 KB per minute for writes.

PDEngine Module for PerfectDisk is a defragmentation utility for Windows published by Raxco Software. PerfectDisk attempts to defragment drives in a single pass of a drive, as opposed to a common approach of running continuously and gradually defragmenting the file system. PerfectDisk has the capability of a scheduled defrag managed by an internal task scheduler. It also offers the option to defrag during screen saver activity, or when the PC is idle.