What's the Cheapest and Best Defrag Utility?

Hi Friends,
Tried to install Boot Camp, but it says some files could not be moved. Sounds like I need to do a little defragging.
The name "Drive Genius" has been bandied about, but I'd rather not spend $100 on it. Are there any other free or cheap Snow Leopard drive defraggers out there that are also reliable? (I've got Disk Warrior, but I don't think it defrags...)
Also, can I install my Boot Camp partition on an external hard drive?
Thanks!

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http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iDefrag.php

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