Re: should the swap file reside on a drive with data frequently accessed?

Rahul

I take a different view to Jerry. Be aware that there are two opposing
views on partitioning and it is not simply his view and my view.
Knowlegeable users are on both sides of the debate. A dedicated separate
partition for the pagefile at the beginning of the second drive is just
fine.
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

What are thr read/write speeds of each hard drive?

Relocating files to a second drive can be made easier using TweakUi:

My Documents is one of a number of system created Special Folders
including My Pictures and My Music. These can more easily be relocated
using Tweak Ui. Download TweakUI, one of the MS powertoys, from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

In TweakUi select My Computer, Special Folders. You can scroll down to
see the full list of Special Folders to the left of the Change
Location button.

You may also need to change Default File locations in the Microsoft
Office programmes you choose to move the My Documents folder. For Word
go to Tools, Options, File Locations, highlight Documents, click on
Modify and change file path. For Excel go to Tools, Options, General
and change default file path.

Given you are short of free disk space on C I am setting out below some
further ways to create space which may help.

The default allocation to System Restore is 12% on your C partition
which is over generous. I would reduce it to 700 mb. Right click your My
Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore. Place the cursor
on your C drive select Settings but this time find the slider and drag
it to the left until it reads 700 mb and exit. When you get to the
Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.

Another default setting which could be wasteful is that for temporary
internet files, especially if you do not store offline copies on disk.
The default allocation is 3% of drive. Depending on your attitude to
offline copies you could reduce this to 1% or 2%. In Internet Explorer
select Tools, Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files,
Settings to make the change. At the same time look at the number of days
history is held.

The default allocation for the Recycle Bin is 10 % of drive. Change to
5%, which should be sufficient. In Windows Explorer place the cursor
on your Recycle Bin, right click and select Properties, Global and
move the slider from 10% to 5%. However, try to avoid letting it get
too full as if it is full and you delete a file by mistake it will
bypass the Recycle Bin and be gone for ever.

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.

You can generate more space in the system partition by relocation of
folders.

For Temporary Internet Files select Start, Control Panel, Internet
Options, Temporary Internet Files. Settings, Move Folder.

To move the Outlook Express Store Folder select in Outlook Express
Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder, Change.
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/files/store.htm


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Rahul wrote:
On Feb 26, 4:21 pm, "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoS...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
You do not need or require a separate partition just for the swap
file. It's putting the swap file on a separate drive that is an
enhancement. Having 1Gb of RAM has no bearing on the swap file
though some would say it should be
2.5 times larger than your RAM. Re-partition that 20Gb drive to
just one partiton.



Thanks Jerry! Is a seperate partition not required or not recommended?
Will it degrade my performance? Do I really have to repartition the
drive?

Moving My Documents is viable. The others - I've never heard of them.

Question is: if I have to share something on a drive that has a swap
file what should it be? Rarely accessed data / frequently accessed
files?

-Rahul


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