A fixed size swap file is independent of the degree of fragmentation of
files on the drive.
If the VM file is being used a lot, it might be time to consider adding more
RAM.
----- Original Message -----
From: <N5MT@aol.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 06:00
Subject: [WriteLog] Fixed Swap File on second drive a plus
> Joe's point about the fixed size swap file is a very good idea.
> It may take you some effort to set it up but this fixed size will cut down
on
> the fragmention of the C drive. When Windows thinks it needs more
virtual,
> it will auto-expand the swap file but if you tell it to use a Fixed size,
it
> will not grow.
>
> The next thing you want to consider is a second hard drive on which you
place
> the Swap file to get it away from the system and active data files on the
C
> drive.
>
> The second hard drive does not have to be very large, but at least 1 Gig
> would be the minimum. Any other space could be used for long term storage
> like old contest logs or last years email archives, things that you do not
> look at each month. That way the old stuff does not affect the swap file
> performance.
>
> The next thing you want to do is consider using a very large second drive
to
> be your backup of your C drive. Since prices are down, a second drive
could
> be partitioned into two or more drives, with one of them being the same
size
> as your C drive. There are several copy programs that will copy your
entire
> C drive to this equal size new partition very fast.
>
> > 73 Mike
>
>
>
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