Supposedly it is better to have the swap file (pagefile.sys) on a lesser used drive. I have mine on the drive where I store partition images and backups. I can't speak to fragmentation and I don't now how much it would help to use a separate partition on the same drive as your operating system. I think the idea is that the pagefile drive can be read from / written to independently of the work you are doing on your main working drive - not having to jump around so much - which would mean not just a separate partition, but a separate drive from your main working drive. I have a working drive with 1 partition for the OS and Programs, Drivers, etc. and 1 partition for the My Documents folder (you have to move it a certain way for XP to handle it right). My second drive is backups only and that's where I have my pagefile.sys since that drive is only otherwise used during backups or imaging. Actually, once I get my new machine built I hope I'll have enough RAM to eliminate the pagefile (or drastically reduce its size & keep it just for unforseen emergencies.)
As for fragmentation, you will have less of that and a more efficient pagefile if you make the size fixed instead of variable. I use ...oops on borrowed PC till mine is built, so I can't remember exactly, but something like 1536mb. Whatever the maximum was, I set the minimum to the same thing, so it doesn't have to fragment the disk trying to change sizes dynamically.
AnnaSummers
============================================================
From: Laurie <[log in to unmask]>
Is there any advantage to having the swap file on a seperate partition?
Does it reduce the tendency to fragment?
Laurence Mckenna
Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to
Digest mode - visit our web site:
http://freepctech.com/pcsoft.shtml
|