Page File or Swap File Question

[Mike]

I have (3) partitions on my computer and the "Pagefile" or "Swap File"
is located on my "C" partition. I have 512 mb of ram and the "Page
File" has been allocated a minimum of approx 728 mb and a max of
approx 1400mb.

I could use that extra space on my "C" partition and my question is:
Could I set the "Page File" to my "D" partition where there is more
space without compromising my computer's performance.

Thanks, Mike

[sqr]

Sometimes moving the swap file to another partition will increase system
performance.

Before you move it chkdsk and defrag the target drive.

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"Mike" > wrote in message
...
> I have (3) partitions on my computer and the "Pagefile" or "Swap File"
> is located on my "C" partition. I have 512 mb of ram and the "Page
> File" has been allocated a minimum of approx 728 mb and a max of
> approx 1400mb.
>
> I could use that extra space on my "C" partition and my question is:
> Could I set the "Page File" to my "D" partition where there is more
> space without compromising my computer's performance.
>
> Thanks, Mike

[Ken Blake]

In ,
sqr > typed:

> Sometimes moving the swap file to another partition will
increase
> system performance.


Moving it to another partition is more likely to decrease
performance slightly, since that moves it farther away from the
commonly-used files on the drive, and thereby increases head
movement to and from it.

Moving it another *physical* drive can improve performance (since
that decreases head movement), if there's substantial page file
use.

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> "Mike" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have (3) partitions on my computer and the "Pagefile" or
"Swap
>> File" is located on my "C" partition. I have 512 mb of ram and
the
>> "Page File" has been allocated a minimum of approx 728 mb and
a max
>> of approx 1400mb.
>>
>> I could use that extra space on my "C" partition and my
question is:
>> Could I set the "Page File" to my "D" partition where there is
more
>> space without compromising my computer's performance.
>>
>> Thanks, Mike

[Doug]

Additionally, if you are going to move the swap file to a different HD,
make sure it spins up faster than the original. This too will increase
performance
Cheers BeePaw
"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
: In ,
: sqr > typed:
:
: > Sometimes moving the swap file to another partition will
: increase
: > system performance.
:
:
: Moving it to another partition is more likely to decrease
: performance slightly, since that moves it farther away from the
: commonly-used files on the drive, and thereby increases head
: movement to and from it.
:
: Moving it another *physical* drive can improve performance (since
: that decreases head movement), if there's substantial page file
: use.
:
: --
: Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
: Please reply to the newsgroup
:
:
: > "Mike" > wrote in message
: > ...
: >> I have (3) partitions on my computer and the "Pagefile" or
: "Swap
: >> File" is located on my "C" partition. I have 512 mb of ram and
: the
: >> "Page File" has been allocated a minimum of approx 728 mb and
: a max
: >> of approx 1400mb.
: >>
: >> I could use that extra space on my "C" partition and my
: question is:
: >> Could I set the "Page File" to my "D" partition where there is
: more
: >> space without compromising my computer's performance.
: >>
: >> Thanks, Mike
: