Moving Files

[steve20491]

Does anyone know if there is a way to move files, on the hard drive, for example the Paging File, so that it can be placed at the very end of the disk? I know how to move files to storage area, etc., but was wondering if a file can be placed where you want it on the disk. This may sound like a strange ? but I have been told that the perfect spot for the paging file is at the very end of the storage area, allowing for better performance. Any thoughts on this???????

[[Neo770]]

I think some defrag apps can do this maybe, like norton speed disk, or you could create a partition where you want the page file to be.

I thought the beggening of the disk was the fastest?

[Bill in SD, CA]

Originally posted by [Neo770]
I thought the beggening of the disk was the fastest?

Bill

[steve20491]

OK.......I get the point.....that's enough

[John Prophet]

I wouldnt think youd see any great speed differences by moving the page file here or there. Better off to just buy more memory to try to limit the use of the page file in the first place.

Also maybe just defrag the page file. Evidently it doesnt defrag when you run a regular defrag (in win9x anyway, not sure about W2k/xp). What you have to do is first..disable virtual memory altogether, then hopefull it will still boot, lol...THEN defrag the hard drive...then turn virtual memory back on.

JP

[sixf00t4]

some claim performance increase if the pf is on its own partition.

[John Prophet]

I have seen that claim before....matter of fact is is a question I saw several times in my 70-210 mcse classes. Seems now that ram is cheap enough as to where it wouldnt be quite as much a factor anymore. As was stated, I can see it being important when system came with 32M..or when w2k systems came with 64m..then it would be critical cuz the page file would see heavy use.

Personally I always thought it was too much trouble to move it around, trying to keep up with where the page file was, lol.

I imagine Anand, or Toms or XBIT Labs or Ars Technica..one of them probably has an article about it..since all sorts of diffferent theories, myths and ideas exist about the paging file.

Of course way back when the big thing was "expanded memory"..sort of back in the DOS days I guess...maybe thats why we all have it ingrained in us to worry so much about the swap file.

JP