ntfs v fat32

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Bill said:
The pagefile.sys doesn't really need to be used. But I have it around.
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Regardless of which file system you use, anyone that tells you to set
the pagefile size to zero or disable it hasn't a clue what will happen
with apps that require a minimal amount they request and will preload.

http://lifehacker.com/5426041/understanding-the-windows-pagefile-and-why-you-shouldnt-disable-it
http://www.howtogeek.com/126430/htg...-windows-page-file-and-should-you-disable-it/

Think on it: if you have gobs of memory then why don't you have gobs of
disk space, too? Those that tell you to disable the pagefile and think
system RAM is all that is needed (despite they didn't code the apps they
use and have no control over those apps wanting paging space) also have
huge hard disks. Anyone that sets up a computer with gobs of system
memory and wee bitty teeny hard disks is an idiot so their advice is
worthless.
 
Regardless of which file system you use, anyone that tells you to set
the pagefile size to zero or disable it hasn't a clue what will happen
with apps that require a minimal amount they request and will preload.

http://lifehacker.com/5426041/understanding-the-windows-pagefile-and-why-you-shouldnt-disable-it
http://www.howtogeek.com/126430/htg...-windows-page-file-and-should-you-disable-it/

Think on it: if you have gobs of memory then why don't you have gobs of
disk space, too? Those that tell you to disable the pagefile and think
system RAM is all that is needed (despite they didn't code the apps they
use and have no control over those apps wanting paging space) also have
huge hard disks. Anyone that sets up a computer with gobs of system
memory and wee bitty teeny hard disks is an idiot so their advice is
worthless.
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I don't really get any feedback from my system or know where to look to
get it anyway on memory swapping. I don't mess with the pagefile.sys
either. I have before disabled for short periods but always turned it back
on. So Windows can indeed swap out memory pages. I just as a matter of fact
defragged my pagefile. Now to my knowledge on this it will not frag again
will it? I booted linux. Renamed the pagefile.sys to p.exe and defragged it.
When back to linux deleted the newly created "pagefile.sys" and renamed
p.exe to pagefile.sys. It pays to have a defragged page or swap file. If
your not using a partition and to my knowledge XP doesn't let you create and
use a swappartition.

Bill
 
Bill said:
I don't really get any feedback from my system or know where to look to
get it anyway on memory swapping. I don't mess with the pagefile.sys
either. I have before disabled for short periods but always turned it back
on. So Windows can indeed swap out memory pages. I just as a matter of fact
defragged my pagefile. Now to my knowledge on this it will not frag again
will it? I booted linux. Renamed the pagefile.sys to p.exe and defragged it.
When back to linux deleted the newly created "pagefile.sys" and renamed
p.exe to pagefile.sys. It pays to have a defragged page or swap file. If
your not using a partition and to my knowledge XP doesn't let you create and
use a swappartition.

Bill
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Several defrag utilities will handle the pagefile, hiberfil, and MFT.
I'm sure they require a Windows reboot, though. For example, I remember
SystemInternals has their pagedfrg utility. I haven't looked for a long
time but I think MyDefrag handles those, too.
 
Several defrag utilities will handle the pagefile, hiberfil, and MFT.
I'm sure they require a Windows reboot, though. For example, I remember
SystemInternals has their pagedfrg utility. I haven't looked for a long
time but I think MyDefrag handles those, too.
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I use piriform's defraggler. It does something with MFT but I don't know
about the pagefile.sys. Something else is not only defragmenting registry
files but compressing them. There was a way I did that with win98 but XP has
so many registry files. Drefraggler handles white space too. I don't know
what it does with it. Wipes it or "defrags" it.

Bill
 
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