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Guest
I have separated partition for swap file, and I see message "Low Disk Space".
How I can turn it off? Please don't suggest to buy new HDD.
How I can turn it off? Please don't suggest to buy new HDD.
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Ronnie Vernon MVP
You need to either increase the amount of space allocated to the Swap File,
or a better option, let Windows determine the amount to be used.
or a better option, let Windows determine the amount to be used.
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Guest
Why I need to have empty space on swap partition? I want to turn this message
off, I don't need it, I always control free space by myself and I know better
how match free space I need. I can off this message by editing registry in
XP. How I can do this in Vista?
off, I don't need it, I always control free space by myself and I know better
how match free space I need. I can off this message by editing registry in
XP. How I can do this in Vista?
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kraut
You ever notice how hard it is in ANY of these news groups just to get
a straight answer to a straight question?!?!
I guess everyone wants to be like MS and tell you how to run your
system and what to do. No one ever want to just answer a persons
question!!
a straight answer to a straight question?!?!
I guess everyone wants to be like MS and tell you how to run your
system and what to do. No one ever want to just answer a persons
question!!
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Ronnie Vernon MVP
The question was answered correctly. The best way to deal with a warning
message is to solve the problem, not kill the messenger, wouldn't you agree?
message is to solve the problem, not kill the messenger, wouldn't you agree?
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Paul Randall
Ronnie Vernon MVP said:
If a person dedicates a partition solely to the swap file, which the OP
apparently did, then it seems to me he should be able to set the swap file's
size to the full size of the partition, and the system should not complain
about 'low disk space' in that partition. Am I missing something here? I
think the low disk space message is Windows' complaining that there is no
free space in a partition that has absolutely no need for any free space.
Am I missing something here?
-Paul Randall
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Ronnie Vernon MVP
Paul Randall said:
Unless you are psychic, I don't think the OP has given any details about the
swap file size in relation to the partition size?
He may have the virtual memory set to the same size as the partition where
it resides, but too low for the amount being requested? The low disk space
warning is usually triggered by setting a maximum size for the swap file.
The swap file is dynamic and grows depending on the amount of virtual memory
being requested. It could also be heavily fragmented or even corrupted.
A warning message is not something you want to ignore or simply turn off
because you think it is annoying.
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Paul Randall
Ronnie Vernon MVP said:Unless you are psychic, I don't think the OP has given any details about
the swap file size in relation to the partition size?
He may have the virtual memory set to the same size as the partition where
it resides, but too low for the amount being requested? The low disk space
warning is usually triggered by setting a maximum size for the swap file.
The swap file is dynamic and grows depending on the amount of virtual
memory being requested. It could also be heavily fragmented or even
corrupted.
A warning message is not something you want to ignore or simply turn off
because you think it is annoying.
I'm definitely not psychic
Lets assume the partition is used solely for the swap file, and is 2 or 3
times the size of physical memory, and the swap file is a fixed size that
uses the entire partition. I doubt the nagging about low disk space would
be triggered by the memory manager. I think it is just the 'drive almost
full' nag talked about in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285107 . With
these assumptions, turning off the nag seems like a reasonable thing to do.
I'm also assuming that the kb285107 nag applies to Vista.
-Paul Randall
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Michael
What you need to do is stop Vista from seeing that partition as a disk
drive, don't remove/delete the files just make the 'd:' go away.
(Dell set up does same dumb thing).
Start
Control Panel
System and Maintenance
Create and format hard disk partitions (scroll to bottom to see)
Right click on the "D:" "recovery partition"
Change Drive Letter and Paths
Remove the drive letter, note that this doesn't damage any of the contents,
the recovery partition will still be there if needed just that Vista
no longer sees it as a useful operational drive.
Michael
drive, don't remove/delete the files just make the 'd:' go away.
(Dell set up does same dumb thing).
Start
Control Panel
System and Maintenance
Create and format hard disk partitions (scroll to bottom to see)
Right click on the "D:" "recovery partition"
Change Drive Letter and Paths
Remove the drive letter, note that this doesn't damage any of the contents,
the recovery partition will still be there if needed just that Vista
no longer sees it as a useful operational drive.
Michael
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Michael
My system is Vista Home Premium, I am running as administrator.
I am at Control Panel > System and Maintenance.
At the bottom of that page is the main header 'Administrative Tools
Items under that heading are
Free up disk space
Defragment your hard drive (has security shield)
Create and format hard disk partions (has security shield)
View event logs (has security shield)
Schedule tasks (has security shield)
I can also get to it via
Start
type in search box
computer management
under storage in left pane select disk management
actual name of the program is
diskmgmt.msc
Your milage may vary.
Hope this helps,
Michael
I am at Control Panel > System and Maintenance.
At the bottom of that page is the main header 'Administrative Tools
Items under that heading are
Free up disk space
Defragment your hard drive (has security shield)
Create and format hard disk partions (has security shield)
View event logs (has security shield)
Schedule tasks (has security shield)
I can also get to it via
Start
type in search box
computer management
under storage in left pane select disk management
actual name of the program is
diskmgmt.msc
Your milage may vary.
Hope this helps,
Michael
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Paul Randall
My Compaq has 902 MB free, 4.87 GB used. I don't get the nag.
I did try removing the drive letter. F11 on bootup still works fine.
-Paul Randall
I did try removing the drive letter. F11 on bootup still works fine.
-Paul Randall
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cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)
On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:43:56 -0400, kraut
Yup. If I had an answer, I'd give it to you; as it is, I'm reading
this because I want to see the answer for my own purposes.
I, too, use the feature set that has been part of MS OSs since MS-DOS
3.x at least - namely, I create different partitions and volumes for
different reasons. I call this "using the product as designed".
I use these volumes for different purposes. Often I know, to the last
5M, how much will fit and what will not, even when the volume is as
large as 200G. If there is to be a low-space warning (which is useful
on volumes where temp, TIF and/or growing pagefiles exist), then for
it to be fully-assed, the threshold should be controllable on a
per-volume basis, and I should also be able to turn it off.
answer - and it's wrong." H.L. Mencken
Yup. If I had an answer, I'd give it to you; as it is, I'm reading
this because I want to see the answer for my own purposes.
I, too, use the feature set that has been part of MS OSs since MS-DOS
3.x at least - namely, I create different partitions and volumes for
different reasons. I call this "using the product as designed".
I use these volumes for different purposes. Often I know, to the last
5M, how much will fit and what will not, even when the volume is as
large as 200G. If there is to be a low-space warning (which is useful
on volumes where temp, TIF and/or growing pagefiles exist), then for
it to be fully-assed, the threshold should be controllable on a
per-volume basis, and I should also be able to turn it off.
"For every complex question, there's a simple
answer - and it's wrong." H.L. Mencken