Virtual memory swap file fragmentation

[Daniel Rosenzweig]

What's the best way to keep a virtual memory swap file defragmented?
Is this the best way of doing things?

A) Delete swap file (set Virtual Memory to 0)
B) Defrag
C) Create new swap file with min and max size the same

Thanks

 

[dcdon]

Did you have any luck.?

I did something like that, and W2K didn't like it at ALL.
Be Careful, please.

don
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What's the best way to keep a virtual memory swap file defragmented?
Is this the best way of doing things?

A) Delete swap file (set Virtual Memory to 0)
B) Defrag
C) Create new swap file with min and max size the same

Thanks

 

[Paul Dietrich]

What's the best way to keep a virtual memory swap file defragmented?
Is this the best way of doing things?

A) Delete swap file (set Virtual Memory to 0)

No!!!! Don't even think of it.

B) Defrag

Depends on util. Some will defrag the page file, the built in one will not.

C) Create new swap file with min and max size the same

Changes nothing with fragmentation. It is possible that you get a slight
preformance boost with no dynamic resize. But it's not really worthwhile.

 

[Bob I]

the correct answer is:
D) Create the swap file on a clean partition with min and max the same size.

 

[Richard J. Otter]

use the www.sysinternals.com swap and registry files defragmenter.