Move MyDocuments and convert to Dynamic disk?

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I just added a new 500gb drive to my Desktop and would like to move the
pagefile, hibernation file and MyDocuments to the new drive. I can't seem to
find out how to do that. Can you tell me?

How about the RecycleBin?

Also, I read a little about dynamic disks. Is that the way to go? What could
I do with dynamic that I can't do with basic?

I noticed both Dell and the WD software configures then as basic. Would you
recommend that I use dynamic?

Is there anything else in XP that it make sense to move to the new drive?



Thanks in advance for any help
 
Academia said:
I just added a new 500gb drive to my Desktop and would like to move the
pagefile, hibernation file and MyDocuments to the new drive. I can't seem to
find out how to do that. Can you tell me?

How about the RecycleBin?

Also, I read a little about dynamic disks. Is that the way to go? What could
I do with dynamic that I can't do with basic?

I noticed both Dell and the WD software configures then as basic. Would you
recommend that I use dynamic?

Is there anything else in XP that it make sense to move to the new drive?



Thanks in advance for any help


Just right click on "My Documents" have a look at "properties"

then select "Move"

as to the pagefile...go to control panel...
system, advanced...perfomrance options...
then "virtual memory"

As for your recycle bin
again right click and look at options


Hibernation...
I don;t know about that, but since you have a desktop,...do you even use
hiberantion...
if not you can turn that off. Control panel...power options


Dynamic disk...NO do not convert to dynamic disk...
no advantages there...but it could cause problems
 
Academia said:
I just added a new 500gb drive to my Desktop and would like to move the
pagefile, hibernation file and MyDocuments to the new drive. I can't seem to
find out how to do that. Can you tell me?

1. Let windows page file stay in place.

2. Rename My Documents and save any inportant data to a custom named
folder.
 
Academia said:
I just added a new 500gb drive to my Desktop and would like to move
the pagefile, hibernation file and MyDocuments to the new drive. I
can't seem to find out how to do that. Can you tell me?

How about the RecycleBin?

Also, I read a little about dynamic disks. Is that the way to go?
What could I do with dynamic that I can't do with basic?

I noticed both Dell and the WD software configures then as basic.
Would you recommend that I use dynamic?

Is there anything else in XP that it make sense to move to the new
drive?


Thanks in advance for any help

If you think you have a reason to use a dynamic drive, be sure to read
up well on it. There is likely more to it than you think there is and
it's not a good thing to do in most cases.
 
Twayne said:
If you think you have a reason to use a dynamic drive, be sure to read
up well on it. There is likely more to it than you think there is and
it's not a good thing to do in most cases.

Dynamic discs are best left to those folks who want to setup a software
RAID.
One major problem is that if the OS would even need to be re-installed...it
can be difficult
to gain access of the dynamic disc.

Even worse would be trying to retrieve data from it if the drive started to
fail
 
From: "philo" <[email protected]>


| Dynamic discs are best left to those folks who want to setup a software
| RAID.
| One major problem is that if the OS would even need to be re-installed...it
| can be difficult
| to gain access of the dynamic disc.
|
| Even worse would be trying to retrieve data from it if the drive started to
| fail
|

And RAID is *BEST* done with a RAID contrioller, not the OS !
 
Plato said:
1. Let windows page file stay in place.


Seems to me the fastest system would have the page file on a disk different
from windows. Why would it be better to leave in place?

Thanks
 
Thanks
Twayne said:
If you think you have a reason to use a dynamic drive, be sure to read up
well on it. There is likely more to it than you think there is and it's
not a good thing to do in most cases.
 
thanks
philo said:
Dynamic discs are best left to those folks who want to setup a software
RAID.
One major problem is that if the OS would even need to be
re-installed...it
can be difficult
to gain access of the dynamic disc.

Even worse would be trying to retrieve data from it if the drive started
to
fail
 
Great site.
Last updated in 2003 so some of the numbers for RAM examples are small.
I'm surprised that pre-XP the page file was called swap file.
Many years ago the swap file was for swapping out almost all of a program.
Not for page faults.

He suggests having a small page file on C. I wonder if that still makes
sense with systems having 1-2 GB RAM?


Thanks
 

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