G
Guest
There are controversial recommendations about pagefile.sys location.
It’s clear, that hard drive is the slowest part in the pc chain and
determines optimal system performance.
Actually, ntfs slow down performance, and majority users don’t need ntfs.
FAT32 file system is simpler, and windows run faster from FAT32. Down side is
loosing indexing searching and file encryption. Do you need they ???????
Actually 4-5 GB size is optimal for the first winxp partition, enough to
keep winxp and Program Files, but easy to keep system partition clean, in
good condition, incl., faster defragmenting. All rest would better to place
on other storage partition, especially Encyclopedia and games with a lot of
small files. I keep winxp, pagefile.sys, and Program Files on 3 GB partition.
Also I keep pagefile.sys as a single fragment in optimal position between
winxp system files and all other.
After fresh winxp installation I set at system partition pagefile.sys = No,
and reboot. I prefer to reboot to Linux, from where remove pagefile.sys and
use simple Linux script to delete a huge amount never used small files such
as pictures, .html (do this periodically, you also may do this less effective
using winxp “Searchâ€). Next, reboot to winxp and run disk defragmenter to
move all remain files to the partition beginning. When all files will be at
the beginning, set pagefile.sys; it should be placed as a single unmovable
fragment next after winxp file; if not, repeat operation again several times.
All rest installation will be placed after pagefile.sys. Eventually, winxp
will move less frequently used files to partition end, incl., winxp files
replacing they by frequently used program files, but unmovable pagefile.sys
will stay in optimal position in close to frequently used system files that
reduce hard disk magnetic head tossing and improve system performance. Of
course, in the case of several hard drives, it would be better to place
pagefile.sys on other drive allowing simultaneously reading from one drive
and write to another.
I have one hard drive, and do as said above, but I’m not sure that it’s
correct, as I’m not sure how modern hard drive work. May be, somebody
explain???
I visited several manufacture websites, but found only promotion
information. My concern is as follow. How many magnetic disks inside a modern
(40-120 GB) hard drive; if one, one or two sided; if two sided, how magnetic
heads work? Independently, or not, i.e., if disk two sided with two magnetic
heads, can one head reads on one side, and simultaneously, second head writes
on another????? If so, it would be better to place pagefile.sys on the
partition on the end of the disk, in not, my method is the best.
I’ll appreciate any information.
Best, Alex
It’s clear, that hard drive is the slowest part in the pc chain and
determines optimal system performance.
Actually, ntfs slow down performance, and majority users don’t need ntfs.
FAT32 file system is simpler, and windows run faster from FAT32. Down side is
loosing indexing searching and file encryption. Do you need they ???????
Actually 4-5 GB size is optimal for the first winxp partition, enough to
keep winxp and Program Files, but easy to keep system partition clean, in
good condition, incl., faster defragmenting. All rest would better to place
on other storage partition, especially Encyclopedia and games with a lot of
small files. I keep winxp, pagefile.sys, and Program Files on 3 GB partition.
Also I keep pagefile.sys as a single fragment in optimal position between
winxp system files and all other.
After fresh winxp installation I set at system partition pagefile.sys = No,
and reboot. I prefer to reboot to Linux, from where remove pagefile.sys and
use simple Linux script to delete a huge amount never used small files such
as pictures, .html (do this periodically, you also may do this less effective
using winxp “Searchâ€). Next, reboot to winxp and run disk defragmenter to
move all remain files to the partition beginning. When all files will be at
the beginning, set pagefile.sys; it should be placed as a single unmovable
fragment next after winxp file; if not, repeat operation again several times.
All rest installation will be placed after pagefile.sys. Eventually, winxp
will move less frequently used files to partition end, incl., winxp files
replacing they by frequently used program files, but unmovable pagefile.sys
will stay in optimal position in close to frequently used system files that
reduce hard disk magnetic head tossing and improve system performance. Of
course, in the case of several hard drives, it would be better to place
pagefile.sys on other drive allowing simultaneously reading from one drive
and write to another.
I have one hard drive, and do as said above, but I’m not sure that it’s
correct, as I’m not sure how modern hard drive work. May be, somebody
explain???
I visited several manufacture websites, but found only promotion
information. My concern is as follow. How many magnetic disks inside a modern
(40-120 GB) hard drive; if one, one or two sided; if two sided, how magnetic
heads work? Independently, or not, i.e., if disk two sided with two magnetic
heads, can one head reads on one side, and simultaneously, second head writes
on another????? If so, it would be better to place pagefile.sys on the
partition on the end of the disk, in not, my method is the best.
I’ll appreciate any information.
Best, Alex