> >> Can moving swap file on other disk help to performence? > > Absolutely. On traditional UNIX I normally try and have a swap partition > > on every disk. Apple has seen fit to make that impossible (mutter, mutter) > > but if you have the system and swap on separate disks you'll get less > > seeking and more opportunity for concurrent reads and writes.
> What would be better solution? To have System or swap file on faster drive. I don't now, I don't have any "faster" drives, just "less slow" ones. :) Run some "vm_stat" for a while and look at the fault types. > And what would be ideal size of drive or rartiton for just System + System > Application and say 0,5 to 1 GB swap file. I had never installed whole > System. I would say 4GB should be enough, and I wouldn't try and pare it down any more. > And third ask for tip. Would you recomend to have swap file with System a > Syst. App. or on drive with all other files and apps. I understand that it > can probably depend on what kind of work I do and size of files I work with. > So say general office work some basic scaning etc. I would try it with both. With SwapSwapVM it's easy enough to move it. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
