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   Ned Ludd wrote:   
   >>> Get more RAM is the best solution :) Idealy, have it on a seperate   
   >>> partition   
   >>   
   >> I used to do this, but as it was on the same disk and the size was   
   >> fixed I twigged it was pointless.   
   >   
   > Not entirely: if the swap file is the only thing on the partition, it   
   > can't get intertwined with other files.   
      
   If you defrag a fixed file though it isn't going to get intertwined. Or if   
   you can't defrag it just set it to zero, defrag, then resize.   
      
   >>> or even better, seperate hard disk to stop is getting   
   >>> fragmented, and yes keep it a fixed size   
   >>   
   >> The latter negates the former. But to keep it on a separate little   
   >> used/archive disk is another idea - something I've done in the past.   
   >   
   > This would also work, but I don't think there would be a big gain.   
      
   Hard to say, and as Alfie says he got a gain. It's also relative, as some   
   people will go to the ends of the Earth to get a minor performance gain.   
      
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