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Thread ID: 113425	2010-10-19 19:51:00	How do I use SD Card for swap file?	mzee (3324)	Press F1

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1146155	2010-10-19 19:51:00	I have a shortage of space on my Asus 701 with a 4 gb ssd. I have a 8 gb SD Card which I wish to move the swap file to, this would also save the SSD from wear & tear. How can I persuade Windows (xp or W7) to use a "removable drive". It accepts the setting but reverts as soon as it is rebooted. I have considered compressing the drive, but a bit hesitant in doing this to a SSD. Any suggestions?	mzee (3324)
1146156	2010-10-19 20:01:00	One reason why its not a good idea wiki.answers.com le_on_windows	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1146157	2010-10-19 20:17:00	I wouldn't bother, it's not worth it. Turn it off or use a smaller one if you need the HDD space. Read this, from Sandisk: www.sandisk.com	Chilling_Silence (9)
1146158	2010-10-19 21:07:00	I read somewhere that it shouldnt really be turned off because some apps actually look specifically for the swap file?	jareemon (5207)
1146159	2010-10-19 21:51:00	Yeah AFAIK Photoshop does for example. Running Photoshop on a Netbook may not be the brightest move, but each to their own. Make it something like 5MB, then there's a registry setting that you can set somewhere to tell it not to ***** and moan every 5 minutes in the Systray about it wanting to grow the file. Performance impact: TBA!	Chilling_Silence (9)
1146160	2010-10-20 04:26:00	I maxed out the RAM in my Eee (to 2GB) before turning off the swap file altogether, this way Windows still has plenty of RAM to use before it chokes. Seeing the free space increase from ~500MB to 2.5GB is brilliant :D	pcuser42 (130)
1146161	2010-10-20 07:02:00	The XP works fine with no swap file & 1gb RAM. I will try the W7 (pruned) with 2gb RAM when I have some spare cash to waste. I have been trying Puppeee Linux 4.2. Very fast but the sound driver is not too good. The Microphone is weak, also Skype is very old version.	mzee (3324)
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