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"Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Found in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell, comments requested.
>
> In article <c1d21m$1haird$1@ID-192964.news.uni-berlin.de>,
> "Thomas M. Goethe" <xspamxgoethe11xyz@lycos.com> wrote:
> >"Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> >news:IKd_b.79107$IF1.58871@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> >> what's the advantage that you see to having multiple partitions rather
than
> >> just using multiple folders?
> >
> >    Data in one, OS and software in another. When you have to do an OS
> >scrub, the data is safely tucked away in another partition. Still smart
to
> >keep data backed up elsewhere, but you don't have to copy it all back
over.
> >
> >    If you get smart and force all of your programs to store templates
and
> >the like on the data partition, so much the better.
> >
> >    I can't confirm it, but there is also some thought that things like
swap
> >files and scratch disks for Photoshop are best kept on a separate
partition
> >as well. I may try that next time around. The Photoshop scratch disk is
> >often accused of scrambling hard drives.
>
> Any of you aus.photo/computers gurus like to comment on your
> experiences with PS in this regard, please?
>
> What about swap files generally?


It is not the swap file that is the problem - IMHO the problem is entirely
this

1/ Data files and system swap files get fragmented leaving Photoshop with
non-contiguous cache areas.

2/ NT4, Win2000, XP all have inherited an intolerance for 99.99% disk usage.
It is a known bug in the kernel of the OS from the original DEC OS port. As
you know ..... PS can take all the space and still keep asking for more

3/ A second drive is ok, so long as it isnt an IDE slave. The presence of a
slave kills the performance of the software

4/ Inadequate ram installation makes the PS cache larger leading to problem
#2

5/ Any inherent faults in the FAT table will be compounded by Photoshop. If
you intend to use PS then perform a Windows check of the file tables. An
unstable Windows installation doesnt get more stable when running photoshop.

6/ Photoshop is not compatible with accelerators or add-on memory managers
sometimes seen loaded with 3D gaming setups. The best way to run photoshop
is with Gigs of ram and on a twin or quad processor setup running a generic
install of the OS. Any extra booster technology doesnt actually do anything
profound.

In most cases the hard drive is the victim and Photoshop is the suspect, but
there is no basis for this assumption. A lot more has to be stuffed before
that will happen.