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Phred wrote:
> 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?
> 

I've run all versions of photoshop since 6, and i've never had a 
problem. There have been some references to XP and 3D accellerators 
causing problems. I certainly have had no problems there, and I've 
always run Photoshop on a card capable of hardware accelleration. The 3D 
   hardware might not help, but the 2D certainly does. Besides, you cant 
get a card these days that doesnt have hardware accelleration!

The main benefit of using a seperate drive for photoshop swap space is a 
speed improvement, as is the case with any swap space, be it windows, 
unix, photoshop or whatever...

Scott.