Tolkem wrote:Also, with 8+ GB of RAM, unless you do intensive computing, the swap is rarely ever used, if at all. My desktop has 4 GB and a 2 GB swap partition, but it almost never use it.
My 4RAM computers also run with an empty swap.
But I can give you a more specific example.2 GB RAM, Q4os 32bit, full default installation.
Disconnected the second hard drive, forgetting that I installed swap on it myself.
Everything worked, but on the 4th facebook tab, Firefox stopped.
This is what I wanted to draw the attention of Q4os users.And to have a swap and in what form is the owner's task.
"I want" and "can my device" is different for everyone.
Yes, you're right, and that's exactly why I said with 8+ GB of RAM, depending on what you do in your PC, a swap partition may or may not be needed. Maybe OP's machine has 64 GB of RAM, we don't know, he didn't tell, and that's why he removed the swap.
]]>Everything worked, but on the 4th facebook tab, Firefox stopped.
Can't say i blame it - I wouldn't get past one tab.
]]>Also, with 8+ GB of RAM, unless you do intensive computing, the swap is rarely ever used, if at all. My desktop has 4 GB and a 2 GB swap partition, but it almost never use it.
My 4RAM computers also run with an empty swap.
But I can give you a more specific example.
2 GB RAM, Q4os 32bit, full default installation.
Disconnected the second hard drive, forgetting that I installed swap on it myself.
Everything worked, but on the 4th facebook tab, Firefox stopped.
This is what I wanted to draw the attention of Q4os users.
And to have a swap and in what form is the owner's task.
"I want" and "can my device" is different for everyone.
...if it is a very old spinner...
The principle of operation and the distribution curve of the read / write speed are the same for old and modern hard drives.
Another question is how critical this segment is, relative to the speed of other computer devices.
A swap partition, mounted on the peripheral of the hard drive will run faster, than just a file, written in the middle of the drive.
In addition, fragmentation of the latter is possible.
......if it is a very old spinner. SSD doesn't make any difference.
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