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<blockquote data-quote="MacsWork" data-source="post: 148461" data-attributes="member: 11094"><p>So currently everyone's own work is on their local Mac? No one accesses files from other peoples Macs?</p><p></p><p>If you are running Quark or Photoshop or similar type apps it will take a moment to open the file but if you are launching the app as well as the file it will take longer and if you have oodles of fonts it will take much longer.</p><p>If the app is already open and you try to open a file on the local HD a 400mb file will take a few seconds to open. This of course depends on the type of file and the complexity of the file. The resolution and number of layers etc. </p><p>If you are opening a file that is on the network somewhere such as another Mac it will take longer since it needs to be copied to the other systems first.</p><p></p><p>Do you reboot your machines ever? </p><p></p><p>Do you manage your fonts? Font book, Extensis Suitcase X.</p><p></p><p>What is a long time to open a 100mb file? What app? There may be a patch for the app.</p><p></p><p>A 400mb file and 768mb of ram is not a good thing. Look at activity monitor after you launch the app and the large file and see what the ram breakdown is.</p><p></p><p>You should always have 1.5x your ram of free space on your HD to allow for a clean memory dump. That is the general rule. If your ram is already allocated the HD will be used as a swap file or "slow ram" if needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacsWork, post: 148461, member: 11094"] So currently everyone's own work is on their local Mac? No one accesses files from other peoples Macs? If you are running Quark or Photoshop or similar type apps it will take a moment to open the file but if you are launching the app as well as the file it will take longer and if you have oodles of fonts it will take much longer. If the app is already open and you try to open a file on the local HD a 400mb file will take a few seconds to open. This of course depends on the type of file and the complexity of the file. The resolution and number of layers etc. If you are opening a file that is on the network somewhere such as another Mac it will take longer since it needs to be copied to the other systems first. Do you reboot your machines ever? Do you manage your fonts? Font book, Extensis Suitcase X. What is a long time to open a 100mb file? What app? There may be a patch for the app. A 400mb file and 768mb of ram is not a good thing. Look at activity monitor after you launch the app and the large file and see what the ram breakdown is. You should always have 1.5x your ram of free space on your HD to allow for a clean memory dump. That is the general rule. If your ram is already allocated the HD will be used as a swap file or "slow ram" if needed. [/QUOTE]
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