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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Underwhelmed By Performance
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1656440" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Depends on how "virtually full" is defined. </p><p></p><p>We usually recommend a certain % of storage space be free as a broad stroke piece of advice to users with issues. But since we're getting a bit more technical in this thread…"virtually full" is probably better defined in terms of gigabytes. </p><p></p><p>A storage device definitely needs a certain minimum # of gigs be free for the swap file to be written to. If a storage device is 100% full (or not enough gigs free for the swap file)…then the computer will "lock up". We've definitely had users in this category. After they freed up some space…the computer would operate.</p><p></p><p>Of course those of us knowledgeable of how our computers work rarely ever let our storage get this full so that performance is impaired.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1656440, member: 56379"] Depends on how "virtually full" is defined. We usually recommend a certain % of storage space be free as a broad stroke piece of advice to users with issues. But since we're getting a bit more technical in this thread…"virtually full" is probably better defined in terms of gigabytes. A storage device definitely needs a certain minimum # of gigs be free for the swap file to be written to. If a storage device is 100% full (or not enough gigs free for the swap file)…then the computer will "lock up". We've definitely had users in this category. After they freed up some space…the computer would operate. Of course those of us knowledgeable of how our computers work rarely ever let our storage get this full so that performance is impaired.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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