Slows down while moving big files
This is a discussion about Slows down while moving big files in the Windows Software category; It seems XPs HD cache is set too high, so whenever I move big files or scans the HDs for virus, the system loses a lot of performance. It pages all the background programs and uses the memory for file cache? For instance while norton antivirus scans my drive, every time a maximize a program back up again it's very ...
It seems XPs HD cache is set too high, so whenever I move big files or scans the HDs for virus, the system loses a lot of performance.
It pages all the background programs and uses the memory for file cache?
For instance while norton antivirus scans my drive, every time a maximize a program back up again it's very sloooow and the HD is very busy.
Is there a way to change the file access cache? To make it smaller? I remembered I could make it so win2k acted like this, i.e increase some sort of file cache but I turned it down again because the system "slowed down" just like it does now.
WinXP Pro
Asus P2B-DS
2x P3 800
320MB Ram
3 HDs and the page file on its own partition
It pages all the background programs and uses the memory for file cache?
For instance while norton antivirus scans my drive, every time a maximize a program back up again it's very sloooow and the HD is very busy.
Is there a way to change the file access cache? To make it smaller? I remembered I could make it so win2k acted like this, i.e increase some sort of file cache but I turned it down again because the system "slowed down" just like it does now.
WinXP Pro
Asus P2B-DS
2x P3 800
320MB Ram
3 HDs and the page file on its own partition
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