(Excerpts from a message dated 11-13-99, Linda Proulx to All)

Hi Linda--

LP>Have an install question.  (I know your thinking here we go again
)

LP>I want to put the swap & temp directory and possibly some other stuff
  >on another partition other than the OS one.  Is there a work around
  >to do this before everything gets loaded, or do I have to wait until
  >after I do all the jury rig?  Would love to do it during the original
  >install & didn't see anything on the advance install.

    The swap file and the TMP file locations are assigned in CONFIG.SYS.
AFAIK, you have to install first, and then modify CONFIG.SYS to meet
your needs.  Do not forget to delete the corresponding files from their
default locations, as OS/2 will leave them sitting there, unused but
taking up directory space (the unused SWAPPER.DAT will take up real file
space!).  Since the TMP file is mainly a data file, it is better not to
have it on the boot drive.

    The rule of thumb is that SWAPPER.DAT should be in the most-used
partition of the least-used physical drive, for minimum "seek" time.  It
is probably best to put the print spooler file in the same partition,
but remember that they both may grow and contract.  (To move the default
Spooler location, see page 632 of your "OS/2 Warp Unleashed.")  When
"empty," the SPOOL directory contains only EAs.  If you do have the two
files in the same partition, be sure and have enough empty space on that
partition to allow for them both growing at the same time!  (IIRC, you
have very large partitions.  If you follow the performance rule of never
having a write-active partition more than about 80% full, you shouldn't
have any trouble.)  By all means, if you have HPFS partitions, do not
put SWAPPER.DAT nor the Spooler in a FAT partition.

LP>Anon,

LP>Linda

LP>Anon,

LP>Linda

    There you go again, doubling up :-).

    Regards,

        --Murray

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