You will have to delete the 250MB swap partition and set up a new one. If
you haven't made too many wholesale changes it is easiest to do a reinstall,
setting the swap partition smaller this time. The left over disk space from
the smaller swap partition can be added to one of your other new partitions.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Toby Sheets
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 3:35 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Swap size
>
>
> Well, now that I've already done the setup with the recommendation of
> 2.5 x my RAM as swap file size how can I quickly change that back down
> to 100MB or so instead of my current 300MB?
>
> T
>
> alann wrote:
> >
> > Ian W Douglas wrote:
> > >
> > > >The swap partition is for virtual memory. How much memory
> do you have?
> > > >I've heard that it's a good idea to make it 250% of how much physical
> > > >RAM you have. Guys?
> > >
> > > Ack! I've already got 128MB of RAM ... don't need a 300MB
> swap partition
> > > too, IMO. I have a 128MB swap partition, I figure that'll be
> plenty for
> > > use as a workstation.
> > >
> > > Of course, if you're setting up a server then by all means,
> set up a larger
> > > swap partition if you really think you'll need it.
> > >
> >
> > I'm running a PII/350 w/ 128 Meg ram.
> > I've got a 100 Mb swap.
> > Never gets used. :(
> > ( It feels left out! )
> >
> > I based this on my Windows usage. Boy was I stupid.
> >
> > Alan
> >
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