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From: jmpiazza@acsu.buffalo.edu (Joseph M. Piazza)
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Subject: Re: Virtual 2.0 and DiskExpress
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Date: 5 Sep 90 14:49:18 GMT
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In article <4316@dogie.macc.wisc.edu> yahnke@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Ross Yahnke, MACC) writes:
>In article <1990Aug31.223432.28381@cs.uoregon.edu>, mkelly@cs.uoregon.edu 
>(Michael A. Kelly) writes...
>-Now can virtual memory utilities such as these coexist with automatic disk
>-optimizers such as DiskExpress II?  I understand that Virtual needs its disk
>
>I think a way exists to "lock down" files so that DiskExpress won't
>touch them while optimizing, this should probably occur for any
>vm swapfile. 

	This seems to be happen automagically.  Examining DE II's
Volume Info shows the swap file (the only file on my disk that's 13 Meg :-)
as "Anchored."  I presume that DE II leaves such files alone.

>Personally, I think DiskExpress is a well written & designed utility,
>but I think it's a bit compulsive to have to have yur HD optimized
>everyday. I find the constant disk access annoying, as it tries to
>optimize while I'm using a word processor and trying to think...

	To make DE II stop optimizing while you're working, activate DE II,
hit the Status button (the only one that shows, I believe), and hit Cancel.
Note that the "Optimize Automatically" box is still checked.  DE II will
then perform the optimiziation later.  If you leave your machine on all
the time (I do) it will be fully optimized every morning (or whenever you
get back to your Mac).

Flip side,

	joe piazza

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