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Optimizing NTFS Performance...

That is why I use Perfect Disk 7.0 by Raxco. It handles all of the NTFS components nicely.
 
If only these optimizations were enabled by default.
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There's only 2 real 'optimizations' on that page and in 99% of the cases the performance benefit is negligable. I mean how long do you really think it takes to generate an 8.3 name or update the atime on a file? Turning off the atime updating would be nice for a notebook because it'll mean less spinups of the disk, but that's it.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
If only these optimizations were enabled by default.
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There's only 2 real 'optimizations' on that page and in 99% of the cases the performance benefit is negligable. I mean how long do you really think it takes to generate an 8.3 name or update the atime on a file? Turning off the atime updating would be nice for a notebook because it'll mean less spinups of the disk, but that's it.
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I just did it on my XP machine and my startup was noticeably faster.
 
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: goku
I just did it on my XP machine and my startup was noticeably faster.
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How much faster is "noticeably?" 10 minutes? 20?
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Har har, no but it went from 2-3 minutes (yes that means everything is loaded, not just to the desktop) to around 1-2 minutes, to you that may not seem like a lot but for me it is.
 
Har har, no but it went from 2-3 minutes (yes that means everything is loaded, not just to the desktop) to around 1-2 minutes, to you that may not seem like a lot but for me it is.
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Why don't you just use hibernation instead?
 
Originally posted by: sourceninja
I think these would be more useful for a server that has to deal with tons of small files.
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But on a server a lot of these are more neccisary than they are on a desktop.

I'm with Nothinman, these are generally not going to provide you with any signifigant increase in performance.

Besides if you're really concerned with disk speed you should be looking at getting a faster disk long before you worry about these minor OS changes.

-Erik
 
Originally posted by: goku
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: goku
I just did it on my XP machine and my startup was noticeably faster.
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How much faster is "noticeably?" 10 minutes? 20?
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Har har, no but it went from 2-3 minutes (yes that means everything is loaded, not just to the desktop) to around 1-2 minutes, to you that may not seem like a lot but for me it is.
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Sorry, I have to call BS (or atleast say you did something else). Nothing you mentioned would account for such a speed increase.
 
Originally posted by: bsobel
Originally posted by: goku
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: goku
I just did it on my XP machine and my startup was noticeably faster.
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How much faster is "noticeably?" 10 minutes? 20?
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Har har, no but it went from 2-3 minutes (yes that means everything is loaded, not just to the desktop) to around 1-2 minutes, to you that may not seem like a lot but for me it is.
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Sorry, I have to call BS (or atleast say you did something else). Nothing you mentioned would account for such a speed increase.
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Well, thats what I've noticed, I'm telling you I've got a lot of small files, I've got around 120K files yet I'm only using around 55GB of space (Practically half of the drive)..
 
Well, thats what I've noticed, I'm telling you I've got a lot of small files, I've got around 120K files yet I'm only using around 55GB of space (Practically half of the drive)..
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So? Are all of them accessed on startup?
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Well, thats what I've noticed, I'm telling you I've got a lot of small files, I've got around 120K files yet I'm only using around 55GB of space (Practically half of the drive)..
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So? Are all of them accessed on startup?
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Nope, but I can assume that the files that ARE access on startup aren't all in one contiguous area but spread out throughout the drive.
 
I have heard *nix users say disabling atime on their notebooks provided noticeable benefits (but I don't remember if it was battery life, performance, or what).
 
Nope, but I can assume that the files that ARE access on startup aren't all in one contiguous area but spread out throughout the drive.
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You can't assume anything from your data. That would be like saying "Wow this road is really windy, that must mean all of the roads in this state are windy."
 
Originally posted by: CTho9305
I have heard *nix users say disabling atime on their notebooks provided noticeable benefits (but I don't remember if it was battery life, performance, or what).
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well, it will prevent the disk from spinning up a lot. Otherwise everytime you touch a file that disk is going to have to be written too. Thats being general of course. I found by turning off atime on my desktop I have less hard drive noise, but I dont notice any speed improvements.
 
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