cbagger01
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Posted: Dec. 16 2004,22:43 |
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My advice is to use the "frugal" install of DSL instead of the hd install.
A swap file or a swap partition is BAD for flash memory because the repeated writes to the device will wear out the flash memory.
This is also true for some kinds of files/folders on a true hdinstall system. For example, logfiles and web browser cache also get many repeated writes and are not advisable for flash devices.
A "frugal" install will create a read-only OS image and you can still use the filetool.lst method of backup/restore to save stuff on your remaining flash disk space.
You can also directly access your remaining flash disk space for file storage but make sure that you don't directly save / point to any rapidly changing files like web browser cache in such a location.
Good Luck.
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