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Thread: Do you need a swap file on a twin

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    Do you need a swap file on a twin

    Hi as above I was reading other threads and it was being discussed and I wondered if a twin would need it ?

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    When I had a Twin, I needed it especially for memory intensive processes such as EPG acquisition.

    A swap file will only be used when needed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robti View Post
    Hi as above I was reading other threads and it was being discussed and I wondered if a twin would need it ?

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    Yeah definitely a 256MB swap file to your HDD would help immensely.


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    Thanks to you both I have been running the max since I got it, but just wondered after reading another thread, although that was a vu.
    Anyway sorted now

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