In theory this might be true, but when running a windows defragmentor,
it indicated that the drive was very fragmented, and it did seem to
run a bit faster after I defragmented it, didn't take long to defrag
though, only a couple minutes.
On Aug 17, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>
Right, that is the default setting on Fusion, but it only changes the
way data is read and written to the drive (buffered or unbuffered), not
the location of the files.
http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-6370
http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2009/02/how-vmware-writes-io-to-
You'll find what you want in VM-Ware Fusion's System Preferences, the
option reads "Optimise For Virtual Machine Disc Performance".
On 18/08/2009, at 6:52 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> True that the VM creates a single really big file (my Vista VM is
> 15GB) but that means within that big file my
True that the VM creates a single really big file (my Vista VM is 15GB)
but that means within that big file my virtual file could get spread all
over the place. So for a windows app to read a file the first block
might be at the beginning of the virtual disk image and the second block
could be
No, a virtual machine doesn't require any defragmentation, a Virtual
machine is actually only one file, something that VM-Ware Fusion can
take care of itself.
Now regarding a Mac needing defragmentation? Well actually it does but
not nearly as often as a Windows PC and there are several appl
Really? I agree that the Mac itself doesn't need defragmenting but the
virtual machine emulates a real Windows box, quirks and all, so I would
expect defragmenting would be typical maintenance.
http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_increase_vmware_performance.htm
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/micro
There should be no need to use any Windows Defragmenting tools, Vm-
Ware Fusion and the Mac operating system will handle that between
themselves.
On 18/08/2009, at 5:15 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> Yup, you'll want to do the same Windows maintenance you did on a
> real Windows box for the virt
Yup, you'll want to do the same Windows maintenance you did on a real
Windows box for the virtual one, sans fiddling with the drivers. I just
use the defragmenter built into my Windows XP. I think the VMWare
compressor process also defragments and cleans up the windows drive a
bit as well.
CB
Using a registry cleaner is a good idea, I have also used a windows
defragment program, I wouldn't use any driver programs, fusion handles
that itself.
On Aug 15, 2009, at 3:29 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I will have to use Windows for the foreseeable future for Word 2007,
> Kur
