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238 Improving a computer’s performance
Optimize registry and swap files
internal structure of this database can become disordered. This disorder can also affect system performance.
About the Windows swap file
The swap file is vital to Windows performance. Windows uses this file for temporary data storage, which frees up more of the faster physical memory (RAM) for applications. The swap file grows and shrinks dynamically to meet changing system conditions.
Because the swap file changes continuously, it can become fragmented quickly. When the swap file is fragmented, Windows performance suffers. By default,
Speed Disk defragments and optimizes the swap file to help maintain optimal Windows performance.
If the swap file is located in the midst of other changing files on the disk, its high rate of fragmentation can result in the other files becoming more fragmented than they otherwise would. To minimize the fragmentation that can result from frequent swap file changes, Speed Disk normally places the swap file last on the disk, after the other files and before the consolidated free space. This speeds future optimizations.
Specifying a minimum size for the swap file causes
Windows to reserve space on the disk for it. This can keep the size of the swap file relatively stable. If you have specified a minimum size for the swap file, Speed Disk places it first on the disk for optimal Windows and application performance.
About the Windows registry
The registry is a large database used by Windows and other applications to store hardware and software configuration information. Information is continually written to and deleted from the registry during the course of everyday computer use.
When data is deleted from the registry, the space that was occupied by the data is not always immediately reused. Such leftover space in the registry can prevent
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