Phil Cook wrote:
> And lo on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:10:20 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did 
> spake, saying:
> 
>> Phil Cook wrote:
>>
>>> Asking the obvious I'm assuming that the swap file isn't on the same 
>>> partition?
>>
>> Even if it is, that would show up as a "file" and would be counted 
>> with all the other files in the "40 GB" number. (Although presumably 
>> not the backup size.)
> 
> Depends how you're counting.

True.

>> Also, the swap file doesn't just change size of its own accord.
> 
> Well no it changes when it needs to.

I thought it was standard practise to set minsize = maxsize to prevent 
fragmentation...

>> Certainly not by 60 GB. ;-)
> 
> Why not unless you've set a maximum limit.

What do you mean "unless"? ;-)

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