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Move pagefile to another drive?
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/private/var/vm/It is in the folder I posted above. Not sure how you would move it and keep it moved.
Look here:
http://superuser.com/questions/28414/moving-the-swapfiles-to-a-dedicated-partition-in-snow-leopard
Look at the first answer in the answer section.
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You can just replace the /vm folder with a Unix Symlink (created easily via this) that redirects to the drive of your choice.
It MUST be a Unix symlink, OS X aliases do not work for kernel-level programs (such as dynamic_pager, OS X's swapfile management daemon)
This also has the significant advantage of leaving the com.apple.dynamic_pager LaunchDaemon completely alone, meaning you don't need to tinker with reprogramming system files.
Works great with my multi-drive multi-partition Macbook Pro.
It MUST be a Unix symlink, OS X aliases do not work for kernel-level programs (such as dynamic_pager, OS X's swapfile management daemon)
This also has the significant advantage of leaving the com.apple.dynamic_pager LaunchDaemon completely alone, meaning you don't need to tinker with reprogramming system files.
Works great with my multi-drive multi-partition Macbook Pro.