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ntfs compression

Last post 02-27-2008 10:12 AM by Nate. 1 replies.
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  • 02-22-2008 12:08 PM

    ntfs compression

    How much does enabling ntfs compression affect the performance of the database?

     

    Thanks! 

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  • 02-27-2008 10:12 AM In reply to

    • Nate
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    Re: ntfs compression

    Where NTFS compression really bites you is moving those files. Whenever a NTFS compressed file is moved, even locally from folder to folder for example, it has to be decompressed and so there is a performance hit when those files are moved. All get is extra overhead in that scenario.

    Since the bottleneck of most machines is hard drive / IO related compression can actually speed up some application performance since the processor is doing more work than the slower HD. If the processor is already busy, say on a server, you will see a decrease in performance.

    In short, moving those files by any means causes additional overhead and slows you down. Using a file compressed CAN speed things up but you probably will notice no difference.

    This is all generally speaking. I have not tried it with SQLite. 

    Try it out and let us know what you find! 

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