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I was under the impression that Windows 7 use C; for temp and that PD also used the c: drive
James1;
Just to clarify (or maybe confuse slightly) the issue, there are many kinds of temporary processes that create temporary files/pages.
Many DO NOT show when monitoring the space used on the drive, as the OS hides them and does NOT report the space as used.
Programs utilize algorithms of various kinds to control how processes occur and many of them DEFAULT to the OS drive whether there is a paging file there or not!! Eliminating the paging file on the OS drive can actually have a negative impact on program operation during paging, as it is then necessary for the program to create a temporary space "on-the-fly".
In 64BIT systems with large amounts of memory and high end CPUs and GPUs, the impact is reduced, but not ELIMINATED as memory-swaps and stitching are built in to the OS. Also, Legacy code snippets in supplementary programs (many of which are still 32BIT programs) are
hard-coded to use the OS drive and must reprocess if no space is allocated.
Intensive processes, like video transcoding, generate memory fragments that are off-loaded to the drive to be "stitched" together, even if memory is available. If the system has to move these processes to another drive, the CPU and the separate drive controllers must work harder and create latency that can impact performance.
It is not recommended that the paging file be eliminated from the OS drive. Like overclocking...some swear by it, and some curse it!! There are people who will argue vehemently on both sides! This is not a PowerDirector issue, it is part of the program design for Windows OS, and has been for many years!!
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I have no temp files on "C". All are successfully being created in the D:\temp folder. I did change PD to auto save to a folder on D: also. I ran the trial, edited a file (90 min HD mpeg2), exported as a PS3 compatible mp4, all while checking the "C" drive, and the available space never changed. So I am viewing this as a success! FWIW, maybe others could change their 'temp' variables to another drive to verify this. Oh, and "MyDocuments" is also ONLY on the "D" drive, so the cyberlink created subs in there ended up on the "D" also. I used the Location Mover tool for that. I do have a few more questions before I fully commit, but I will search the forums first, and then I will create a new post if needed. And it is the support by USERS here, along with the user add content on MyDirector that has leaned me heavily towards this product. Cl should give the active members here some bling or SOMEthing 
