The Windows XP spool folder location is arbitrarily

. The Windows XP spool folder is located in Windows\\System32\\Spool\\Printers, but there are also Windows system files in the drive. As these files are frequently accessed by the operating system, the performance of Windows and printing functions will be reduced. If the print server only serves one or two printers with low traffic, using the default location of the spool folder is sufficient. However, for a large number of printing needs, support for multiple printers, or support for a large number of print jobs, the spool folder should be repositioned because the spool folder may require a lot of disk space to spool all jobs. For best results, it is best to move the spool folder to a drive with a dedicated controller to reduce the impact of printing on the rest of the operating system.

Move the default spool directory

Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes to open Printers and Faxes. On the File menu, click Server Properties, and then click the Advanced tab. In the Spool Folder window, enter the path and name of the new default spool folder for the print server and click the OK button. The above changes take effect after the final print spooler service is restarted or the computer is restarted.

Mobile Print Background Directory

The above operation will move the default spool directory of all printers. When there are multiple printers, the following procedure will apply a new default background to the specific printers configured on the computer. Print the directory.

Click "Start → Run", type "REGEDIT" in the "Open" box, click the "OK" button to start the "Registry Editor". Under HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINE, locate the following registry key: \\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Print\\P
rinters\\Specific Printers\\SpoolDirectory, click the specific printer item, verify that the value SpoolDirectory is displayed in the right pane. If you have it, double-click it and type the full path to the printer spool directory in the Value data box. If it does not appear, on the Edit menu, point to New, click String Value, create a new string value named SpoolDirectory, and exit the Registry Editor.

Note: The actual directory must be specified in the "Value data" box. You cannot specify only the root directory (for example "C:\\"), but you must use the "C:\\ directory", where "Directory" Is the name of the directory that the user wants to use. If you do specify the root directory as the default spool location, the spool location will be restored to the Windows\\System32\\Spool\\Printers directory. If the new directory is on an NTFS drive, assign the appropriate permissions to the spool directory.

By the above, it is now possible to reasonably determine the location of the spool folder based on the space of the hard disk.