Page file question

[ingeborgdot]

I have my page file on drive F. I had it set to a specific size. The other day I had to do a repair and now I go back and have two page files. One on the OS side drive C and also on drive F. It has been over a year and a half since I have done this and I don't do it often can anyone remind me what size the page file of my drive f should be and what size the one on drive c should be? I know I can't delete the page file on c because I have tried and it would not let me. Anyone? Thanks.

 

[KSoD]

You could delete the page file on F. Since you dont really need to pagefiles. And you should be able to move your pagefile from C to F.

The size is your own personal choice. Some run 2GB some run 4GB. Yet more run 3GB. IT is what you choose to run. Not what we tell you.

 

[ingeborgdot]

We don't need page files? Why not?

 

[office politics]

microsoft recommends 1.5 times the size of physical ram

to change the page file you open system properties > advanced, performance settings, Advanced, virtual memory


it is my understanding that even without a page file windows will save data in virtual memory. i never really understood why something about software design

 

[KSoD]

We don't need page files? Why not?

Because Windows can not physically use 2 pagefiles. It will use the one on the one on your C Drive before it ever uses the one on your F Drive.

 

[oldskool]

We don't need page files? Why not?

ingeborgdot, I think you misunderstood Mak. He says we dont need TWO page files, and by the way you worded the above quote, it sounded like you thought he meant we don't need any page files at all.

 

[EricB]

relocate it back to F.

for optimal performance the page should be in it's own partition at the beginning of the hdd.