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What page file optimization? {Explained}

10/18/2008 10:43 PM

techfreak

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Joined: 10/4/2007

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What page file optimization? {Explained}

Optimizing your page file when you're running low on RAM is always a good idea. When all physical RAM in a computer is in use, Windows starts using the hard disk as if it were additional RAM. This is why we have a Pagefile (also called the swap file). Because RAM memory is a lot more faster than the hard disk, whenever the computer begins to use the Pagefile to relieve memory pressure, we begin to experience a drastic performance degradation.

One of the most effective things you can do to improve performance is ensure that there is enough RAM available to avoid frequent paging (swapping) of memory contents between disk and RAM.

This means that the actual limit on the memory used by all applications is the amount of RAM installed plus the maximum size of the Pagefile.

How much swap space do you need? That depends the amount of RAM you have and the programs you use. The rule of the thumb is 1.5 times the amount of system memory, unless you have too much load on your system.

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10/21/2008 12:39 PM

marty

Joined: 10/21/2008

Posts: 2

Re: What page file optimization? {Explained}

I have my 4GB page file on a small, dedicated partition (8GB) which is the first partition on the second physical disk. This ensures faster performance while reading/writing to the file since the PF is not in the OS partition. Been using this setup for the last few years, and it always works well.

10/21/2008 2:36 PM

Vishal Gupta

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Joined: 8/9/2006

Posts: 6662

Re: What page file optimization? {Explained}

^^ Absolutely. Its always advisable to put Page files on a different partition.

10/21/2008 8:59 PM

Vasu Jain

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Joined: 1/28/2008

Posts: 4033

Re: What page file optimization? {Explained}

hmm...it really helps 2 hv it scattered and avaialable.....

10/21/2008 10:40 PM

techfreak

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Joined: 10/4/2007

Posts: 1145

Re: What page file optimization? {Explained}

thnx for the replies.. Yup it just works great...

10/22/2008 11:07 AM

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Re: What page file optimization? {Explained}

Its much better to place pagefile in different physhical harddrive's partition. Placing pagefile in same drive's different partition may degrade your performance.

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