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I would like to know more about the swap file (Pagefile.sys) with some examples like how to set the pagefile with different configurations.
Need your reply on the same.
Best regards
Hari
by thechas
There was a very detailed discussion thread in the TechRepublic discussions a while back. I would suggest that you look through that discussion.
The swap / page file is also referred to as virtual memory. It is where Windows stores temorary data when it runs out of RAM.
The main things that you want to do with the swap file is;
A; Give it as much disk space as you can afford to.
B; Defrag it from time to time if you decide to allow Windows to manage the file size.
While not the highest performance, in my opinion, the most stable system configuration is to give the swap file it's own partition of around 2GB to work in. Let windows manage the file size.
There is a further view on this at www.aumha.org
There is another link in the TR discussion that goes into intricate detail on optimizing the swap file.
by thechas
Here is the discussion thread link with the link to the detailed report on swap file optimization.
https://www.techrepublic.com/forumdiscuss/thread_detail.jhtml?thread_id=27482&message_id=173978
Remember to remove any spaces from the pasted link.
by thechas
Here is another link that goes into a very detailed explanation of the paging file.
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