Comments on: Move your Page File (Virtual Memory) to another drive http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/ I would try to share what I have learnt Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:42:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hicksticks http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-11787 Hicksticks Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:52:13 +0000 http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/#comment-11787 The author has some fuzzy math. He says: "As per Microsoft the Page file ammount should be 1.5 times than your physical RAM. So which means if you have 512 MB of RAM then you should set the page file size to 1.5 GB…" well 1.5 times 512MB of Ram is 768MB of Virtual memory. The author has some fuzzy math. He says:
“As per Microsoft the Page file ammount should be 1.5 times than your physical RAM. So which means if you have 512 MB of RAM then you should set the page file size to 1.5 GB…”

well 1.5 times 512MB of Ram is 768MB of Virtual memory.

]]> By: Larry Miller http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-5243 Larry Miller Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:57:56 +0000 http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/#comment-5243 The optimum location of the pagefile is on the most active partition of the least active hard disk. If you have only one drive that will almost always be on the partition that contains Windows. Moveing the pagefile off the Windows partition will almost always be a bad idea unless it is on a separate physical disk. The general principle is to keep the pagefile as close as possible to your most frequently accessed files. In the large majority of cases this will be on the Windows partition. This minimizes seek time, the #1 factor by far in pagefile performance. Placing the pagefile on a separate partition will increase seek time and impair performance. Unless you have a very specific need, and you understand what you are doing, leave pagefile settings on default. You will need far more information than is in this article to make intelligent changes. Windows default operation of the pagefile has been extensively researched and tested. A larger than necessary pagefile will NOT impair performance. Larry Miller Microsoft MCSA The optimum location of the pagefile is on the most active partition of the least active hard disk. If you have only one drive that will almost always be on the partition that contains Windows. Moveing the pagefile off the Windows partition will almost always be a bad idea unless it is on a separate physical disk.

The general principle is to keep the pagefile as close as possible to your most frequently accessed files. In the large majority of cases this will be on the Windows partition. This minimizes seek time, the #1 factor by far in pagefile performance. Placing the pagefile on a separate partition will increase seek time and impair performance.

Unless you have a very specific need, and you understand what you are doing, leave pagefile settings on default. You will need far more information than is in this article to make intelligent changes. Windows default operation of the pagefile has been extensively researched and tested. A larger than necessary pagefile will NOT impair performance.

Larry Miller
Microsoft MCSA

]]> By: teranos http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-3833 teranos Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:13:08 +0000 http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/#comment-3833 i have an 500 gb IDE harddisk and have 6 partitions. (1=450GB 5=10GB) 2024 mb of pagefile is on 5 partitions. is this too much for windows xp sp3 or not ? (10 GB of pagefile) i have an 500 gb IDE harddisk

and have 6 partitions. (1=450GB 5=10GB)
2024 mb of pagefile is on 5 partitions.

is this too much for windows xp sp3 or not ? (10 GB of pagefile)

]]> By: julieann http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-3642 julieann Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:26:01 +0000 http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/#comment-3642 i have one 250 HDD laptop with 4096mb SDRAM. Vista running at first on one drive C: and have been created new partition drive F: so i have now two partition, but i can't make the drive F: to GB, it takes only up to 754mb. how will i make it to GB when it says that shadowstorage are there but my shadowstorage is only 5GB.. HOW? ANYONE WITH A BIG HEART? PLS HELP COZ IM MAKING VB.NET 2005 TO XP, thats why i badly needing some help with you guys. =( i have one 250 HDD laptop with 4096mb SDRAM. Vista running at first on one drive C: and have been created new partition drive F: so i have now two partition, but i can’t make the drive F: to GB, it takes only up to 754mb. how will i make it to GB when it says that shadowstorage are there but my shadowstorage is only 5GB.. HOW? ANYONE WITH A BIG HEART? PLS HELP COZ IM MAKING VB.NET 2005 TO XP, thats why i badly needing some help with you guys. =(

]]> By: gabe http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-3591 gabe Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:29:25 +0000 http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/#comment-3591 hi i have a single hd on my laptop which came partitioned out of the box. Should I divide one of the partitions - I'm thinking the D: drive, the one that doesn't hold the Windows installation - and place the pagefile there? Do you get anything when the pagefile is still actually on the same physical drive, even those its been allocated its own space? I am mostly trying to avoid fragmentation of the pagefile - though maybe this isnt even an issue to begin with.... thanks hi

i have a single hd on my laptop which came partitioned out of the box. Should I divide one of the partitions – I’m thinking the D: drive, the one that doesn’t hold the Windows installation – and place the pagefile there? Do you get anything when the pagefile is still actually on the same physical drive, even those its been allocated its own space?

I am mostly trying to avoid fragmentation of the pagefile – though maybe this isnt even an issue to begin with….
thanks

]]> By: Wayne http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-3401 Wayne Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:05:26 +0000 http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/#comment-3401 I have 3 drives (XP SP3 system), one IDE and 2 SATA drives. Now I have created a 0 RAID (Striped Disk) with the 2 SATA drives. I changed the page file to the RAID. When I check it again the RAID page file still exist, but the C drive Page file is back again. How can I get rid of it? I want my page file to be only on the RAID for better performace. I also install all my games on the RAID. I have 3 drives (XP SP3 system), one IDE and 2 SATA drives. Now I have created a 0 RAID (Striped Disk) with the 2 SATA drives. I changed the page file to the RAID. When I check it again the RAID page file still exist, but the C drive Page file is back again.
How can I get rid of it?
I want my page file to be only on the RAID for better performace.
I also install all my games on the RAID.

]]> By: Choto Cheeta http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 Choto Cheeta Fri, 09 May 2008 08:50:58 +0000 http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/#comment-1629 2 GB, thats 2048MB which I would suggest :) thank you. 2 GB, thats 2048MB which I would suggest :)

thank you.

]]> By: Rudolph Davis http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 Rudolph Davis Thu, 08 May 2008 17:01:55 +0000 http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/12/21/move-your-page-file-virtual-memory-to-another-drive/#comment-1626 I have a gig of memory in my sony vaio, what should i set my page file size as. I have moved it to another partition. I have a gig of memory in my sony vaio, what should i set my page file size as. I have moved it to another partition.

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