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1. #How to install pagefile using primo ramdisk server edition plus#
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3. #How to install pagefile using primo ramdisk server edition windows#

Those developers definitely want our systems to run optimally. Contrary to what some seem to think, the army of PhDs, computer scientists and developers at Microsoft are not stupid.

#How to install pagefile using primo ramdisk server edition windows#

So I agree with those recommending leaving the defaults alone (all the defaults) and to just let Windows manage your page file(s). Since 7 and above, I always let Windows manage it.

With XP and before all the way back to DOS days, I always set a fixed size. In fact, doing so can actually be detrimental. Its important for all of us to remember modern versions of Windows (7/8/10) are not XP. And third, unless the user changes the defaults (not recommended) Windows automatically defrags HDs anyway. Second, fragmentation is not a problem with SSDs. For one, if fragmentation is a real concern, you need a bigger drive. With XP and before when drives (and RAM amounts) were much smaller, it might have done some good but no longer. If the worry of using a fixed size is to minimize fragmentation due to the PF expanding and compressing, then I say that is an unnecessary worry. And unless you are a true expert at virtual memory management, how do you know what the optimal size should be? The old rule of thumb (Page file size = RAM X 1.5 or RAM X 2) makes no sense in modern systems. In fact, being "dynamic" is one of its virtues. It does no harm when the PF compresses or stretches back out. There really is no need to set a fixed size either. Those are user responsibilities, not the operating system's. You need to uninstall some programs, delete or move some files or buy a bigger drive.

#How to install pagefile using primo ramdisk server edition free#

But more importantly, if you are that low on free disk space, then YOU HAVE FAILED to give your OS the necessary space it needs. So why do it? If the excuse is to save disk space, that's BS! For one, if you let Windows manage the space, it will give it up if space is critically low. It does NOT improve performance when you disable the PF.Įven if the PF is rarely touched, there is no benefit to disabling it. The PF allows the OS to use the system RAM more efficiently.

#How to install pagefile using primo ramdisk server edition plus#

Virtual memory is the system RAM plus the PF. That is illogical and BAD ADVICE! Operating systems use "virtual memory" to process the data. You will often hear if you have lots of RAM, disabling the PF is good because it forces the OS to put everything into RAM. But it will still use the PF for lower priority data - and again, that's a good thing. The more system RAM you have, the more higher priority data can go in it. What happens is the OS will use the main system RAM for the higher priority data, then stuff the lower priority data into the page file. Operating systems will use the PF even if you have 128GB of RAM installed and only 4GB is being used. That's been a falsehood told and retold since the beginning of page files (as far back as when they were called disk caches, swap files and other names).