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Can Windows boot up and recover if Pagefile.sys is missing ?
I understand that Windows is better if Pagefile.sys is held on a separate Drive.
I intend to implement this on my desktop which has C:\ on a Primary MBR HDD,
and an available internal Secondary GPT BASIC HDD.
What happens if the Secondary HDD is damaged or missing when Windows attempts to Boot Up ?
Does it happily run and create a new Pagefile.sys on Drive C:\ when all RAM is used,
or does it BSOD repeatedly ?
This is extremely relevant if the secondary data HDD should go missing
I have an immediate interest because I use Macrium to make image backups,
and it is a waste of time backing up Pagefile.sys because yesterday's data is useless.
However if Macrium gives me a VHD conversion from its backup,
I can plug that into VirtualBox as a Virtual HDD and then compare operation with last month's virtual system with today's Live system.
I now need to know if the Pagefile.sys partition needs to be included in the image backup as part of the VHD for Virtual use.
Regards
Alan