Removing Win 7 system file use of paging file

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  1. Posts : 29
    Win 7 Pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #11

    Hello responders,

    to: WHS, LMiller7, cluberti, others: I have started Marks Blog on this issue. Seems older info is not so acurrate, cause if I believed all I hear, I should have a page file of 36Gb!
    Mark's blog is detailed, and might take me 2 days to digest, besides other things I need to do.
    Will repost then.

    Thanks to all, Stan
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  2. whs
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       #12

    You need a pagefile of 36GB only if you care to get a core dump in case of a BSOD. But for daily operation, 1GB or 2GB will suffice. I run on 2GB since years and on 4 systems.
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  3. Posts : 2,528
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       #13

    I've actually found 800MB is the sweet spot for my own usage, but 1-2GB is incredibly safe and a rock-solid recommendation to start (or finish...) from.
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  4. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #14

    With 16 GB of memory I totally turn off the page file.

    With 24 GB, I would too, see if you notice anything.
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  5. Posts : 1,519
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Mac OS X 10.10, Linux Mint 17, Windows 10 Pro TP
       #15

    Some time back I ran into a couple of situations with clients running no paging file/Virtual Memory where programs wouldn't install, apparently were looking for that being active. Created small Virtual Memory settings of 2GB and the programs happily installed. I have 8GB RAM and run 2GB max and min on my 250GB OS/C: drive and 12GB max and min on 500GB D: drive, don't have memory problems.
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  6.    #16

    Question: On a drive where space isn't tight, what would be the advantage of trimming the paging file even with tons of RAM?
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  7. whs
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       #17

    Berton said:
    Some time back I ran into a couple of situations with clients running no paging file/Virtual Memory where programs wouldn't install, apparently were looking for that being active. Created small Virtual Memory settings of 2GB and the programs happily installed. I have 8GB RAM and run 2GB max and min on my 250GB OS/C: drive and 12GB max and min on 500GB D: drive, don't have memory problems.
    That is my setup too. A total absence of the pagefile can lead to problems.
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  8. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #18

    gregrocker said:
    Question: On a drive where space isn't tight, what would be the advantage of trimming the paging file even with tons of RAM?
    Ya, in his case he`s got plenty of room.
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  9. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #19

    whs said:
    Berton said:
    Some time back I ran into a couple of situations with clients running no paging file/Virtual Memory where programs wouldn't install, apparently were looking for that being active. Created small Virtual Memory settings of 2GB and the programs happily installed. I have 8GB RAM and run 2GB max and min on my 250GB OS/C: drive and 12GB max and min on 500GB D: drive, don't have memory problems.
    That is my setup too. A total absence of the pagefile can lead to problems.
    Fortunatly, I`ve never run into an issue.
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  10. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #20

    I'm not quite sure what pagefiling hurts or what advantage not using pagefilling gives.
    If Windows doesn't need pagefilling it doesn't use it. If for what ever reason Windows thinks it needs pagefilling it uses it.

    To put it another way. With that much ram what are the plus and minus of using or not using pagefilling?
    Why is their so much concern?
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