eSATA and the Pagefile

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I was wondering if it would be advantageous to place a page file on a eSATA HDD. Any thoughts?
 

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best let windows manage the page file, unless there is a specific reason not to. win7 does a pretty good job of managing it unlike earlier win versions.
 

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Hello RZN, and welcome to Seven Forums.

It would not be a good idea to have the page file on an external drive. If it was disconnected by mistake, you would lose all data in the page file and could cause issues with any program or action that may have been using the page file at that moment.

It would be best to keep the page file on the fastest internal HDD or SSD for better performance, and set to be managed by Windows 7.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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Thanks for the information. I've moved the page file back to an internal HDD.

Sorry about not getting back in a timely manner. I've opened some other problem issues I've been having and have been intent on getting them resolved.
 

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Windows 7 Pro 64-bit Service Pack 1AMD FX 8370 BE 8-core32G Corsair DDR3 16002 GTX660 SC in SLI
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Windows 7 Pro 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD FX 8370 BE 8-core
Motherboard
Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
Memory
32G Corsair DDR3 1600
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2 GTX660 SC in SLI
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Samsung 23" LCD
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No problem Rzn6jw. I'm happy that we could help you. :)
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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2560x1440
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1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
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Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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Thermaltake Core P3
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Logitech wireless K800
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2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
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Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
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