Re: Page file size?

Terry Pinnell wrote:
What do the experts here think about the optimum pagefile size and
location for my new XP Pro PC please. It has 4 GB RAM and two
(nominally)750 MB HDs, neither partitioned as yet. The default size
set is 2046 MB 'Total paging size for all drives' and is on C: (the OS
drive).

Its best to let windows manage it that usually mean a max of 1.5x the amount
of ram. The constant writing and deleting of page files is what fragments
the drive. So being on its own partition of say 8 GB gives it plenty of room
and avoids fragmenting the OS. Ideally it should be on a separate physical
drive to the OS. But its own partition will help

--
Trev
You can always tell a Yorkshire man,
But you can't tell him much.


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