pagefile file is missing

john vitz · May 25, 2017

i can not see the pagefile file even after i set show hidden files
and i think this is why i get pagefile errors

Snipergod87 · May 25, 2017

What errors are you getting, the page file is not viewable under the normal show hidden files and folders, its a system file.

weberdarren97 · May 25, 2017

john vitz :

Showing hidden files is step 1 to seeing the pagefile. Step 2 is showing OS Protected Files.

Yamitime · May 25, 2017

a pagefile is a reserved portion of a hard disk that is used as an extension of random access memory (RAM) for data in RAM that hasn't been used recently. A pagefile can be read from the hard disk as one contiguous chunk of data and thus faster than re-reading data from many different original locations.

Your seeing no page file i presume because you've removed a drive that the page file was allocated to.
You can allocate a different page file to a different drive in advanced system properties found in system properties.

weberdarren97 · May 25, 2017

Yamitime :

Windows will give an error or at least a warning when the drive that the pagefile was on has been removed. I'm feeling like he manually turned off virtual memory.

Yamitime · May 25, 2017

weberdarren97 :

If you manually turn off page file you would have to run out of ram and it would give a low memory error.
I dont use a page file ,Thats not too bad these days with the advent of larger memory capacity.

mjslakeridge · May 25, 2017

Download WinDirStat and analyze your drives. It will show the pagefile and hibernate file.

john vitz · May 25, 2017

i can not view my main hidden files but i can view my hidden folders and files within
like pagefile.sys or recycling bin

weberdarren97 · May 25, 2017

Yamitime :

weberdarren97 :

If you manually turn off page file you would have to run out of ram and it would give a low memory error.
I dont use a page file ,Thats not too bad these days with the advent of larger memory capacity.

However, some programs will attempt to store their data in the pagefile before even checking to see if there is available RAM or not.

The pagefile is still a good idea, or else Windows would disable it automatically if your system has plenty of RAM.

john vitz · May 25, 2017

and no i have not turned it off

john vitz · May 25, 2017

maybe it was a bad windows install

Yamitime · May 25, 2017

weberdarren97 :

Yamitime :

However, some programs will attempt to store their data in the pagefile before even checking to see if there is available RAM or not.

The pagefile is still a good idea, or else Windows would disable it automatically if your system has plenty of RAM.

If he/she is using 1 drive and filled the drive up the pagefile would be missing .

john vitz · May 25, 2017

no i got a separate 120gb ssd for pagefile

john vitz · May 25, 2017

i can not view my main hidden files and things like the hidden recycling bin but i can view my hidden folders and files within

Yamitime · May 25, 2017

I'm out .

john vitz · May 25, 2017

Usually it will say that a pagefile already exists but i do not get that overwriting warning

Yamitime · May 25, 2017

Go into system properties / then advanced system properties and check where the pagefile is residing .

If you cant find it its called virtual memory .

mjslakeridge · May 25, 2017

In my screenshot below, the pagefile is the rectangular purple box on the lower right part of the image. By hovering my mouse over the purple box, it identifies the file name in the lower left part of the image. If you have a pagefile, WinDirStat will find it.

Vic 40 · May 25, 2017

In the next link are steps to change the pagefile,via these steps can you also check where the pagefile should be and what size it is (steps2+3).
https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjdy7yx94vUAhUEJlAKHa8nD18QFggiMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fresources%2Fdocumentation%2Fwindows%2Fxp%2Fall%2Fproddocs%2Fen-us%2Fsysdm_advancd_perform_change_vmpagefile.mspx&usg=AFQjCNEn247vrsCPweGXNL_bk6scgb8iFg

john vitz · May 25, 2017

Yes i have done all the above... Even looked at the hardware management and went to the manage drives and one hard drive keeps saying new drive even after i make it active and it shows the drive has the page file but i still get no pagefile.sys

john vitz · May 28, 2017

anyone?

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