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Spielwurfel   01-31-2006 at 02:55:14 AM

What do you guys think it's better? Choose myself the size of the page files or let Windows handle it??
I read that you can set the size of your page files to the maximium of your memory size plus 50%... I have 512 Mb of memory, so it would be 768 Mb of page files... This is set the default when my Windows is installed... But when I let Windows handle my page files, it set to 523 Mb...

What option should I use? :D

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pscowboy   01-31-2006 at 03:20:01 AM
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The absolute best way to handle this is to have a second hard drive "D". After you partition and format it in Disk Management, you put your pagefile on it first thing - setting it at 768mb (fixed) yourself. Then you knock down the swap file on your "C" drive to 2mb.

This seriously cuts down fragmentation.

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Spielwurfel   01-31-2006 at 02:54:00 PM
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But I can't (and do want to xD) format my PC again and can't also make 2 partitions, since I'm not the only user of this PC...
And even using the PC normally, it doesn't get too much fragmented...

I want to make the best configuration for 1 HD... :wink:

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Jake_Barnes   01-31-2006 at 02:56:15 PM
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I have always used a fixed page file (max & min) size (1.5 x RAM) - and had no problems.

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pscowboy   01-31-2006 at 05:13:39 PM
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I said nothing about formatting your pc. Just ADDING a second hd for the BEST scenario for a pagefile.

Fine, if that's something you're not comfortable with.

Just heed the moderator's advice (and mine) - set a "fixed" swapfile. Some very strong words of caution. BEFORE YOU RESET THE SWAPFILE, defrag twice.

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Spielwurfel   01-31-2006 at 05:23:15 PM
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You mean... Defrag once, and just after it defrag once again and then reset the page files?

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pscowboy   02-01-2006 at 02:47:15 AM
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So that the "fixed" pagefile spreads over a contiguous empty block.

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Spielwurfel   02-01-2006 at 02:49:43 AM
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But then, defrag just once instead of twice make any difference??

I didn't understand... :oops:

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