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    Pagefile Question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Matt is Pro, Sep 15, 2007.

  1. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    Is it ok to allocate the page file to the Data drive partition?

    If not, would it be ok to reduce the pagefile size now that I have 2 GB of RAM?

    What should it be reduced to?
     
    Matt is Pro, Sep 15, 2007
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  2. lambchops468

    lambchops468 Notebook Evangelist

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    i think its fine to put your pagefile anywhere, but if you had two hard drives (which i very much doubt), then you should put the pagefile on the drive without applications/OS.

    the general rule for pagefile is 1.5 times the ram. I guess you could reduce it, but I'm not sure to what point.
     
    lambchops468, Sep 15, 2007
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  3. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    It would seem that the OP should first research how Windows defines paging before embarking upon a tuning exercise.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Sep 15, 2007
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