-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Partitioning
- From: EddieB <fasteddieb216@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:08:57 -0400
Gman,
Maybe I'm still stuck in the old way of thinking about the pagefile, but I
always set the min and max to the same size. I can very much imagine the
delays Windows will cause while it expands/contracts the pagefile. But I do
know that the recommended size of 2.5x the amount of memory get more
ridiculous with the more memory you have. Usually the more memory you have
the less the PC needs to use the pagefile. I have read that even if you
have more memory than your system needs, Windows still uses the pagefile for
some things. Its also recommended to keep at least a small pagefile in case
a badly written program writes to the pagefile without checking if there is
one.
I'm not really sure what the BEST pagefile size is, so I make it larger to
be safe. I would love to have a program that can tell me whats the largest
size my PC has ever used, so I could make it just a little bigger.
Ed
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Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Partitioning
See below.
Peace,
Gman
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----- Original Message -----
From: "dsw32952" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:27 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Partitioning
> Oooops. I confused two computers. The third drive is in the Dell, not
> the HP.
>
> Anyway, the settings currently show a green dot for drive C (vista boot
> partition) and drive D (data drive) in the No Page File radio button and
> no green dot in the button for drive E (XP Pro boot partition). If I
> understand correctly that means the page file is currently located on
> the XP partition. (drive C and E are partitions on one drive and D is a
> separate drive)
The two OS's will likely have different locations for their respective
pagefiles. Be sure to investigate the settings for each individual OS to be
sure where each one os storing their pagefiles before making plans. XP's
pagefile will likely be stored on the C: volume and Vista will likely store
its copy on the D: drive. Since the D: volume is on a separate physical
drive, Vista may instead be storing it elsewhere.
> I think I might take about 5GB from the XP partition for a partition to
> move the pagefile to. Currently the page file size is 2096MB to 4092
> MB. Recommended size is 4413 MB.
Not a bad idea if you can afford the space.
> IIRC you said the performance gain in moving the file is minimal
> especially if moved to a drive that sees a lot of use. But using a
> separate partition on the same drive would save time during defrag. I
> gotta go back and find exactly what you said.
If it's on the same physical drive, there will be little to no difference in
performance. However, if it's stored on its own dedicated volume, it will
not become overly fragmented anywhere near as quickly. The only competition
for space will be the Recycle Bin and System Restore areas. System Restore
should be turned off and the Recycle Bin should be set to the absolute
minimum size allowed for that partition within BOTH operating systems.
> Again, IIRC at some point somebody said that it would be a good idea to
> set your minimum file size to the same number as your maximum file
> size.... apparently this would sharply reduce fragmentation of the file
> without any performance loss.
It will force the pagefile to always remain the same size while will nearly
eliminate fragmentation. However, it will also have your system performing
less than optimally more often than it would otherwise. This advice was
really valid back in the days of Win9x, but not so much within the NT world.
NT-based OS's handle the pagefile much better than 9x handled its swapfiles.
> Don
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