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Paging file size help.

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by Lechongbaboy, May 2, 2009.

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  1. Lechongbaboy

    Lechongbaboy Well-Known Member

    What is paging file size? Does it speeds up your computer? Many a thanks.
     
    Lechongbaboy, May 2, 2009
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    the paging file is an area of hard disk used instead of RAM. (in theory only when all your physical ram is in use, but windows can't manage it properly). It is much slower than physical RAM so your computer will become considerably slower and more sluggish when using the page file.
     
    Loonylion, May 2, 2009
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  3. TirithRR

    TirithRR Well-Known Member

    I've always heard you should keep your paging file size set to two times your physical RAM size. Is that true?
     
    TirithRR, May 2, 2009
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  4. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    its generally a good rule of thumb. Also statically setting it (i.e manually setting the max and min sizes the same), will be faster than leaving it under windows control.
     
    Loonylion, May 2, 2009
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  5. Lechongbaboy

    Lechongbaboy Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the help loony admin, it helps clear a lot of thoughts out of my mind.
     
    Lechongbaboy, May 2, 2009
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