How to increase the paging file

The paging file exists on any computer running Windows in order to ensure comfortable application operation even in case of an insufficient number of physical memory. After installing the OS, it is created and configured directly by the system, but can be increased, reduced or disabled by the user. Let's talk about these opportunities in more detail.

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How to enlarge paging file in windows 10

If the programs do not have enough available memory, the user can systematically receive appropriate notifications. Starting with the eighth version of Windows, swapfile.sys added to the familiar paging file, providing the work of metro programs. To configure the use and size of these files:

open the "Start" and start entering the word "performance" in the search string;
from the list of results, select the section "Setting presentation and performance";
in it click on the "Advanced" item, go to "virtual memory";
click on the "Edit" button (Virtual Memory Settings)
a new window will open in which you can set the desired value of the original and maximum paging files, as well as increase or decrease existing values;
to apply the adjustments made, click on the "Set" button;
if in the same window, mark the item "Without paging file" - pagefile.sys will be removed from the hard disk;
at the moment there is an opinion that the optimal choice is to leave at the top of the donkey opposite the box "choose the volume automatically";
we maintain changes that will take effect after the OS reboot.

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How to increase the paging file in windows 7 and 8

To make the appropriate settings in these OS versions, do the following:

click right-click on the "My Computer" icon;
from the context menu, select "Properties";
in the new window, we look at the list on the left, finding the "System Protection" item (Call its menu can be Win + R -\u003e sysdm.cpl);
next, go to subsection "Advanced", click on the "Parameters" button;
open the "speed" and once again choose "additionally";
here we go to the "Virtual Memory" section and click "Change";
a window appears in which (as in the first paragraph of the article), you can set the specific sizes of the paging file, or leave the tank opposite the automatic selection.

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What is the size of the paging file to choose?

Treat around this question has long been talking, to summarize which can be several brief and useful statements:

according to one of the Windows developers, the paging file must be equal to the difference between the maximum amount of memory, which is used by the PC with the highest load and the physical volume of RAM (and the maximum indicator - multiply 2 times);
for HDD hard drives, there is another logical recommendation - in the string of the maximum and minimum volume to write the same number to avoid reducing productivity as a result of fragmentation (not relevant for SSD carriers);
to improve performance, it is not necessary to increase the size of the paging file - you can transfer it to a separate hard disk (it is the physical medium, not partition).

For SSD disks, the paging file is best disconnected (and increase the power of the PC by purchasing additional RAM schedules). This will allow you to maximize the life of the drive, vulnerable to frequent file rewashes.