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John6528
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2013/12/01 18:46:33 (permalink)

no pagefile

I have 12g ram and never notice using more than 6. A few months ago I disabled the pagefile completely for a "test" and then forgot about it. I have not encountered any problems at all. Wondered if anyone else has tried this or... what disaster might await me.
 
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    slartabartfast
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    Re: no pagefile 2013/12/02 13:53:32 (permalink)
    You may well not run into any problem if you confine yourself to programs that play well without a page file. It is hard to imagine you are going to go over 12 gig of memory with a couple of programs open, so maybe the system will not crash. On the other hand, if you are not exhausting your physical memory, it is hard to see why having a page file available to Windows will reduce your performance. And if there is no noticeable improvement in performance, why would you muck about with a system Windows or an application is expecting to be available?
     
    One clear example of a problem is the ability to capture a crash dump. The page file usually holds the current state of the system, which permits that information to be recovered in the event of a system crash.
     
    http://lifehacker.com/5426041/understanding-the-windows-pagefile-and-why-you-shouldnt-disable-it
     
     
    post edited by slartabartfast - 2013/12/02 13:55:32
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