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Ram upgrade cause large page file
I have a ssd, upgrade from 4 to 8gb of ram and noticed the page file got larger..
When I remove the 4gb I added then it goes back to its previous size
Why is this?
Ram upgrade cause large page file
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Hello Steven,
As Samuria posted above, the page file is usually the same size as the amount of available RAM to Windows by default.
You can manually change the size of the page file, but it's usually best to allow Windows to automatically manage it.
Manage Virtual Memory Pagefile in Windows 10 | Tutorials
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Can't say 'why' but it didn't happen with my computer when I went from 8GB to 16GB. You may have to put "virtual memory" [no quotes' in Search and change the setting. Win7 and later had a written recommendation, in Help and Support, that the virtual memory/paging file/swapfile be 1.5 times the physical RAM or larger if needed. Some versions even earlier recommended 2.5 times the RAM.
Did you change the RAM from 2 modules or from a single module to 2 modules? If you went to 2 might check out dual-channel operation for better performance.
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Went from 1 module to 2, My page is at 1.9 gb
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For Windows 10 system manged page file sizes:
Minimum page file size:
Code:Varies based on page file usage history, amount of RAM (RAM ÷ 8, max 32 GB) and crash dump settings.
Maximum page file size:
Code:3 × RAM or 4 GB, whichever is larger. This is then limited to the volume size ÷ 8. However it can grow to within 1 GB of free space on the volume if required for crash dump settings.
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So if I went from 16 ram to 32, would my system drive (C) become 'full' of page file space? I'm pretty retarded when it comes to this stuff.
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As available physical memory goes up, this relationship (as RAM increases, so does the size of the paging file) changes. I have 32 GB on my production desktop and here's the default info from Win10 Enterprise on that machine:
Notice the current paging file is 2 GB and the max is 4.87 GB. With more physical memory available the OS needs less paging file space. Here's a quote from an article I wrote for TechTarget in July 2018:
Six Windows 10 performance tweaks to make the OS fasterOn most Windows 10 systems with 8 GB of RAM or more, the OS manages the size of the paging file nicely. The paging file is typically 1.25 GB on 8 GB systems, 2.5 GB on 16 GB systems and 5 GB on 32 GB systems. For systems with more RAM, you can make the paging file somewhat smaller. You could trim the paging file to 2 GB on a 16 GB system, for example, or to 3.5 GB on a 32 GB system without running into any noticeable performance problems.
HTH,
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Nice write up Ed, thanks...As available physical memory goes up, this relationship (as RAM increases, so does the size of the paging file) changes. I have 32 GB on my production desktop and here's the default info from Win10 Enterprise on that machine:
Notice the current paging file is 2 GB and the max is 4.87 GB. With more physical memory available the OS needs less paging file space. Here's a quote from an article I wrote for TechTarget in July 2018:
Six Windows 10 performance tweaks to make the OS faster
HTH,
--Ed--
On my systems, 16Gig memory, the virtual memory is set to minimum:
Managing the virtual memory size, increase/decrease, does require CPU cycles. This had been more important with slower and/or less number of cores than today, but old habits die hard.
In case of system failure, writing the debugging information is set to small memory dump (256 KB). I have not seen any issues with setting the min/max virtual memory to the minimum size specified by W10. YMMV...
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