Page file size settings

timbo2410

timbo2410

timbo2410

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Hi all, been having issues with WOT where the game crashes. Been over it multiple times and there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the game, PC or internet connections. I keep getting the error "please wait" and of course it crashes or freezes .. now I read that page file size can cause this. I've never set mine and never thought to either. Does anybody know the correct size to set.
I use "C" drive for win10
I use "D" drive for software
I use "E" drive for storage
All are 1tb in size

Win10 x64
16gb ram

at present my page file size is 16mb minimum, 2934 recommended and 2432 actual .. I don't know what any of this means either ...
 
ok .. didn't have any page file control on "D" drive. Turned it on and increased both "C" and "D" drives to the recommended 2934 and increased initial to 810 (it states that below this number windows cannot record errors) .. OMFG !!!!!!!!!! the difference !!!!!!!!!!! seriously .. will/could this cause any damage to my machine? Why isn't this more widely known or is it that I've never thought of doing/checking it ... way faster in every way .. must be because I'm using "D" for running/storing applications is it ??
 
Doesn't matter which Drive letter your page file is on (or indeed on both)

Ideally you should set it to either system managed, or manually specify on a single drive (e.g. C):
16384Mb Min and 16384Mb Maximum.

While you have plenty of RAM and would think windows shouldn't use the Pagefile, some programs require that all memory is backed by the pagefile, and will run badly or not at all.
 
so does that mean that some software was being throttled/crashed due to it not being set high enough? It's obviously sped things up .. is there any harm in running like this?
 
Unless you are storage space limited set it to 1024MB minimum then set the max appropriate to your workload - 8192MB would work for most people but if a power user with a lot of heavy apps that maybe crunch a lot of data you might need to set it larger.

If you have tons of storage space then setting it to a static size like Armageus suggests is a good option but with the funny way the pagefile works with block writes and flushes can increase wear on SSDs a bit more this way (depends a bit on your setup). If you are using a mechanical HDD this is definitely the best option.
 
i have set each HDD to 810mb initial and 8192mb max .. the difference is staggering .. I am able to load photos from my storage drive with thumbnails .. I don't have to wait for them to load .. photo editing software is instantaneous .. fantastic ..
 
timbo2410 said:
i have set each HDD to 810mb initial and 8192mb max .. the difference is staggering .. I am able to load photos from my storage drive with thumbnails .. I don't have to wait for them to load .. photo editing software is instantaneous .. fantastic ..
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I would set minimum to 1024MB if you can - when Windows encounters certain situations ("Kernel panic" some more fatal than others) it just expects there is 600-700MB available (plus some overhead) to write to - the main one being BSOD minidumps - and causes problems if it isn't available. Due to the nature of those scenarios the OS isn't in a position to adjust the pagefile before it writes. Obviously with a BSOD that doesn't make much odds unless you are debugging but some others can cause crashes that could have been avoided.
 
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