I have a desktop with a nearly full 100 gb ssd C drive (Windows & programs), and a 1 tb hdd that has about 200 gigs of free space (data).
Windows 10, 12 gigs RAM.
I see that the paging file is 4.6 gigs. In the dialog that manages this file, it is set to let Windows manage automatically. It also recommends something like 2.4 gigs.
I suppose the easiest thing is to create a couple of gigs of space by keeping Windows from managing it, and then limiting it to 2 gigs.
I also recall that you can move the file itself to another partition or drive. I have plenty of space on my hdd, where I could allow Windows to manage the file itself, and keep all 4.6 gigs.
I have two questions:
(1) Which would be faster on this computer: keeping the paging file on the SSD, but limiting it to 2 gigs? Or moving the file to the separate HDD, but allowing it to stay at 4.6 gigs?
(2) Would any difference in performance speed for these two options be noticeable for a casual user (no video editing, not being used as a server, etc.)?
Windows 10, 12 gigs RAM.
I see that the paging file is 4.6 gigs. In the dialog that manages this file, it is set to let Windows manage automatically. It also recommends something like 2.4 gigs.
I suppose the easiest thing is to create a couple of gigs of space by keeping Windows from managing it, and then limiting it to 2 gigs.
I also recall that you can move the file itself to another partition or drive. I have plenty of space on my hdd, where I could allow Windows to manage the file itself, and keep all 4.6 gigs.
I have two questions:
(1) Which would be faster on this computer: keeping the paging file on the SSD, but limiting it to 2 gigs? Or moving the file to the separate HDD, but allowing it to stay at 4.6 gigs?
(2) Would any difference in performance speed for these two options be noticeable for a casual user (no video editing, not being used as a server, etc.)?