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Tip T2005 - While letting Windows manage the swap file is safer, performance may suffer as the swap file needs to grow/shrink depending on memory requirements. Also, it may become fragmented or allocated in a different part of the disk, which further reduces performance.

Fix: Defragment your drive first. Go to Control Panel\System\Performance\Virtual Memory, select Let me specify my own virtual memory settings, select the fastest and roomiest drive. Calculate 2 times your physical memory and enter this number in both Maximum and Minimum boxes.

NB. If you want more safety, leave the Maximum blank so that Windows can grow the swap file should you run out of virtual memory; the Minimum will ensure the swap file is generally not fragmented.

NB. On systems with 128MB or more you may consider creating a swap file equal to the memory size unless youΓÇÖre running a server that needs large amounts of memory. Systems with 256MB or more could run with no swap file at all.


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