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I run win10 with 16GB RAM (thinking of getting 32GB soon).
My operating system is on a 512GB SSD.
I read that I may benefit by moving the pagefile to a non system drive and since I have 2 more SSDs I want to know if it is advisable to move the page file to a non system (SSD) drive?
I know how to do that, however, I also read that even if you move the pagefile to a non system drive it is still advisable to keep "some" on the system drive.
Is this true? If moving the page file to another SSD advisable, do I need to still keep "some" on the primary drive and if yes how much and how do I that?
Thanks,
I don't see a benefit with SSDs. With HDDs I could see why you'd do that but with an SSD you're not running into the same issues. Where did you read about that split? What was the argument for it? – Seth – 2019-12-18T07:47:23.003
Imagine that you move pagefile to non-system drive, and it is not available during boot by some reason. How do you think, does OS will boot? – Akina – 2019-12-18T08:00:36.787
@Seth I read it in various places,. The argument was that R/W operation will not be done on the same drive which can improve performance. Do you think I should not move it? – dandan – 2019-12-18T08:10:45.033
@Akina by using RAM. Unless you have a very restricted system (which is not the case with 16 GB) you shouldn't need the pagefile during boot. – Seth – 2019-12-18T08:59:10.013
@dandan it depends on what you do. You can move it if you want to. The argument you've brought up is right for moving it in the first place but not for the split between system and non system drive. The R/W is much more of a problem for mechanical discs. With SSDs this shouldn't be an issue with regular use. In the end what you actually do with your system is a major matter for that decision. – Seth – 2019-12-18T09:01:11.123