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Windows 7 pagefile size with large RAM and SSD
I recently got my new PC with 12 GB RAM (running Windows 7 64bit). The default installation suggests a 12 GB page file on the system drive (which I think is both inefficient and expensive on a SSD drive...)
I'm wondering if I need any virtual memory at all, 12 GB being more than I had on my previous machine including the page file (I had 3GB RAM + 3GB pagefile).
You should also NEVER completely disable it. You might run fine forever like that, but it has the potential for unfortunate consequences. Recommended reading at ServerFault (question is about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 but logic is the same for other standard versions of Windows): http://serverfault.com/questions/23621/any-benefit-or-detriment-from-removing-a-pagefile-on-an-8gb-ram-machine
– Shinrai – 2011-01-05T15:07:37.673