Windows keeps creating pagefile.sys on my SSD

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by Meneer, May 24, 2014.

  1. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    a brief technical question: When do you think your life-cycle of at least 1.5 Mil hours are done prior you bought the 3rd/4th generation of SSDs which are much more cheaper and a lot larger in terms of disc space? :D
     
  2. s1ave77

    s1ave77 Has left at his own request

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    Leaving a page file on a SSD is no problem. Mine is set to static 2048 MB and is only used after longer sessions with VMware Workstation, if at all.
     
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  3. f33nix

    f33nix MDL Member

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    I cannot blame him as I have same setup.
    Mine as you can see uses D: drive happily... so the OP just wants to know if there is a fix.

    To OP do you have Windows set to create a memory dump if there is an error?
     
  4. Meneer

    Meneer MDL Member

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    I expect to be alive for more than 172 years :D.

    Alright than, even though I do not like the idea of having page/swapfiles on my SSD, I will just make is 2048MB static...

    How did you manage to get it only on your D: than? Or did it just work when you adjusted the settings?
     
  5. f33nix

    f33nix MDL Member

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    Mine worked when I applied exactly as you did... but now I have seen your english error message it seems that Windows is blocking your choice.

    Do you have memory dump turned on?
     
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    pisthai Imperfect Human

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  8. jabbawok

    jabbawok MDL Novice

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    Is it actually creating a pagefile on drive D: or just reverting to one on drive C: ? Maybe the security permissions are screwed on drive D: which prevents the pagefile being created there?