Excessive page file usage xp

Making a larger pagefile just wastes space. A set pagefile [min and max values the same] is the same as setting aside a partition concerning fragmentation. The whole idea behind a static pagefile is that you don't waste cpu cycles dynamically enlarging the pagefile as well as preventing fragmentation of the pagefile which slows its access even further. For example multiple pagefiles should not be done on the same disk or even on the same disk subsystem. So those of you who put a pagefile on c: and d: on the same disk actually slowed your system down instead of speeding it up.

A way to properly size your pagefile is as follows; 1. Open every program, multiple programs at a time. Observe the Commit Charge Peak number. This is the max used for pagefile. I have used this technique on servers successfully for years. It eliminates wasting disk space due to a pagefile being too large and the pagefile never fragments.

I have also been surprised at how small a pagefile is actually needed if you have plenty of ram. It has been humming along now for 9 years. The reason the pagefile exists is so the OS can swap out of RAM 4K chunks of data at a time it currently doesn't need but could use the space in memory for other operations. Increasing the pagefile will not make you boot quicker nor will you see a performance gain.

It is a solution to pagefile too small messages. I also use a dedicated swap partition on a separate drive , 4. Joined Nov 25, Messages 16, IE this is the MIN. MAX is not referneced. As well, it states default and makes no reference to Optimum or Rule of Thumb or anything like that. And, I agree one would really be amazed how little the pagefile is used on a machine that has adequate ram.

Hence, unless you are in a constrained environment, worrying about pagefile setttings is really not productive. BTW you mention Commit Charge peak. I thought he was wanting to se a custom size not use the default? As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! Latest posts. Windows Therefore, a page file or a dedicated dump file must be large enough to support the kind of crash dump selected.

Otherwise, the system cannot create the crash dump file. During startup, system-managed page files are sized respective to the system crash dump settings. This assumes that enough free disk space exists. The Automatic memory dump setting is enabled by default. This is a setting instead of a kind of crash dump.

This setting automatically selects the best page file size, depending on the frequency of system crashes. The Automatic memory dump feature initially selects a small paging file size. It would accommodate the kernel memory most of the time. If the system crashes again within four weeks, the Automatic memory dump feature sets the page file size as either the RAM size or 32 GB, whichever is smaller. Kernel memory crash dumps require enough page file space or dedicated dump file space to accommodate the kernel mode side of virtual memory usage.

If the system crashes again within four weeks of the previous crash, a Complete memory dump is selected at restart. This requires a page file or dedicated dump file of at least the size of physical memory RAM plus 1 MB for header information plus MB for potential driver data to support all the potential data that is dumped from memory.

Again, the system-managed page file will be increased to back this kind of crash dump. If the system is configured to have a page file or a dedicated dump file of a specific size, make sure that the size is sufficient to back the crash dump setting that is listed in the table earlier in this section together with and the peak system commit charge.

Computers that are running Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows Server usually must have a page file to support a system crash dump. System administrators now have the option to create a dedicated dump file instead.

A dedicated dump file is a page file that is not used for paging. Dedicated dump files can be put on any disk volume that can support a page file. We recommend that you use a dedicated dump file if you want a system crash dump but you do not want a page file.

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Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. RobertM Thread Starter. Joined Jun 25, Messages My first question would be if it is too high, and second what I might do about it.

Right now, with IE7 open using two tabs , and my background programs running totaling 41 processes and threads , I have KB of physical memory available of Joined Jul 14, Messages 3, The pagefile is just a virtual extension of physical memory written to the hard drive.

Data in physical memory that is not likely to be needed quickly is paged out to the hard drive and the physical memory address space is yielded to data that is currently needed. Pagefile usage depends entirely on the workload. Take help of windows team in configuring optimum value. If option automatically set page file for drives is set you can uncheck it and click on SET to set optimum value of page file. This is pretty much normal considering the fact that SQL Server service account is Local system so by default SQL server account will get Locked pages in memory privilege.

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Improve this question. Community Bot 1. What is service account running SQL Server. Its pretty much normal. Where are you getting OS paging high what is page file size.