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Q&A: Would moving the Page File to a RAM Disk make a PC run faster?

Posted on June 1, 2022

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Question from Ethan:  I was reading an article last night that discussed using part of a computer’s unused RAM as a RAM Disk, and it got me to thinking.

I have a pretty old desktop computer that’s running Windows 7. It has 2GB of RAM and a 200GB hard drive.

This machine runs really slow, coming almost to a crawl at times. After doing some research I’ve determined that it’s likely sluggish because it’s doing a ton of swapping back and forth with the page file.

Do you think moving the Windows Page File to a RAM Disk would help speed it up?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I leave the ‘Page File’ on the SSD or move it to the hard drive?

Posted on September 26, 2021

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Question from Braden L.:  Hello Rick. I recently took your advice and added an SSD to my Gateway SX2851-41 desktop computer.

I left the original hard drive installed as a data drive which begs the following question:

Do you recommend leaving the Page File on the SSD or moving it to the hard drive?  [Read more…]




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