Windows 10: Page file/scratch disk on faster non-OS drive?

Discus and support Page file/scratch disk on faster non-OS drive? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Now I suspect the answer is that I will not notice any difference but I have an older 250GB 500/500 (read/write) SATA SSD as C: with Windows 10 running... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/r-nck-51, Nov 3, 2020.

  1. /U/R-NCK-51
    /u/r-nck-51 Win User

    Page file/scratch disk on faster non-OS drive?


    Now I suspect the answer is that I will not notice any difference but I have an older 250GB 500/500 (read/write) SATA SSD as C: with Windows 10 running on it and I am getting a WD Black SN750 m.2 nvme with 1TB and approx 3000/2000 (read/write) as E:.

    I'd rather not reinstall W10, but perhaps the faster drive should do more work.

    Is it as good to configure the virtual memory to be on the secondary drive?

    How would Windows prioritize the faster drive if I enable it on both C: and E:?

    Does it work to just disable the page file on C: and enable it on E:?

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    /u/r-nck-51, Nov 3, 2020
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  2. PSYKO12
    psyko12 Win User

    Page File

    Set minimum and maximum to a constant number as suggested by others, that will help reduce fragmentation on the drive coz of different page file sizing.
     
    psyko12, Nov 3, 2020
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  3. CEREBERUS
    cereberus Win User
    Page file on faster SSD

    If it was me, I would use the new drive for OS and programs and use older one for pagefiling to minimise write cycles on new drive.
     
    cereberus, Nov 3, 2020
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  4. ARTOSOFT
    ARTOSOFT Win User

    Page file/scratch disk on faster non-OS drive?

    USB memory disk as a paging file for virtual memory?

    Hi,

    I want to know your opinion about usb memory disk as a paging file for windows virtual memory.

    I am trying to set paging file on usb memory disk, but it is looks windows don't like it and simply ignore it and create paging file on my c:\ drive. It is looks like paging file is created on usb memory disk, but when I check, there is no swap file on usb memory disk. The usb memory disk still empty.

    Anyone have experience on it?

    Regards,
    Arto.
     
    ARTOSOFT, Nov 3, 2020
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