Very large pagefile.sys

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Sitara Lal

My pagefile.sys (Win XP home) seems to have bloated to a very large size
(>3GB) though the date seems to be way back in July '07.

How do I reduce this to reclaim space back to my hard-disk and what makes
this file expand so much?

Thanks
 
Sitara Lal wrote:
> My pagefile.sys (Win XP home) seems to have bloated
> to a very large
> size (>3GB) though the date seems to be way back in
> July '07.
>
> How do I reduce this to reclaim space back to my
> hard-disk and what
> makes this file expand so much?
>
> Thanks

The size of the pagefile NOW is all that's important.
Gazillions of things could have made it go over 3 gig
back in July, including malware or just a glitch. What
is your CURRENT pf size?
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Perhaps my initial post was not clear.

The ONLY pagefile.sys in my boot-drive directory is dated 12JUL07 and its
size is 3GB+

How can I reduce it?




>
> The size of the pagefile NOW is all that's important. Gazillions of things
> could have made it go over 3 gig back in July, including malware or just a
> glitch. What is your CURRENT pf size?
 
Re: How to adjust virtual memory

pagefile is sized

by the virtual memory

control panel:



Click start > run > sysdm.cpl



Then click the Advanced tab >

Settings under Performance > Advanced tab >

click change under Virtual memory.



Highlight the partition/drive.

It is likely notating the

erroneous size you mentioned.



Then underneath select custom

option and enter initial size of 2 and

max of 1152, then reboot.


the amount of the max
size above is likely greater
than the "recommended"
size notated by windows
near the bottom of the
vm control panel.

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"Sitara Lal" <lalsitara@filter.indiatimes.com> wrote in message
news:e5YOfloOIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> My pagefile.sys (Win XP home) seems to have bloated to a very large size
> (>3GB) though the date seems to be way back in July '07.
>
> How do I reduce this to reclaim space back to my hard-disk and what makes this
> file expand so much?
>
> Thanks
>
 
Yes, u can reduce the size by doing this On ur CONSOLE/DESKTOP
My computer->properties->Advanced(TAB)-> in performance (click the
settings(BUTTON))->Advanced (TAB) ->Virtua memory (click the Chenge(BUTTON))
set it manually

"Sitara Lal" wrote:

> My pagefile.sys (Win XP home) seems to have bloated to a very large size
> (>3GB) though the date seems to be way back in July '07.
>
> How do I reduce this to reclaim space back to my hard-disk and what makes
> this file expand so much?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
 
Has the system been up without interuption since July 07? The pagefile
is created by the Session Manager everytime the computer boots up, has
your machine been up without a reboot since the timestamp on the pagefile?

John

Sitara Lal wrote:

> My pagefile.sys (Win XP home) seems to have bloated to a very large size
> (>3GB) though the date seems to be way back in July '07.
>
> How do I reduce this to reclaim space back to my hard-disk and what makes
> this file expand so much?
>
> Thanks
>
>
 
"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:uY6xCN0OIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Has the system been up without interuption since July 07? The pagefile is
> created by the Session Manager everytime the computer boots up, has your
> machine been up without a reboot since the timestamp on the pagefile?
>
> John
>
> Sitara Lal wrote:
>
>> My pagefile.sys (Win XP home) seems to have bloated to a very large size
>> (>3GB) though the date seems to be way back in July '07.
>>
>> How do I reduce this to reclaim space back to my hard-disk and what makes
>> this file expand so much?
>>
>> Thanks
Let the system manage itself and don't worry about it. Maybe your installed
memory (RAM) is too little for your applications, in which case you should
be experiencing poor response from the system.
 
"Allan" <mu8ja0i@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:uY6xCN0OIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Has the system been up without interuption since July 07? The pagefile
>> is created by the Session Manager everytime the computer boots up, has
>> your machine been up without a reboot since the timestamp on the
>> pagefile?
>>
>> John
>>
>> Sitara Lal wrote:
>>
>>> My pagefile.sys (Win XP home) seems to have bloated to a very large size
>>> (>3GB) though the date seems to be way back in July '07.
>>>
>>> How do I reduce this to reclaim space back to my hard-disk and what
>>> makes this file expand so much?
>>>
>>> Thanks
> Let the system manage itself and don't worry about it. Maybe your
> installed memory (RAM) is too little for your applications, in which case
> you should be experiencing poor response from the system.
Sorry, I meant to reply to the OP, not to your reply.
 
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