Re: virtual memory paging file size less than system ram amount?


"JoeyPruett" <joeypruett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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allo!

on a couple of our servers and desktops, i've noticed that the virtual
memory paging file size is actually set at less than the installed
system ram. for example, we have a 16GB RAM server and the paging file
size is at 4GB. does this negatively affect performance?

thanks,

-J

Interesting question. The answer is "not necessarily".
Jim


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