How to increase PC productivity using swap file?

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TestVDK2015-02-10 08:58:54

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TestVDK, 2015-02-10 08:58:54

Hello
How does the virtual swap file affect the real and available RAM? For example, there is a computer with 32GB of RAM. Single hard drive 128gb ssd. Is it possible to increase the available memory by defining a swap file? Now the swap file is completely disabled, if you enable it, will it be possible to run more applications? What is the size of the paging file?
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suslik2015, 2015-02-10
@suslik2015

no need to disable the paging file. Some programs (such as sql servers) reserve memory in reserve. This reserved memory is not visible in the task manager. In addition, the paging file address space is used to map shared memory areas and flush unused pages. Without a swap file, this nonsense will be located in the RAM.
The standard size of the swap file is 2x the amount of RAM if it is less than 4GB, or 4GB if the swap is more than 4GB. However, for some programs, you need to install a swap much more. So for M$ SQL you need 3x the size of RAM. Those. if the server has 16GB of RAM, then the swap file is 48GB)

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Artem @Jump, 2015-02-10
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Just turn the swap file back on.
Size at the choice of the system.
And work for yourself.
The system will sort itself out.
Turning off the swap file is as effective as shooting yourself in the foot.

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Mikhail Ivanov, 2015-02-10
@Mikhael1979

If you have 32GB of RAM, you can increase performance by disabling the paging file. Swapping is always a performance hit.

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Mikhail Lyalin, 2015-02-10
@mr_jok

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Jacob, 2015-02-12
@Logrise

Put on the computer (if it is a PC) the second cheapest SATA screw at least 320 GB and place the swap file on it, allocating 96 gigs for it. This will really "increase PC productivity."