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Sametegal Posted messages 13 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
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Hello,

I would like to know if it is possible to allocate memory on the D: drive and if it is advisable or risky. I want to increase my PC's memory, and I have an optimized C: SSD of 119GB thanks to this tip: https://www.commentcamarche.net/informatique/windows/299-gerer-la-memoire-virtuelle-de-windows-10/
My D: drive is 931GB.

Thank you for your future responses.

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    phil2k Posted messages 10841 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 339
     
    Hello

    It is advised, with an SSD, to move the swap file of the virtual memory to a second drive.

    But this does not actually increase the RAM of the PC.

    Could you please specify what exactly you want to do?

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  2. Sametegal Posted messages 13 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1
     
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    Here is an image I found to illustrate my question. For my part, my C: drive is an SSD and is optimized with the recommended settings. The D: drive has no swap file. Sorry if my question is silly, but I don't know much about the subject.]
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    1. amazingrèce Posted messages 435 Status Member 30
       
      Hello,
      No need for swap with an SSD, or superfetch, it will work just fine, I have a regular HDD and already no swap... and it has been running for over 7 years, so with an SSD...
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    2. phil2k Posted messages 10841 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 339
       
      There is indeed a swap file on D:.
      Its size is managed by the system.
      You can, if you want, give it a fixed size to save time on size modifications by the system.
      For example, you can set it to 12000 MB as both the initial and maximum size.
      If it gets tight, you can increase it.

      @amazingrece:
      The fact that it is an SSD or an HDD has nothing to do with swap (virtual memory).
      It is a disk space that Windows and some programs need.
      In some cases, it can be completely dispensed with, but not always...
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  3. Sametegal Posted messages 13 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1
     
    Sorry, I picked the wrong image xD. Thanks anyway for your responses. :)




    The available space on my D: drive is larger, so I was thinking maybe I should use it even though it's not an SSD. However, I don't know if I should set virtual memory for both or just one. What would you do in my place?
    There you go.
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    1. phil2k Posted messages 10841 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 339
       
      You should delete the one on C:, and create one on D:.
      You can, if you want to give it a fixed size, save time on size modifications by the system.
      For example, you set it to 4000 MB for both initial and maximum size.
      If it gets stuck, you can adjust it.
      How much RAM do you have?
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    2. Sametegal Posted messages 13 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1
       
      I have 8.00 GB of RAM. So is 4000 MB from disk D: more interesting than 1909 from my SSD C: according to you?
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    3. phil2k Posted messages 10841 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 339
       
      Yes.
      It's better on the D than on the C.
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