How to move pagefile.sys

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How to move pagefile.sys

We've walked you through the 'delete' portion of this how to delete, move and resize pagefile.sys guide, so now it's time to address the second part - moving it. By default. pagefile.sys is around 12GB in size. However, this will vary depending on how many resources your PC uses and the amount of physical RAM it has.

To save on precious hard drive space, you can move pagefile.sys to an external drive. This may increase your system speed depending on the type of disk e.g. an SSD and access speeds e.g. via USB 3.0. Whichever drive you use, make sure it is formatted to NTFS, which can handle larger file sizes.

1. Access Advanced settings

In Windows 10 open 'Control Panel'. Select the Windows icon at the bottom left of your desktop and enter the word "Advanced". Next, choose 'view advanced system settings'. In the 'Performance' section click 'Settings'.

In the new window which opens, click the 'Advanced' tab. Find the section named 'Virtual Memory' and click 'Change'.

2. Select your external drive

From the 'Virtual Memory' window, uncheck the option 'Automatically manage paging file size of each drive'. 

Under 'System manage file' select 'No paging file'. Next, select the external drive that is showing under the C Drive. 

Click the 'Set' button. Read through the warning message and then click 'Yes' if you want to proceed.

3. Restart your PC

Your system will need to restart for these changes to take effect. Click 'Ok' to dismiss the pop-up message. Save and close any open files and then reboot your PC.

Windows 10 will automatically delete the old pagefile.sys and create a new one on the external drive.