Should I put pagefile on SSD or HDD?

Put it on the SSD for better performance from your page file. This will DRAMATICALLY shorten the lifespan of you SSD if you are frequently writing/reading from your pagefile. Based on the amount of RAM you’re running, you could potentially disable the pagefile in its entirety (or just hide it on the HDD).

Does an SSD need a pagefile?

While it’s true that lots of “writes” to an SSD’s Flash Memory cells will indeed reduce its useful lifespan, writes to the Page File are unlikely to reduce it enough to make a big difference.

Should I disable paging on SSD?

no. unless your willing to move the pagefile to a secondary mechanical drive. windows needs a pagefile no matter how much ram you have so turning it off completely will have a negative effect at some point… so if your worried about prematurity damaging your ssd then move it over to your d: drive if you have 1.

How do I set my paging file to my SSD?

Configuration steps:

  1. Right-click on My Computer.
  2. Select Properties -> Advanced System Settings.
  3. In the Performance section, click on Settings.
  4. Select the Advanced tab.
  5. In the Virtual memory section, click on Change.
  6. Deselect “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives”

Should I set paging file for all drives?

You do not need to set a page file on each drive. If all drives are separate, physical drives, then you can get a small performance boost from this, though it would likely be negligible.

Should I disable page file on HDD?

It is possible to disable the page file, but it is not recommended….Disable the page file to avoid using the slow HDD

  1. Disabling the page file will put a hard limit on the available virtual memory.
  2. Disabling the page file will cause some applications to stop working, or make them behave odd.

Should I disable paging file on HDD?

In summary, there’s no good reason to disable the page file — you’ll get some hard drive space back, but the potential system instability won’t be worth it.