pagefil.sys

[Craig234]

I have a pagefile.sys of 11.5GB in a directory called temp last modified 2013. Not sure how it got there, but safe to delete? Nothing it's useful for I assume.

 

[CorsairDemon]

It's pretty strange that it's not just in the root of the drive like it would normally be. Unless you're doing something that would move it, most page files can be deleted and windows will recreate one on reboot.

 

[Craig234]

Ya, has me wondering if I saved it for some reason but years ago, may as well delete.

 

[pcgeek11]

Dump it.

 

[Craig234]

I remember what it was.

I have C: SSD and E: hard drive. I moved the pagefile, and this is the old one.

Which raises a question.

I never did feel I was sure where to put it.

 

[TheELF]

Newer windows are optimized to use pagefile with the minimum amount of writes possible so leave it on your ssd that's what you bought it after all,improved speed.

 

[corkyg]

If it is the old one, it has already been replaced. I would delete it. But, you can always rename it to pagefile.old, and if nothing goes wrong, it is safe to delete.

 

[Craig234]

Ya, it's deleted now.

 

[Z15CAM]

Lifer Member with 34,246 posts on AnandTech and don't know how Window's manages the Pagefile - Makes me Wonder.

 

[nerp]

Lifer Member with 34,246 posts on AnandTech and don't know how Window's manages the Pagefile - Makes me Wonder.

And you don't know how an apostrophe works or that Windows doesn't have one. Makes me wonder.

 

[corkyg]

OP's issue is resolved. The trolling stops here.