Microsoft itself recommends that the swap file be moved to a separate hard disk in its own partition, or better still create an additional. However, this is only meaningful if the data is just as fast. In order to limit the cell wear of an SSD, a shift of PageFile.sys to a second SSD is therefore not effective. However, one can understand the user’s desire to eliminate the write-intensive swap file, which is created with 1.5 times the RAM.
Tip 1: Parcelize the file with lots of main memory
The easiest way is to simply turn off PageFile.sys. This is in principle also no problem and possible. As a result, this either leads to errors in the Windows operating system, which prompt you to close a program because there is not enough memory. And in some cases it will happen that programs do not start. Some programs are programmed to run only when a PageFile.sys exists. Whose system is equipped with ample main memory - let's say from eight MB of RAM upwards - the can follow the trick and is thus on the safe side.
Tip 2: Windows 8+ users should use defrag for SSDs
Instead of deleting the swap file completely and thus deleting the system, you make it so small that Windows itself has no desire to use it at 8 GB of RAM, for example, 512 MB. The advantage: all programs, which are based on a PageFile.sys, will also find it and - as long as space is in the RAM - run smoothly. You can find the settings of the swapfiles via: Windows- & Pausetaste, advanced settings, tab Advanced, under Performance: Settings, tab: Advanced, Change.
SSD:
If you run your SSD with the operating system Windows 8 or Windows 10, you should activate the defragmentation, which is hidden from the designation Drive Optimization from Windows 8.1 onwards. Windows 8 and Windows 10 not only recognize the SSD drives, but they also behave differently from traditional hard disks.
Tip 3: Disable Resistant Services After an SSD Upgrade
If an SSD is optimized under Windows 8 or Windows 10, the operating system sends the Trim command, which means that files marked for deletion are actually deleted. You can set this process as a routine daily, weekly or monthly. For example, if you often load large data from the network, such as movies from the media library, it is recommended to choose the setting to optimize daily.
If you later upgrade your Windows 7 with a SSD as a system disk, then you have Windows tricked out. It may happen that certain services and functions are not automatically changed by the operating system. This includes, for example, SuperFetch. First, you should tell Windows that you have an SSD in the system. You can do this by redoing the Windows performance index (press Windows and Pause key and start the investigation)
When the SSD performance reaches the value of 7, Windows registers the disk as SSD and turns off the useless service after a certain time. You can also disable the service manually. To do this, start the service manager using [Win-R]. Type services.msc in the input. Use the context menu (right mouse button) to call up the properties of the SuperFetch service and select Disabled at the startup type
If your Windows 7 laptop is equipped with an SSD, you will still be able to use the Sleep option when shutting down. The better choice here is to save energy since no data is written to the SSD. You can clear the Quiet option by entering into Run (as Admin) from: poercfg -H off
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