why am I using my pagefile?

[Kuciwalker]

According to the task manager, PF usage is a 470 MB, but I added the memory usage of all of the processes running and it came only to 340 MB - which should very easily fit in my RAM anyway.

[alva]

If you have enough RAM, turn off you pagefile, windows really likes to use it even though it doesn't need to.

[Kuciwalker]

I turned it off, rebooted, and ctrl-alt-delete has PF usage at 510 MB now

[Harovan]

Windows uses it to store traces of all porn images you browsed throughout years. Your parents can backtrace every w@nking session since purchase of the computer.

The size disappoints me though. My pagefile is 47 GB long.

[Kuciwalker]

And why is the pagefile larger than the sum of the memory usage from all of my processes?

[Urban Ranger]

You forgot that the operating system itself takes up room, and there are all kinds of drivers and stuff.

[Kuciwalker]

Windows XP et al. don't take up 2 gigabytes + half a gig of pagefile.

[Urban Ranger]

On top of that you have applications running.

[Kuciwalker]

Firefox + Windows XP et al. don't take up 2 gigabytes + half a gig of pagefile.

Hell, there's very little period that takes up 2 gigabytes + half a gig of pagefile.

[Urban Ranger]

How many Firefox windows and tabs you have open?

[Kuciwalker]

1 window, 1 tab. Besides the fact that I have the pagefile OFF.

[Atahualpa]

MS has a deal with the US armed forces that your computer is used to calculate nuclear and chemical experiments... are you satisfied NOW?

[Kuciwalker]

bump for Asher