Question Do I need virtual memory ?

[Cantholdanylonger]

So i turned off the page file because its takes up space in my C: drive, so how to check if the page file is really off?

By the way, my system runs fine with no page file.

 

[kerberos_20]

pagefile is off, disabled
if you dont get out of memory errors, then you wont need it

 

[Cantholdanylonger]

pagefile is off, disabled
if you dont get out of memory errors, then you wont need it

Then why is there still a commit charge?

 

[helpstar]

how did you disable it?

commit charge is the virtual memory size, which is now that you disabled the pagefile, will be completely in the physical RAM, if the apps you are using are gonna need it.

 

[kerberos_20]

then why there still a commit charge?

Why wouldn't there be a commit charge?
You have 32GB RAM, no pagefile, 7.5GB used, 6.3GB cached, that's what task manager should report.

 

[SkyNetRising]

So i turned off the page file because its takes up space in my C: drive, so how to check if the page file is really off?
By the way, my system runs fine with no page file.

No. You can't disable pagefile. It is necessary.
Expect memory subsystem errors.

You can set pagefile to be located on a different drive, if you're running out of space on C: .
Set it to custom size, 1GB initial , 16GB max.
With 32GB of physical ram, pagefile should mostly remain at initial size.

 

[geofelt]

No way anyone can run today without virtual memory.

Penny wise and pound foolish.
Turn the page file back on.
Windows may crash if it needs one.

Allocate at the very least to the size of your ram. On a ssd if you can, on a hdd if you must.
Better, allocate significantly more. It will not be used unless needed.
If your ssd devices are so short of space, find a way to get more.
SSD devices approaching 95% full will lose performance and endurance.

 

[USAFRet]

So i turned off the page file because its takes up space in my C: drive

How large is your C drive?

With 32GB RAM, the pagefile size can be set quite small.

But it IS needed.

 

[Bob.B]

So i turned off the page file because its takes up space in my C: drive, so how to check if the page file is really off?

By the way, my system runs fine with no page file.

Type ......system.... in the search box.
Click on system info.
Scan down to .....page file space.
If it shows zero I suspect the page file is off.

Is it needed?.......yes/no/maybe.
May depend on the hardware you have and the stuff you run.
I don't use a page file runs fine.

 

[Misgar]

So i turned off the page file because its takes up space in my C: drive,

Have you turned off hiberfil.sys too? This usually consumes far more disk space than pagefil.sys. I disable hiberfil.sys on all my desktop systems, because I don't use Fast Startup or Hibernation.

On most laptops, I leave hiberfil enabled, but I still don't enable Fast Startup. I leave the swapfile and pagefile enabled on all systems.

If you need more room on your C: drive, run Disk Cleanup with "Cleanup system files" enabled. You can often get rid of 6.5GB of old Windows Update installation files.
https://recoverhdd.com/blog/8-ways-free-up-hard-drive-space.html