Memory.DMP

[Rob]

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Hi,

I have noticed that my memory.dmp is a massive size and to back this up in a
routine weekly takes forever, can this file be removed and if so, what are
the effects of doing so.

Thanks, Rob

 

[Guest]

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Hi,

As Ramesh has said, you can delete it. Unless you have a need for a memory
dump (you are debugging a malfunctioning machine), you can set it to just do
a minidump instead. Control Panel/System/Advanced tab/Startup and Recovery
settings, under system failure, change the write debugging to a minidump
(64K). Click ok, then close up - it will be the new default when you reboot.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have noticed that my memory.dmp is a massive size and to back this up in
> a routine weekly takes forever, can this file be removed and if so, what
> are the effects of doing so.
>
> Thanks, Rob
>

 

[Guest]

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Rob,

You don't need to backup the memory.dmp files. Read more about this file
here:

Memory Dump Files:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmd_stp_mncs.asp

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:u5bgFQ8HFHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I have noticed that my memory.dmp is a massive size and to back this up in
> a routine weekly takes forever, can this file be removed and if so, what
> are the effects of doing so.
>
> Thanks, Rob
>

 

[Rob]

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Thanks Ramesh.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:u1H1OT9HFHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Rob,
>
> You don't need to backup the memory.dmp files. Read more about this file
> here:
>
> Memory Dump Files:
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmd_stp_mncs.asp
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:u5bgFQ8HFHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have noticed that my memory.dmp is a massive size and to back this up
>> in a routine weekly takes forever, can this file be removed and if so,
>> what are the effects of doing so.
>>
>> Thanks, Rob
>>
>

 

[Rob]

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Thank you Rick, very useful information.
Rob
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OWeJHj$HFHA.3444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> As Ramesh has said, you can delete it. Unless you have a need for a memory
> dump (you are debugging a malfunctioning machine), you can set it to just
> do a minidump instead. Control Panel/System/Advanced tab/Startup and
> Recovery settings, under system failure, change the write debugging to a
> minidump (64K). Click ok, then close up - it will be the new default when
> you reboot.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:u5bgFQ8HFHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have noticed that my memory.dmp is a massive size and to back this up
>> in a routine weekly takes forever, can this file be removed and if so,
>> what are the effects of doing so.
>>
>> Thanks, Rob
>>
>
>