Pagefile

[Han Solo]

I recently was able to clone my old HDD to a neww SSD and was wondering if I should delete the pagefile. I am trying save more disk space.

 

[plodr]

Second post in this thread
Do I need a paging file for SSD?

 

[Digerati]

I am trying save more disk space.

Unless this is something like a 32GB SSD, don't worry about space.

You should just leave the page file settings alone and let Windows manage it. Unless you are a true expert in virtual memory management, trust the Microsoft developers. They really do know what they are doing here.

Do also note that SSDs are ideally suited for Page Files. See Support and Q&A for Solid-State Drives and scroll down to, "Frequently Asked Questions, Should the pagefile be placed on SSDs?" While the article is getting old, it applies even more so today since wear problems of early generation SSDs are no longer a problem and each new generation of SSD just keeps getting better and better.

 

[Han Solo]

It's a Samsung 860 evo 1TB.

 

[Digerati]

Then space should not be a problem unless you store a bunch of large static (non changing) files on it like photos, videos, or tunes. And in that case, if running low on free disk space, I would move those files to a hard drive.