Moving Pagefile.sys in Windows

If you are running out of room o your SSD you can free up some space by moving the Pagefile.sys file to your 2nd drive (if you have a 2nd drive) These instructions are for Windows 8.1, Windows 7 is very similiar.

 

Click on the Start Button and right click on THIS PC (or COMPUTER) and select PROPERTIES

 

Click on ADVANCED SYSTEM SETTINGS

 

Click on the ADVANCED TAB and then under PERFORMANCE click on SETTINGS.

 

Under VIRTUAL MEMORY click on CHANGE

 

The above Windows shows that Windows automatically manages the paging file and it is on Drive C: (system managed"

 

Uncheck AUTOMATICALLY MANAGE PAGING FILE SIZE FOR ALL DRIVES

click on Drive C: and then check NO PAGING FILE and then click on SET as in the above example.

 

Now click on another drive, in this example I am using Drive E:

and change that to SYSTEM MANAGED SIZE and click on SET

Click OK and then Reboot your computer and you should find the pagefile.sys is moved and you have a little bit more room on your main C: drive.