# Paging File Size

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paging-file-size/205463>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [October 29, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paging-file-size/205463 "2006-10-29T23:27:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Al6200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Al6200](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Al6200)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paging-file-size/205463/1 "2006-10-29T23:27:23Z")

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Well, I have about 50 good GB of extra space on my hard-drive. Is there any reason I can’t make my paging file 40 GB and use the bulk of my HD as RAM.

How large should I set my paging file? Will a larger paging file dramatically improve performance? Are there any negative consequences (other than me being unable to use that hard-drive space for anything else).