Cannot create paging file

But when you own some older hardware, or you have a unique hard drive configuration, you want something more specific set up. If you are choosing to set a custom amount, you need to take your total RAM amount and multiply it by 1. Set the maximum size to 3 times your total RAM amount. Follow the steps above to add a custom amount that you want if the automatic amounts are too high. Out of all the various reasons you want to change your page file amount, achieving something that works well might involve some trial and error.

See all comments Why would you adjust the size of the page file? Why would the amount of ram you have present dictate the size you should set your page file to? That seems counter intuitive and may even make the system unstable.

For instance if my computer had 8 gigabytes of ram and I wanted to open a giant 20 gigabyte TIF picture. My system might very well crash if we use the logic of 8 gigabyte maximum Virtual memory. Reviewing the mini-dump file and logs will illuminate the root cause is most cases. Please enter a smaller number.

This problem occurs when you try to set page files in the Virtual Memory user interface in the Advanced System Settings. This is true regardless of whether the page file is a customized page file or a system-managed page file.

This problem occurs because the Virtual Memory user interface calculates incorrectly the maximum space that is required to create the page file.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Skip to main content.