huge file in window dir...

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:54 pm

i found this huge file in windows directory
it called "Memory.dmp" and it a wopping 512 meg (my ram size)
i thinking of deleting it becasue it so huge but i not sure if windows need is (i doubt it but it better to be sure than and sorry :/ )

i did have some blue screens (my video card didn't like a game

) a while back and when those comes up it does dump the memory so i thinking this file is the result of that...

PB · Post by PB » Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:15 pm

Which OS do you have? The Microsoft Knowledge Base says that NT will
create a file called MEMORY.DMP during a fatal system error. See here:
http://support.microsoft.com:80/support ... 8/6/58.asp

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:10 pm

windows xp.
so basicly the artical is saying it a non essentail file and i can delete

Post by **Dare2** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:21 pm

When I'm in doubt I don't delete, I rename. If after time all is well, then I delete.

GedB · Post by **GedB** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:49 pm

Isn't that what the Recycle Bin is for?

Post by **Dare2** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:13 pm

One - Nil

PB · Post by PB » Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:19 pm

> Isn't that what the Recycle Bin is for?

Depends if you've allocated enough space in the Bin. I personally only
use 10% of my drive's space for the Bin, so a huge 512 MB file wouldn't
fit in it. Renaming is my preferred method, too.

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm

by default, windows (xp) has memory dump enabled, just switch that off, it doesn't make much sense

also be aware that having a virtual memory file on c SMALLER than your physical memory CAN cause a full system (os) crash when a program crashes IF you have memory dump enabled... as i have all my swaps and paging files on D you can imagine i disabled it

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 2:33 am

blueznl wrote:by default, windows (xp) has memory dump enabled, just switch that off, it doesn't make much sense

also be aware that having a virtual memory file on c SMALLER than your physical memory CAN cause a full system (os)

!? I always make my Vmem 3/4 of the full ram size in d: and never had a problem..

And yes you can delete all DMP files from your computer, they are just snapshots of your ram at crash time...

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 4:15 am

num3, don't ask me why, but i can dig up the reference if you really want... please not though, it's not as if i don't have anything better to do

again, it CAN cause an os crash, doesn't mean it will, but why take the risk...

LarsG · Post by **LarsG** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 1:10 pm

I make an own partition for my vmem, and I make this partition always twice the size of my RAM..

This has worked great for me over the years.. never had any problems with it..

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