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huge file in window dir...
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:54 pm
by Dreglor
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...
Re: huge file in window dir...
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:15 pm
by PB
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
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:10 pm
by Dreglor
windows xp.
so basicly the artical is saying it a non essentail file and i can delete
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:21 pm
by Dare2
When I'm in doubt I don't delete, I rename. If after time all is well, then I delete.
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:49 pm
by GedB
Isn't that what the Recycle Bin is for?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:13 pm
by Dare2
One - Nil
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:19 pm
by PB
> 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.
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:28 pm
by blueznl
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
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 2:33 am
by Num3
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...
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 4:15 am
by blueznl
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...
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 1:10 pm
by LarsG
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..