Limiting disk/file cache on Windows XP/Longhorn

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AtW replied

18 May 2007, 12:51
Just tried - it does not work I am afraid: system cache declared by the task manager is a LOT bigger than shown by this utility.
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Clippy replied

18 May 2007, 12:29
Try this - I would hazard a guess it will work with w2k but not sure about w2k3:

http://tinyurl.com/3cfapr
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AtW replied

18 May 2007, 12:22
No - I am talking about dynamic file cache (shown as System Cache) in task manager in Performance Tab - say right now it shows I got total of 2 GB of RAM, but 1.2 GB is available, and whopping 1.1 GB is used for system cache - I want to limit system cache on server because I have got fine tuned file caching in my big application.

It looks like there is no way to limit it ffs, can't believe they did not provide maximum value for it
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Kyajae replied

17 May 2007, 13:37
Originally posted by Barriebazg

It should be under properties of my computer, advanced tab and then in enviroment variables.

Right-click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced Tab -> Click the Settings button on Performance -> Click Advanced Tab -> Click the Change button on Virtual Memory
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Barriebazg replied

17 May 2007, 13:32
It should be under properties of my computer, advanced tab and then in enviroment variables.
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Clippy replied

17 May 2007, 13:15
Originally posted by AtW

Anyone knows how to do it? It seems that there is no option at all to limit that memory grabby file cache to say max of X MB.

Is you talking about the swap file?

If so, right-click My Computer - Properties

it's somewhere in there.
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AtW started a topic Limiting disk/file cache on Windows XP/Longhorn

17 May 2007, 12:53
Limiting disk/file cache on Windows XP/Longhorn

Anyone knows how to do it? It seems that there is no option at all to limit that memory grabby file cache to say max of X MB.
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