what is this error: An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk2\DR3 during a paging operation.

Hi Joshua. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

1. Check the Virtual Memory settings to see if the drive has a paging file. These tutorials will show you how, and how to optimize Virtual Memory best:

https://howtofixwindows.com/adjust-virtual-memo...

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-manage...

2. Check for file system errors by running a Disk Check on all drives:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/gu...

3. If many errors then Test the hard drive or SSD with diagnostics:

https://www.lifewire.com/free-hard-drive-testin...

https://mashtips.com/ssd-health-test-and-perfor...

HP and Dell have hardware diagnostics triggered by tapping the ESC or F12 keys respectively as you power on.

Best is to use the HDD/SSD manufacturer's own if there is one, otherwise use Seatools bootable long test: http://blog.nowherelan.com/2013/04/04/boot-seat...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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okay, i noticed that for the first link about virtual memory, that more than the recommended amount is allocated for all of the drives.

Then there not any errors found on any drives during the Check disc scans.

Joshua -

You don't need paging files for data drives, just Windows where it assists the physical memory.

You can place the paging file on another drive, although it's not necessary. I would put it on the fastest drive. But that's also where I'd install Windows in the first place.

Any questions?

what might be causing that error?

i recently downloaded an update i think, and i also installed old microsoft software. it asked me if i wanted to install old mysql software, and i didn't allow it to, but it installed. i was trying to figure out the latest version.

I noticed a search/explorer crash happened possibly around the time of those errors. I don't know for certain.

I had examined different errors, and i probably turned on the system at some point. Around the time that i probably opened explorer, and started searching, the search crashed. possibly an activation error when trying to open an old version of word, but it said it registered.

mysql is connected to accounting software i think. i don't need that. I read that paging files are for making the system function smoothly, and it is related to the RAM.

I remember that i never saw this error before. i searched the different drives and copied files prior onto this system. I don't know if managing the allocated space will do something specifically or not?

Also, i installed that software yesterday, and also transferred files yesterday from the external hard drive. i transferred more files from the external hard drive to the new system today. Suddenly the search crashed, and that error occurred that i first posted about here. An article i found says it is often related to copying files between two external drives. Maybe it is related, but there were other factors this time? i copied to the main hard drive, and there is what i said.

Joshua -

I gave you three numbered steps to find and fix the problem if there is one.

Please continue with the steps I wrote out, as well as each step in the illustrated tutorials, and report back results so I know what else to suggest.