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- noun Alternative spelling of
swap file .
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Examples
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The server paging file, sometimes called the swapfile, holds "virtual" memory addresses on disk.
MSDN Blogs 2009
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EasyFind (with "Invisible Files and Folders" checked) to search for "swapfile" on your boot volume.
MacInTouch 2009
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NOT the startup disc, and which is NOT the "swapfile" disc where memory is dumped to hard disc space when the actual memory chips are full.
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If you have reason to be concerned about this, you might consider getting a swapfile wiping utility to securely erase any trace of the pass phrase once you are done with the system.
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In a way, they're right: HFS+ is pretty good at keeping small to medium sized files from getting fragmented it isn't particular good, however, at keeping large files or free space from fragmenting, a particular problem on the Mac because the swapfile must be contiguous on the disk, so you can actually run out of virtual memory long before you run out of disk space if your free space is fragmented.
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I'm sure some pruning can be done, like nlite did on XP. plus, hibernation can be turned off, and swapfile can be lowered to 256MB.
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And can alert you to when an extra swapfile is created.
MacInTouch 2009
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Walter Ian Kaye found a way to check swapfile size using a terminal command.
MacInTouch 2009
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It can also enable and disable many minor Windows annoyances, such as clearing the swapfile with every shutdown, hiding your computer in the Windows Network explorer, making Windows 'balloon tips disappear forevermore, etc. HostsMan
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Optionally uses sound to signal pageouts and / or an increase in your swapfile count; these can be a sign that you need more RAM.
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