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altis · 28-01-2004, 15:52

The swap file allows windows to swap (transparently to the running program) disk space for memory. Programs not only grab memory to run in but also as workspace. If the swap file were just a disk cache there would never be any benefit.

There can only be one swap file - it's called win386.swp.

28-01-2004, 15:52	#13
altis Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Warrington ntl:81304 Altitude: 12m (and falling) Posts: 4,499	Re: Hard Disk Partitioning win WinXP The swap file allows windows to swap (transparently to the running program) disk space for memory. Programs not only grab memory to run in but also as workspace. If the swap file were just a disk cache there would never be any benefit. There can only be one swap file - it's called win386.swp.