Does CCleaner wipe the Swap File?
Some of the other cleaner apps clean the swap file.
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Started by greyowl2, Nov 13 2008 08:28 PM
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Posted 13 November 2008 - 09:39 PM
Not as I am aware.
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Posted 13 November 2008 - 10:18 PM
How to Clear the Windows Paging File at Shutdown:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314834
Watch the 30 second easy way video: <== be very careful with changing other options
http://www.metacafe...._clear_pagefile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314834
Watch the 30 second easy way video: <== be very careful with changing other options
http://www.metacafe...._clear_pagefile
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Posted 14 November 2008 - 01:34 AM
Is it a good idea to clear the PageFile occassionally?
Does it make the computer run better or is it purely for security?
Does it make the computer run better or is it purely for security?
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Posted 14 November 2008 - 06:52 AM
To the best of my knowledge, the pagefile is rebuilt each time Windows starts.
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Posted 14 November 2008 - 01:26 PM
pwillener, on Nov 14 2008, 06:52 AM, said:
To the best of my knowledge, the pagefile is rebuilt each time Windows starts.
Well, this is interesting information. So there is no need to clear the pagefile(or swap file). I am using XP.
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Posted 14 November 2008 - 04:18 PM
pwillener, on Nov 14 2008, 07:52 AM, said:
To the best of my knowledge, the pagefile is rebuilt each time Windows starts.
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Posted 14 November 2008 - 06:57 PM
In simplistic terms, the page file is used by Windows to hold temporary data which is swapped in and out of physical memory in order to provide a
larger virtual memory set.When the system boots up, the Session Manager process determines the list of page files to open by reading the value in the HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PagingFiles. This value contains the name of the paging file as well as the minimum and maximum size of each paging file. Windows supports up to 16 On a 32-bit system page files. running the normal kernel, the maximum size of each page file is 4095 MB. On x64 systems and x86 systems with the PAE kernel, the maximum page file size is 16 terabytes (16TB). On IA-64 systems, each page file can be as large as 32 terabytes. This is good reason why you may have a need to clear your page file.
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larger virtual memory set.When the system boots up, the Session Manager process determines the list of page files to open by reading the value in the HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PagingFiles. This value contains the name of the paging file as well as the minimum and maximum size of each paging file. Windows supports up to 16 On a 32-bit system page files. running the normal kernel, the maximum size of each page file is 4095 MB. On x64 systems and x86 systems with the PAE kernel, the maximum page file size is 16 terabytes (16TB). On IA-64 systems, each page file can be as large as 32 terabytes. This is good reason why you may have a need to clear your page file.
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