What are "Swap Files?"

[PretendHer]

 

[compudog]

A swap file is a section of your hard disk drive that is used for temporary storage of frequently requested data.

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[dethman]

basically a portion of your hard drive that is made to act like RAM.

 

[TheCorm]

The less a swap file is used, the faster the system will run. If you find that your PC is accessing the swap file a lot (ie a lot of background hard drive activity) then it might be adviseable to get some additional memory.

Corm

 

[Bacinator]

AKA Page File.