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I noticed this file in my C:\, 300 over megabytes,
can I delete it and pose no harm to my system?
can I delete it and pose no harm to my system?
Thanks a lot. So if my file is usually in the windows system folder, I do not need the first line? This is really neat, thank you.flexten said:You can delete it only from DOS ... then windows recreates it. Put this in autoexec.bat :
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DELTREE.EXE /Y C:\WIN386.SWP
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DELTREE.EXE /Y C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP
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Well for the simple reason, I don't like it getting bigger and bigger.xPAGANx said:Why would you want to delete your swap file?
LeaNder said:Well for the simple reason, I don't like it getting bigger and bigger.
I am no geek, but whatever it does, I’d like to understand and know how I profit from its constantly increasing size. What is stored over sessions?
Mind you I – I asked my math teacher stupid questions too, like: How can parallels cut in in infinity when they are defined by having always the same distance from each other?
He had a wonderful answer for me. Do you have one concerning the swap file? Growing from zero to 200.000 KB. And then remaining at that level, ever increasing over sessions even if you only open the Explorer? That should not use much virtual memory. It’s not a matter of the cache, or offline sites stored either. What else?
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xPAGANx said:You can set the maximum size of the swap file or simply assign a static value.
I think you may run into some software incompatibilities if you delete it.
200 Megs? wow big deal. With todays massive hard drives, if that 200 meg is killing you, you need to upgrade.
yes, that seems to be true. it started out with 28.000 KB something this time and seems to have arrived at 90* something a couple of days later. With the laptop unused for about 11 days.-Job- said:Consider also that, depending on which programs (and how many) you're running, the swap file can increase in size pretty fast, so deleting at startup may be of no use.
If I use the space? Or if the space is used by a process?-Job- said:Also, if you use the space on the swap file for something else, you might easily start getting warnings like "low disk space" or "low on virtual memory".
:!) - yes, they definitely are. I am just a very curious person – traceware triggered my interest in the Microsoft entrails, even more so since my Virus and Spyware seems to be more and more at a loss in handling its deletion.-Job- said:Hard drives are getting so cheap you should really consider buying a new hard drive, instead of messing around with the OS datastructures.
I surprised that you delete your Virtual Memory FileSaint said:I noticed this file in my C:\, 300 over megabytes,
can I delete it and pose no harm to my system?
It is not recommended to delete Win386.SWP, as it is a necessary system file for running Windows. Deleting it may cause system instability and errors.
Win386.SWP is a system file used by Windows for virtual memory management. It acts as a temporary storage for data that cannot fit in physical memory.
No, it is not recommended to move Win386.SWP to a different location. The file needs to be in the same directory as the Windows system files for proper functioning.
You can reduce the size of Win386.SWP by adjusting the virtual memory settings in your system. However, it is not recommended to reduce it too much as it may cause performance issues.
No, it is not safe to delete Win386.SWP even if you have a lot of free space on your hard drive. The file is necessary for proper virtual memory management and deleting it may cause system errors.