I was looking through the Hard Drive.. and saw 4 of these files..
I added the pdf to this.. anyone offer any insight?
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What is a "swapfile"?
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the short answer is that swapfiles are the place where virtual memory is stored, it's referenced in pageins/pageouts. In general, the system takes care of virtual memory, although it's a bit complicated you can move the file to another disk, for instance.
paul
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paulwhannel said:
I can move it... but I can't/shouldn't delete it.. correct? I saw about 4... which seems to get bigger and bigger...
About2SwitchOvr said:
Correct, those files will be erased after a restart or when the memory is freed.
Ok great!
Thanks Kenkooler, for your input. Greatly appreciated...
While on the topic of memory..
Even if I had... say.. 1 gig, compared to the 768 I have now...The amount of memory (percentage) that I have... should be the same in either situations.. if I'm running the same programs.. no?
Currently. I run mainly Excel, Adium, have iTunes in the background, Safari, and watch EyeTv at the same time and that always leaves about 10-12 mbs free... Even if I had a gig, it would still end up somewhere near there because the longer the programs are up and running, it's consuming memory..
Is this assumption a correct/accurate one?
kenkooler said:
Thanks Kenkooler, for your input. Greatly appreciated...
While on the topic of memory..
Even if I had... say.. 1 gig, compared to the 768 I have now...The amount of memory (percentage) that I have... should be the same in either situations.. if I'm running the same programs.. no?
Currently. I run mainly Excel, Adium, have iTunes in the background, Safari, and watch EyeTv at the same time and that always leaves about 10-12 mbs free... Even if I had a gig, it would still end up somewhere near there because the longer the programs are up and running, it's consuming memory..
Is this assumption a correct/accurate one?
kenkooler said:
Some will be deleted after logging out, but all will only be deleted after a restart. They don't go away (unfortunately) just because they aren't needed.
