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pagefile and hiberfil

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by ackerberg, 2005/03/19.

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  1. 2005/03/19
    ackerberg

    ackerberg Inactive Thread Starter

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    I just ran chkdisk and noticed 2 files I had not seen before. They are:
    pagefile.sys
    hiberfil.sys
    What are these for? They are very large files.
     
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    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    pagefile.sys - this is your Page File, aka Swap File.

    hiberfil.sys - this is the Hibernation area used when your computer Hibernates. AFAIK only seen when Hibernation is enabled.
     
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