Windows 10: Swap file, page file privacy.

Discus and support Swap file, page file privacy. in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Does swapfile.sys and pagefile.sys has any privacy issue ??? Does it store or replace any private file ??... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Tril645, Jul 31, 2019.

  1. TRIL645
    Tril645 Win User

    Swap file, page file privacy.


    Does swapfile.sys and pagefile.sys has any privacy issue ???


    Does it store or replace any private file ??

    :)
     
    Tril645, Jul 31, 2019
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  2. PSYKO12
    psyko12 Win User

    Page File

    Set minimum and maximum to a constant number as suggested by others, that will help reduce fragmentation on the drive coz of different page file sizing.
     
    psyko12, Jul 31, 2019
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  3. JT12345
    jt12345 Win User
    page/swap file size and location for 2-3 hard drives

    Most recommend putting the page file on a seperate hard drive from Windows. So that one hard drive is reading and another hard drive is writting.

    MS recommends page file sizes of a Min 1.5X to a Max 3X system RAM. But they also say to have a page file on your OS drive for errors. That Windows will choose the Page file on the drive that Windows is not on.

    So my setups currently are:

    With 2 hard drives...
    --Windows/games/programs on 1st hard drive
    --Page File on 2nd hard drive (2 times the size of system ram@2gb, so 2048X2=4096 page file size)

    With 3 hard drives...
    --Windows on 1st hard drive
    --Games/programs on 2nd hard drive
    --Page file on 3rd hard drive (2 times the size of system ram@2gb, so 2048X2=4096mb page file size)

    How are these configurations?


    Does the maximum page/swap file size of 3X system ram apply to a single hard drive or all hard drives with swap files on the system total.

    Ie. can i put from example above a swap file on my system drive 4096mb and another page file on other drives of 4096mb each for a total of 2 page files or 4096X2 that is greater than the 3x system ram??

    thanks
     
    jt12345, Jul 31, 2019
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  4. GEOSAMMY
    Geosammy Win User

    Swap file, page file privacy.

    Page and Swap File?


    I've set the Page File for my C: drive to No Page File and my D: to System Managed.
    Doing this places the Page File on my D: drive,
    which is the faster of the 2 drives.

    Swap file, page file privacy. [​IMG]


    The question is,
    should I still have a Swap File on my C: drive and also one on my D: drive?

    Here's a screenshot of the C: drive.
    Notice the Swap File and no Page File.

    Swap file, page file privacy. [​IMG]


    Here's a screenshot of the D: drive.
    Make note of the Page File and also the Swap File.

    Swap file, page file privacy. [​IMG]


    I was under the impression,
    that if I disable the Page Files on a specific drive,
    that both Page and Swap Files shouldn't be present on this drive?
    Is it normal to have 2 Swap Files of the same size on different drives?
     
    Geosammy, Jul 31, 2019
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