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A swap file is a space on a hard disk used as the virtual memory extension of a computer's RAM. Where is the hidden swap file in Windows located?
The correct answer is A. C:\pagefile.sys. Windows uses a file called pagefile.sys located at C:\pagefile.sys as its virtual memory (swap file). When physical RAM is insufficient, Windows moves inactive memory pages to this file. It is hidden and a system-protected file by default. C:\hiberfil.sys is the hibernation…
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A swap file is a space on a hard disk used as the virtual memory extension of a computer's RAM. Where is the hidden swap file in Windows located?
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- AC:\pagefile.sys
- BC:\hiberfil.sys
- CC:\config.sys
- DC:\ALCSetup.log
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Windows uses a file called pagefile.sys located at C:\pagefile.sys as its virtual memory (swap file). When physical RAM is insufficient, Windows moves inactive memory pages to this file. It is hidden and a system-protected file by default. C:\hiberfil.sys is the hibernation file (stores RAM contents when the system hibernates), C:\config.sys is a legacy MS-DOS configuration file, and C:\ALCSetup.log is an audio driver log file - none of these are the swap/page file.
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