Is there an advantage to creating a permanent swap file?
Yes. Normally, DOS/4G will start out by creating a zero-length swap file. As your program uses more memory, the swap file will grow by the value specified as SwapInc. Virtual memory performance will be better if you configure DOS/4G to use a permanent, full-size swap file. The cost in disk space is usually only worthwhile if your program is typically run over and over again. If you want DOS/4G to reuse a permanent swap file, set DeleteSwapFile to OFF. To have the swap file padded to full size at startup, set SwapInc to Zero.
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