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What is the significance of removing Windows pagefile (swapfile) before a disk defrag?

April 26, 2017Defrag disk pagefile removing significance swapfile Windows

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What is the significance of removing Windows pagefile (swapfile) before a disk defrag?

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pagefile (swapfile) is a large file used by Windows to store some temporary data. Through shrinking and expanding Windows pagefile (swapfile) gets spread all around the hard disk in a discontinuous way. Thus it prevents your files to be defragmented optimally.