To remove this file, we can set virtual memory to 0 and then restart the system, and then the pagefile.sys will disappear.

Pagefile.sys is also a protected system file, so in most cases Windows hides it, and if we do not manually set it to show hidden files, we can't find it in the system directory, nor delete it in the normal way. The sys files usually contain system settings and variables for Microsoft DOS and Windows operating systems, as well as functions used to run the operating system, common storage device drivers, and other core Windows functions. Frequent reading and writing to the hard disk will accelerate the mechanical damage to the hard disk and will reduce the life of the hard disk. In addition, when the memory stick capacity is too small, the system will frequently call up the hard disk space for virtual memory use. Virtual memory has both advantages and disadvantages, the bad part is that it takes up hard disk space, and the higher the virtual memory setting, the more space the system allows the virtual memory to take up on the hard disk. If the computer is running low on memory, it will invoke virtual memory to execute programs to prevent the system memory from crashing. Virtual memory uses external memory as memory, which means it will use the hard disk to simulate memory usage, which can relieve the pressure of insufficient physical memory and help improve resource usage. The pagefile.sys is a virtual memory, i.e.

And if we analyze the disk with the help of a tool like SpaceSniffer, we may find a pagefile.sys file that takes up a lot of space.

Whenever our computer gets stuck, we often think of cleaning the disk (especially the C drive).

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