Swap File - Definition
A Swap File refers to a section of the hard drive that is reserved to temporarily store parts of running programs or information that is swapped out of memory. Its main purpose is to make room for other running programs that are loaded. A Swap File is sometimes referred to as Virtual Memory.
Top Reasons To Wipe Away Your Internet History
- Information about all the web sites you have visited is stored on your computer!
- Every image you have ever viewed, sent or received over the Internet is stored on your system!
- There is a record of every program that you have ever downloaded or used on your hard drive!
- Pressing the delete button and emptying the recycle bin does NOT completely delete your files!
- Cleaning your History Files improves the speed of your computer and frees valuable disk space!
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