Windows 10: Move hiberfil.sys, pagefile.sys and swapfile.sys to a separate partition

Discus and support Move hiberfil.sys, pagefile.sys and swapfile.sys to a separate partition in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I want to save space for my daily image backups by moving these files to a separate partition on my boot SSD.hiberfil.sys 12.70 GBpagefile.sys 4.75... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Nathan Lanni, Nov 24, 2023.

  1. NATHAN LANNI
    Nathan Lanni Win User

    Move hiberfil.sys, pagefile.sys and swapfile.sys to a separate partition


    I want to save space for my daily image backups by moving these files to a separate partition on my boot SSD.hiberfil.sys 12.70 GBpagefile.sys 4.75 GBswapfile.sys 16 MBAre there any issue doing this?I have 3ea Samsung 980 Pro 2tb nmve pcie 4 ssd's. 1 of these ssd's is my boot drive. I have separate system and data drives, so 'C' has extra room that I'd like to use to create a new partition for these temp .sys files, then exclude that partition from my daily Macrium image backup. This would save about 18gb on my daily incremental BU.I don't my let m

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    Nathan Lanni, Nov 24, 2023
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  2. ABSUARD
    Absuard Win User

    pagefile sys

    hi my pagefile sys went up suddenly to 11 gb while was playing game and after like end match in game it went back to normal how it was before it maked first time i think is it normal
     
    Absuard, Nov 24, 2023
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  3. WILLIAMHALL9
    WilliamHall9 Win User
    C: pagefile .sys Degrag

    How do I defrag my C: pagefile .sys my O&O Degrag Prof states that the files is 32G with a 97.71 degree of relative fragmentation?
     
    WilliamHall9, Nov 24, 2023
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  4. VICTEK
    Victek Win User

    Move hiberfil.sys, pagefile.sys and swapfile.sys to a separate partition

    Is it time to ditch the swapfile


    This may be because swapfile.sys does not exist in Windows 7. It was introduced (or reintroduced) in Windows 8.

    Hiberfil.sys, Pagefile.sys the New Swapfile.sys file in Windows 8
     
    Victek, Nov 24, 2023
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