Swap File

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate X64, where is my swap file located as i want to clean or encrypt it???

pagefile.sys is by default in C:\
And really you don't want to encrypt it or clear it at shutdown.

logicearth said:

pagefile.sys is by default in C:\
And really you don't want to encrypt it or clear it at shutdown.

Is not even advisable to clear or encrypt it if any of my passwords ever get stored on it etc???????

The pagefile is used for when you are low on RAM or swapping things out. It is already a huge overhead accessing the pagefile encrypting the pagefile will make the overhead that much bigger. Is there a reason you are concerned about this?

logicearth said:

The pagefile is used for when you are low on RAM or swapping things out. It is already a huge overhead accessing the pagefile encrypting the pagefile will make the overhead that much bigger. Is there a reason you are concerned about this?

In case some of my programs, browsers or other stuff passwords get stored in the swap file, say i get hacked and some ones gets my passwords etc. Do the things in the swap file get automatically cleared sooner or later or what???

rmw020 said:

In case some of my programs, browsers or other stuff passwords get stored in the swap file, say i get hacked and some ones gets my passwords etc. Do the things in the swap file get automatically cleared sooner or later or what???

If your computer is hacked and they have access to the pagefile...You already lost. They can just go to the browser and get the passwords directly.

logicearth said:

rmw020 said:

In case some of my programs, browsers or other stuff passwords get stored in the swap file, say i get hacked and some ones gets my passwords etc. Do the things in the swap file get automatically cleared sooner or later or what???

If your computer is hacked and they have access to the pagefile...You already lost. They can just go to the browser and get the passwords directly.

Does the swap file get cleared by windows 7 sooner or later?????

rmw020 said:

Does the swap file get cleared by windows 7 sooner or later?????

It depends. It empties when something is no longer active or no longer required to be in the pagefile.

logicearth said:

rmw020 said:

Does the swap file get cleared by windows 7 sooner or later?????

It depends. It empties when something is no longer active or no longer required to be in the pagefile.

Ok, do you know of any programs which can delete the swap file with a certain amount of passes, in case i ever decide to clean it???????

Your advice has been really appreciated.

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