SwapPageDatei
SwapPageDatei is a term used in the context of Microsoft Windows operating systems, particularly in older versions such as Windows 95, 98, and ME. It refers to a file that serves as a component of the virtual memory system, which allows the operating system to manage memory more efficiently by using disk space as an extension of physical RAM.
In Windows 9x, the virtual memory mechanism is divided into two primary files: the swap file (commonly
The *SwapPageDatei* is typically located in the root directory of the system drive, often alongside the primary
Over time, the reliance on multiple virtual memory files became less common as later Windows versions optimized