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  • noun Plural form of pagefile.

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  • Many applications, such as firewalls (this includes Peer Guardian!) will log all connections and store this list. (and even when these files are deleted, traces can remain in swap/pagefiles as well as recoverable “deleted” files on the hard disk.)

    p2pnet and privacy 2009

  • Many applications, such as firewalls (this includes Peer Guardian!) will log all connections and store this list. (and even when these files are deleted, traces can remain in swap/pagefiles as well as recoverable “deleted” files on the hard disk.)

    p2pnet and privacy 2009

  • Given that disk space is normally plentiful and that Windows has long used flexible pagefiles rather than static swap partitions, this too is a reasonable tradeoff to make.

    Ars Technica Peter Bright 2010

  • By default, FGET is able to obtain a forensically sound copy of any file on the system, including those that are locked and in use (pagefiles, registry hives, etc).

    Help Net Security - News 2010

  • When running in XP, the pagefiles are stored on drives C, E & F using Windows system management.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

  • Split the pagefile usage between these drives. this means that the system can use two drives to simultaneously access two pagefiles and then combine them, hence reducing access times.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

  • If too many caches and pagefiles fill up, it can cause the problem that my iPhone exhibited.

    Marco.org 2009

  • In practice this can only be used for volatile data like temporary files and temporary caches, and also perhaps for pagefiles.

    BrianMadden.com 2009

  • If too many caches and pagefiles fill up, it can cause the problem that my iPhone exhibited.

    Marco.org 2009

  • You can now allocate pagefiles to any drive you want.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

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