O otis123 macrumors 6502a Original poster Nov 4, 2007 #1 i used disk inventory X and it showed i have about 768mb of swap files, what are these? are they safe to delete? and help would be nice
i used disk inventory X and it showed i have about 768mb of swap files, what are these? are they safe to delete? and help would be nice
flopticalcube macrumors G4 Nov 4, 2007 #3 otis123 said: i used disk inventory X and it showed i have about 768mb of swap files, what are these? are they safe to delete? and help would be nice Click to expand... No. Don't touch the swap file. That is used by the system to temporarily move data from the RAM when it needs more space.
otis123 said: i used disk inventory X and it showed i have about 768mb of swap files, what are these? are they safe to delete? and help would be nice Click to expand... No. Don't touch the swap file. That is used by the system to temporarily move data from the RAM when it needs more space.
O otis123 macrumors 6502a Original poster Nov 4, 2007 #4 flopticalcube said: No. Don't touch the swap file. That is used by the system to temporarily move data from the RAM when it needs more space. Click to expand... i have a gig and 1/2 how much does it need??
flopticalcube said: No. Don't touch the swap file. That is used by the system to temporarily move data from the RAM when it needs more space. Click to expand... i have a gig and 1/2 how much does it need??
Eidorian macrumors Penryn Nov 4, 2007 #5 otis123 said: i have a gig and 1/2 how much does it need?? Click to expand... It's best to leave 6-10 GB free for swap space on the hard drive.
otis123 said: i have a gig and 1/2 how much does it need?? Click to expand... It's best to leave 6-10 GB free for swap space on the hard drive.