Solved swapfile.sys not moving with pagefile.sys


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I have moved the paging file to another drive however the swapfile.sys is not following it.
How do I move the swapfile.sys to another drive?
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You have to use a symbolic link.
After disabling all page files, restart system.
Then from command line:

mklink C:\swapfile.sys <yournewdrive:\>swapfile.sys

You are not going to gain much though as the swap file is usually kept small.Screenshot 2024-08-03 201208.png
 
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