Hi nettizen,
the page file is a set amount of your hard disk space which is used as an extension of your RAM in order to free up virtual memory.
Some people prefer to clean or delete the page file on shutdown as an extra security feature but this makes the shutdown process slower depending upon size. It still shows as the same size when you reboot as the amount is reserved space on your hard disk.
Personally, I don't clean mine on shutdown as its over 1.5GB's so shutdown can take a few mins plus I'm fairly happy with the security on my PC.
The size of the page file can be altered but it's best left at the default setting which I think is about 1.5 times the amount of RAM you have.
Hope that helps
the page file is a set amount of your hard disk space which is used as an extension of your RAM in order to free up virtual memory.
Some people prefer to clean or delete the page file on shutdown as an extra security feature but this makes the shutdown process slower depending upon size. It still shows as the same size when you reboot as the amount is reserved space on your hard disk.
Personally, I don't clean mine on shutdown as its over 1.5GB's so shutdown can take a few mins plus I'm fairly happy with the security on my PC.
The size of the page file can be altered but it's best left at the default setting which I think is about 1.5 times the amount of RAM you have.
Hope that helps
