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Do you clear your page file? Let me know below! 👇

But here’s a question that comes up often: Should you clear it every shutdown? clear page file

You’ve probably heard of the page file (pagefile.sys) – it’s the hidden system file Windows uses as virtual memory when your RAM gets full. Do you clear your page file

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When enabled, Windows overwrites the page file with zeros at shutdown. This removes any leftover data (passwords, sensitive info, etc.) that might have been written to disk.

Here’s a social media post (suitable for LinkedIn, Facebook, or a tech blog) about clearing the page file: