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delete swap file

Posted on March 26, 2014
ncom

By ncom

how to delete a swap file?



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Run the following commands: <br><pre>sudo swapoff -a -v <br>sudo rm /swapfile <br>#back up /etc/fstab: <br>sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak <br>sudo sed -i ‘//swapfile/d’</pre> <br>The commands should work assuming your swapfile is stored in / and is called “swapfile.”

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