What happens if I delete the swapfile in Ubuntu 17.10?
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Running out of disk space and trying to free memory. Saw that this took up 2gb, curious what happens if I delete this.
17.10 files swap
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Running out of disk space and trying to free memory. Saw that this took up 2gb, curious what happens if I delete this.
17.10 files swap
asked Apr 26 at 2:27
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Possible duplicate of Is it possible reduce swap memory size?
– Muzaffar
Apr 26 at 3:35
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@Muzaffar The linked question title looks promising but the answers only speak about changing the swap partition size or swappiness. Neither probably helps with reducing the size of swap file.
– Melebius
Apr 26 at 7:38
You will break your system if you delete the 2GB swap partition without telling the system to stop using it. This is a Bad Idea.
– waltinator
Apr 27 at 13:43
@waltinator thank you for the reply. This was the answer I wanted to hear. Thanks
– W. Verhulst
Apr 28 at 14:25
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Running out of disk space and trying to free memory. Saw that this took up 2gb, curious what happens if I delete this.
17.10 files swap
asked Apr 26 at 2:27
W. Verhulst
61
Running out of disk space and trying to free memory. Saw that this took up 2gb, curious what happens if I delete this.
17.10 files swap
asked Apr 26 at 2:27
W. Verhulst
61
asked Apr 26 at 2:27
W. Verhulst
61
asked Apr 26 at 2:27
W. Verhulst
61
asked Apr 26 at 2:27
W. Verhulst
61
61
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Possible duplicate of Is it possible reduce swap memory size?
– Muzaffar
Apr 26 at 3:35
1
@Muzaffar The linked question title looks promising but the answers only speak about changing the swap partition size or swappiness. Neither probably helps with reducing the size of swap file.
– Melebius
Apr 26 at 7:38
You will break your system if you delete the 2GB swap partition without telling the system to stop using it. This is a Bad Idea.
– waltinator
Apr 27 at 13:43
@waltinator thank you for the reply. This was the answer I wanted to hear. Thanks
– W. Verhulst
Apr 28 at 14:25
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Possible duplicate of Is it possible reduce swap memory size?
– Muzaffar
Apr 26 at 3:35
1
@Muzaffar The linked question title looks promising but the answers only speak about changing the swap partition size or swappiness. Neither probably helps with reducing the size of swap file.
– Melebius
Apr 26 at 7:38
You will break your system if you delete the 2GB swap partition without telling the system to stop using it. This is a Bad Idea.
– waltinator
Apr 27 at 13:43
@waltinator thank you for the reply. This was the answer I wanted to hear. Thanks
– W. Verhulst
Apr 28 at 14:25
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Possible duplicate of Is it possible reduce swap memory size?
– Muzaffar
Apr 26 at 3:35
Possible duplicate of Is it possible reduce swap memory size?
– Muzaffar
Apr 26 at 3:35
1
1
@Muzaffar The linked question title looks promising but the answers only speak about changing the swap partition size or swappiness. Neither probably helps with reducing the size of swap file.
– Melebius
Apr 26 at 7:38
@Muzaffar The linked question title looks promising but the answers only speak about changing the swap partition size or swappiness. Neither probably helps with reducing the size of swap file.
– Melebius
Apr 26 at 7:38
You will break your system if you delete the 2GB swap partition without telling the system to stop using it. This is a Bad Idea.
– waltinator
Apr 27 at 13:43
You will break your system if you delete the 2GB swap partition without telling the system to stop using it. This is a Bad Idea.
– waltinator
Apr 27 at 13:43
@waltinator thank you for the reply. This was the answer I wanted to hear. Thanks
– W. Verhulst
Apr 28 at 14:25
@waltinator thank you for the reply. This was the answer I wanted to hear. Thanks
– W. Verhulst
Apr 28 at 14:25
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Nothing. It's not possible to delete a swap file that's in use.
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Nothing. It's not possible to delete a swap file that's in use.
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Nothing. It's not possible to delete a swap file that's in use.
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Nothing. It's not possible to delete a swap file that's in use.
answered Apr 26 at 3:53
muru
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Nothing. It's not possible to delete a swap file that's in use.
answered Apr 26 at 3:53
muru
129k19271462
answered Apr 26 at 3:53
muru
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answered Apr 26 at 3:53
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answered Apr 26 at 3:53
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Possible duplicate of Is it possible reduce swap memory size?
– Muzaffar
Apr 26 at 3:35
1
@Muzaffar The linked question title looks promising but the answers only speak about changing the swap partition size or swappiness. Neither probably helps with reducing the size of swap file.
– Melebius
Apr 26 at 7:38
You will break your system if you delete the 2GB swap partition without telling the system to stop using it. This is a Bad Idea.
– waltinator
Apr 27 at 13:43
@waltinator thank you for the reply. This was the answer I wanted to hear. Thanks
– W. Verhulst
Apr 28 at 14:25