And lo on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:10:20 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> Asking the obvious I'm assuming that the swap file isn't on the same  
>> partition?
>
> Even if it is, that would show up as a "file" and would be counted with  
> all the other files in the "40 GB" number. (Although presumably not the  
> backup size.)

Depends how you're counting. If it's sitting on its hidden lonesome in  
root and you just total the folders. Wouldn't show up on a file size  
search either unless you specifically include hidden system files.

> Also, the swap file doesn't just change size of its own accord.

Well no it changes when it needs to.

> Certainly not by 60 GB. ;-)

Why not unless you've set a maximum limit.

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Phil Cook

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