Pagefile.sys - ForensicsWikiMicrosoft Windows uses a paging file, called pagefile.sys, to store frames of memory that do not current fit into physical memory. Although Windows supports up to 16 paging files, in practice normally only one is used. This file, stored in %SystemDrive%\pagefile.sys is a hidden system file. Because the operating system keeps this file open during normal operation, it can never be read or accessed
