Is there a way to compact OS X's swapfiles?

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Mar 15, 20261852 views

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Is there a simple way to compact the etc, short of rebooting? They can get quite large if things start swap'ing, and my laptop doesn't have much free disc space..

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/var/vm/swapfile0

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Mac OS X does remove swap files that it has dynamically created, if it no longer needs them. I always find exiting/restarting Safari (or Firefox, if that's your browser of choice) tends to help...

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