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[CTskifreak]

I had this in another post.... but it got "buried" so I'm bringing it here.

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I have this file titled: hiberfil.sys that is at 2,095,268 kb that won't defragment. It's location is at C:\ --I believe it is a hidden file. I'll research what it is.

AJ

EDIT: Found info here
I use stand-by, not hibernate, because of it being a desktop. Do you believe I could delete it?? Any help would be appreciated.

What do you guys think???

[Andavari]

Taken from the [url="http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/"]JkDefrag documentation[/url]:
[quote name='http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag']How do I defragment "C:\hiberfil.sys"?
This huge file is used by the hibernation facility and cannot be defragged on a running system. But there is a trick:

Windows Vista:
1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories, right click on "Command Prompt", and then click "Run as Administrator". If User Account Control (UAC) asks you for permission, permit the Command Prompt to run.
2. Enter "powercfg -h off" (without the quotes).
3. Reboot. The "hiberfil.sys" file will be automatically deleted.
4. Repeat point 1
5. Enter "powercfg -h on" (without the quotes).
6. Reboot.

Windows XP:
1. Open the Windows Control Panel
2. Double-click Power Options
3. Click the Hibernate tab, de-select the 'Enable hibernate support' check box, and then click Apply.
4. Reboot. The "hiberfil.sys" file will be automatically deleted.
5. Go to the Windows Help & Support Center and search for 'enable hibernation'. It should be the first result. The instructions detail some other steps you may need to follow to reactivate the hibernation.[/quote]

[Humpty]

Also the size of the hiberfil.sys is related to the amount of ram a system has.

[Whiteshark]

Humpty, on Oct 5 2007, 08:51 AM, said:

Also the size of the hiberfil.sys is related to the amount of ram a system has.

Also, if not needed, this feature can be permanently disabled, saving a lot of disk space

[CTskifreak]

Ahhh...my bad...I originally had a link in which I found info...

Original Topic I had posted in

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So you guys are saying that it is good to go???

AJ

[Andavari]

CTskifreak, on Oct 5 2007, 10:54 AM, said:

So you guys are saying that it is good to go???

If you don't use or intend to use the Hibernate feature, you can turn it off.

[CTskifreak]

Sounds good....cause I use Stand-By, considering this is a desktop computer.

AJ