21/12/2014 De le te hib erf il.sy s by disabling Win dows Hi bernate funct io n - Te ch Re public http://ww w .tec hr epubl i c.co m/bl og /tr -dojo /del ete-h i ber fi l sy s-b y -d isabl ing-w in dow s -hi ber nate- func ti on/ 1/8 H iberfil.sys c an use seve ral GB of hard d isk space. Delete the file, and it will likely return. Bill Detwiler explains how to get rid of it for good. In a previous TR Dojo Challenge question, I asked TechRepublic members, "What does hiberfil.sys do and how can you remove it?"(file:///tp/::www.techrepublic.com/blog:itdojo:%3Fp=1459) Several members were quick to respond with the correct answer . T he quickes t earned some TechRe public s wag. Hiberfil.sys and Windows Hibernate function To understand why hiberfil.sys exists, we must look at the Windows Hiber nate function (http://ww w.micros oft.com/windows xp/us ing/m obil ity/getstar ted/hib ernate.ms px) . When you activate Hibernate, Windows takes a snap shot of your current session (all your running programs, open files, etc.) and writes that information to your hard drive. Hibernate was designed to speedup shut downs and restarts and save power on laptops. WINDOWS Delete hiberfil.sys by disabling Windows Hibernate function By Bill Detwilerin TR Dojo, F ebruary 5, 2010, 5:48 A M PST // billdetwilerDo you us e Windows Hibernate featur e? Yes No Vote View Results
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Hiberfil.sys can use several GB of hard disk space. Delete the file, and it
will likely return. Bill Detwiler explains how to get rid of it for good.
In a previous TR Dojo Challenge question, I asked TechRepublic members, "What does hiberfil.sys do and how can
you remove it?" (file:///tp/::www.techrepublic.com/blog:itdojo:%3Fp=1459) Several members were quick to respond with the
correct answer. The quickest earned some TechRepublic swag.
Hiberfil.sys and Windows Hibernate function
To understand why hiberfil.sys exists, we must look at the Windows Hibernate function
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobil ity/getstarted/hibernate.mspx) . When you activate Hibernate, Windows takes asnap shot of your current session (all your running programs, open files, etc.) and writes that information to your hard
drive. Hibernate was designed to speedup shut downs and restarts and save power on laptops.
WINDOWS
Delete hiberfil.sys by disabling Windows HibernatefunctionBy Bill Detwiler in TR Dojo , February 5, 2010, 5:48 AM PST // billdetwiler