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Supersonicdarky
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O.P. Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
hiberfil.sys is the file used for hybernation, but what is the point of it being so huge when i'm not using 100% ram? since it stores everything in your ram it doesnt need to be full capacity. So can I decrease its size? and dont suggest disabling hybernation because i use it, even if its not alot.
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| 12-29-2006 04:58 PM |
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Mike
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RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
Remove one or more of your RAM sticks. 
Ok, seriously now, I don't think that it is possible.
I believe that windows allocates hiberfil.sys with the total amount of your RAM, so that if your HDD is out of space, your computer would still be able to hibernate. |
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| 12-29-2006 05:11 PM |
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RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
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Originally posted by Mike
Remove one or more of your RAM sticks.
Ok, seriously now, I don't think that it is possible.
I believe that windows allocates hiberfil.sys with the total amount of your RAM, so that if your HDD is out of space, your computer would still be able to hibernate.
Sure it's possible. You already gave him the solution. Remove one of your sticks of ram "A towel is about the most massively useful
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| 12-29-2006 05:18 PM |
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RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
Mike's right. It's all or nothing with hiberfil.sys.
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| 12-29-2006 05:18 PM |
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Supersonicdarky
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O.P. RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
but i want space ![[Image: msn_sad.gif]](http://shoutbox.menthix.net/images/smilies/msn_sad.gif)
its hogging up over a gig of my precious hdd ;< (i'm not removing ram tho)
stupid ms had to make it the way it is... |
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| 12-29-2006 07:03 PM |
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RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
but i want space
its hogging up over a gig of my precious hdd ;< (i'm not removing ram tho)
stupid ms had to make it the way it is...
It doesnt use it all the time, it only uses it when you want to hibernate (i think), and its only 1GB or so, does it matter?
This post was edited on 12-29-2006 at 07:08 PM by Kenji.
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| 12-29-2006 07:07 PM |
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RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
disable hibernation...
and remove the file...
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| 12-29-2006 07:14 PM |
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RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
Disable hibernation. Enable it before you need to hibernate.  |
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| 12-29-2006 09:29 PM |
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RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
hiberfil.sys is the file used for hybernation, but what is the point of it being so huge when i'm not using 100% ram? since it stores everything in your ram it doesnt need to be full capacity. So can I decrease its size? and dont suggest disabling hybernation because i use it, even if its not alot.
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Originally posted by foaly
disable hibernation...
and remove the file...
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Originally posted by andrewdodd13
Disable hibernation. Enable it before you need to hibernate.
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| 12-29-2006 09:32 PM |
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andrewdodd13
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RE: Decrease size of hiberfil.sys?
Yeah I read that bit. Which is why I said enable it before you need it. Make a shortcut on the desktop to the Power Management Control Panel or something.
If you're using NTFS this shouldn't even take a second as the file will be created sparsely (ie space reserved, but not filled)
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