{"id":1901,"date":"2011-02-01T21:49:34","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T10:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2011-12-25T18:45:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T07:45:39","slug":"reclaim-space-remove-an-unnecessary-windows-hibernation-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/reclaim-space-remove-an-unnecessary-windows-hibernation-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclaim Space &#8211; Remove an Unnecessary Windows Hibernation File"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I wrote an <a title=\"Don't cross the data streams \u2013 it would be bad\u2026 Visually Track Hard Drive Space with WinDirStat | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/visually-track-hard-drive-space-with-windirstat\/\" target=\"_blank\">article about a great little utility called WinDirStat<\/a> and its ability to create a bitmap of what files and folders are consuming the most space on your drives. One thing I did discover was a huge 9GB hiberfil.sys file on my C: partition that was serving no real purpose as I do not use hibernation nor hybrid sleep modes (to find out what the difference is between these modes, check out <a title=\"Sleep and Hibernation Modes \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference? | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/sleep-and-hibernation-modes-whats-the-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\">this article<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1898\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/WinDirStat-Folder-Summary-Screen-Completed.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1898\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1898 \" title=\"WinDirStat - Folder Summary Screen (Completed)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/WinDirStat-Folder-Summary-Screen-Completed.png?resize=714%2C676\" alt=\"WinDirStat - Folder Summary Screen (Completed)\" width=\"714\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/WinDirStat-Folder-Summary-Screen-Completed.png?w=1020&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/WinDirStat-Folder-Summary-Screen-Completed.png?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WinDirStat - Folder Summary Screen (Completed)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Obviously, I wanted to get my space back!<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that the hiberfil.sys file is considered a system file and can be difficult to delete by conventional means (i.e. deleting through Windows Explorer or through a command prompt). Fortunately, you can achieve the desired result in Windows Vista and Windows 7 by <a title=\"Open an Administrative Command Prompt in Windows Vista and Windows 7 | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/open-an-administrative-command-prompt-in-windows-vista-and-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\">opening an administrative command prompt<\/a> by doing the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click &#8220;Start&#8221;,<\/li>\n<li>Type in &#8220;cmd&#8221;,<\/li>\n<li>Right click on &#8220;cmd&#8221; and click on &#8220;Run as administrator&#8221;,<\/li>\n<li>Accept any User Account Control prompts that may appear,<\/li>\n<li>At the command prompt, type in &#8220;powercfg -h off&#8221; and press Enter,<\/li>\n<li>Close the command prompt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This will disable hibernation mode and remove the hiberfil.sys file from your computer.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, hibernation and hybrid sleep modes are around for a reason so under normal circumstances I would recommend that you leave the hibernation settings and files alone. However, if you know what you are doing and have taken the necessary precautions to avoid uncontrolled shutdowns (such as using a UPS) there should be no harm done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I wrote an article about a great little utility called WinDirStat and its ability to create a bitmap of what files and folders are consuming the most space on your drives. 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