Disabled Hibernating, hiberfil.sys gone but WinDirStat still shows it

[Davidthewin]

When I got my SSD I sorted out obvious stuff like System Protection, page file size and disabling Hibernation. No hiberfil.sys in my C:\ directory. However, I noticed my space was filling up so I decided to use WinDirStat to check it out and it turns out that despite having Hibernation disabled I have a 12GB hiberfil.sys sitting in my C drive. Any ideas?

 

[Snortan]

Turn hibernation on and off again and reboot, it should delete the file. If it doesn't go to Control panel->Folder Options, View tab, check "Show hidden files and folders" and Uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files" Click OK and delete the file manually.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Easier to just delete the Hiberfil.sys file. Don't need it for SSDs. Disable Page file to prevent overwriting to your ssd.

 

[Davidthewin]

Turn hibernation on and off again and reboot, it should delete the file. If it doesn't go to Control panel->Folder Options, View tab, check "Show hidden files and folders" and Uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files" Click OK and delete the file manually.

Turning it on and off again worked thanks

 

[JMOC]

Did you disable it from power options or from the command line? I've always found the command line method to delete it right away.

 

[SPS]

Easier to just delete the Hiberfil.sys file. Don't need it for SSDs. Disable Page file to prevent overwriting to your ssd.

I wouldn't recommend just disabling the page file, reducing it would be a better option.

 

[Davidthewin]

Did you disable it from power options or from the command line? I've always found the command line method to delete it right away.

When I reset the option I used the command line, can't remember how I did it originally but I suspect it was command line

I wouldn't recommend just disabling the page file, reducing it would be a better option.

Yeah I reduced it to 800mb when I got the SSD

 

[vorticalbox]

I wouldn't recommend just disabling the page file, reducing it would be a better option.

or store on another drive

 

[S_I_N]

disabling page file on an ssd isnt bad on windows 7 matter of fact its recommended to stop unneeded writes. This ensures longer life for the ssd's As said either disable it or put it onto a hdd that can handle long term excessive writes to it. I've disabled it on all my ssd based system installs. Also on topic not only do you need to turn off hibernate via the cmd (as admin) but you need to go to power options and select high performance profile and make sure its off in there as well.

 

[NeverBackDown]

disabling page file on an ssd isnt bad on windows 7 matter of fact its recommended to stop unneeded writes. This ensures longer life for the ssd's As said either disable it or put it onto a hdd that can handle long term excessive writes to it. I've disabled it on all my ssd based system installs. Also on topic not only do you need to turn off hibernate via the cmd (as admin) but you need to go to power options and select high performance profile and make sure its off in there as well.

Couldn't agree more!

 

[SPS]

disabling page file on an ssd isnt bad on windows 7

Why is it not bad to disable the page file on Win7?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Why is it not bad to disable the page file on Win7?

It's quite a lengthy explanation and it's best to just google for yourself..

if OP is curious here's an article to maximize your ssd.. I've done almost all of these things. Link

 

[SPS]

It's quite a lengthy explanation and it's best to just google for yourself..

if OP is curious here's an article to maximize your ssd.. I've done almost all of these things. Link

I understand the correct function of the page file on Windows. What I wanted to know were your personal reasons for disabling it.

 

[NeverBackDown]

It will constantly write to your ssd and therefore decrease the life of it far faster than it should. If you have lots of ram then you don't need to worry about it turned on.

 

[SPS]

I agree about the degradation on the SSD, so if you have one, my advice would be to move it off onto a HDD but not disable it.

How much RAM in your opinion dictates no reason to have a pagefile active?

 

[NeverBackDown]

I have all ssds so i simply have it disabled and nothing has really changed..

8gb ram

 

[yassarikhan786]

Some games (e.g. Titan Quest) require virtual memory to be enabled, so I would move the page file to a HDD.

 

[SPS]

I have all ssds so i simply have it disabled and nothing has really changed..

8gb ram

For me 8GB is not enough and the answer really should be it's down to what to each user does at any one time.

You can check this by using process explorer to see what your peak commit charge is. That is how much memory is being used at once. If it is reasonably lower than your physical memory then it is safe to reduce your page file or turn it off if you do not want to save kernel crash dumps.

 

[S_I_N]

win 7 it needs to be done manually if needed, win 8 iirc does it automatically. At least it sets the known tweaks up already.

 

[NeverBackDown]

For me 8GB is not enough and the answer really should be it's down to what to each user does at any one time.

You can check this by using process explorer to see what your peak commit charge is. That is how much memory is being used at once. If it is reasonably lower than your physical memory then it is safe to reduce your page file or turn it off if you do not want to save kernel crash dumps.

or task manager?