No, it's not safe to disable hibernation and remove Hiberfil.sys. This can cause system instability or crashes.
No, it's not safe to disable hibernation and remove Hiberfil.sys. This can cause system instability or crashes.
The hiberfil.sys file on my primary Windows disk is expanding significantly, now reaching nearly 20GB. I’m okay with Windows using some memory for quicker startup, but it’s starting to feel overwhelming. Even the pagefile.sys has hit close to 5GB, while I have 32GB of RAM. Outside of gaming or using Krita with my drawing tablet, I actually have about 23GB free. Hardware specs: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, RTX 2060, 500GB Samsung 970 Evo (Windows) plus other storage for games and similar tasks. Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Yes, it's secure. To eliminate it, you must turn off hibernation and restart your device. Use the command line: powercfg /h off. If you decide differently (restart afterward), run: powercfg /h on. Be aware that disabling hibernation also turns off Fast Startup, causing slower boot times after shutdown.
There is a way to disable hibernation without losing Fast Startup. You can set the hibernation file type to Reduced , this should set the default size of it to 20% of physical memory. powercfg /h /type reduced If the hibernation file is already set to a custom size larger than 40% of physical memory you need to run this first powercfg /h /size 0 Also if Hibernation is still required but you don't want the file to be as large you can set the size of the Full hibernation file to as low as 40% of total physical memory using the above command and specifying your desired size. @Taco Annihilator