Systems running large hiberfil.sys and pagefile.sys files on 128GB RAM are common.

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patbreslin
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06-13-2023, 07:11 AM

I noticed Linus sharing details about his system's performance. The hibernation and pagefile sizes seem quite large given his 128GB of RAM. I wanted to understand how much RAM impacts these files and whether that size is beneficial or problematic.

patbreslin

06-13-2023, 07:11 AM #1

mondoelite
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154

06-13-2023, 07:29 AM

Assuming it scales directly with your available RAM.

mondoelite

06-13-2023, 07:29 AM #2

Assuming it scales directly with your available RAM.

Kofiee
Junior Member

06-13-2023, 08:12 AM

You can change the page file size yourself. Turn off hibernate because SSDs are much better and remove hiberfil.sys.

Kofiee

06-13-2023, 08:12 AM #3

You can change the page file size yourself. Turn off hibernate because SSDs are much better and remove hiberfil.sys.

Hoovered
Member

06-13-2023, 04:38 PM

hiberfil.sys is the hibernation file needed for hybrid boot, while pagefile.sys handles virtual memory in Windows 8 and later.

Hoovered

06-13-2023, 04:38 PM #4

hiberfil.sys is the hibernation file needed for hybrid boot, while pagefile.sys handles virtual memory in Windows 8 and later.

Xitrax
Junior Member

06-20-2023, 08:58 AM

No, the pagefile doesn't reserve space matching your RAM; it uses part of your hard drive. Hibernation saves the system state to disk so the computer can power down while keeping data intact.

Xitrax

06-20-2023, 08:58 AM #5

No, the pagefile doesn't reserve space matching your RAM; it uses part of your hard drive. Hibernation saves the system state to disk so the computer can power down while keeping data intact.

DerpyHuntsman
Junior Member

07-11-2023, 02:55 AM

Yes, if you don't set it, it defaults.

DerpyHuntsman

07-11-2023, 02:55 AM #6

Yes, if you don't set it, it defaults.

cecedabro
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182

07-11-2023, 06:08 AM

By default, the size of the hiberfil.sys file is 75% of the total amount of installed RAM (memory) in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. When you set up a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version of Windows, a page file is created that is one and a half times the amount of RAM that is installed in the computer provided there is sufficient free space on the system hard disk ^^^ From the Microsoft website.

cecedabro

07-11-2023, 06:08 AM #7