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  1. SM_LIVE
    sm_live Win User

    Deleting hiberfil.sys on a backup hard drive in Windows 11 -- a solution that worked for me.


    Hi, I looked at one of my backup hard drives today and saw a file called hiberfil.sys taking up 16,741,000 KB of space which I think is 16 GB. I looked that file up online and saw it is related to Windows' Hibernation feature, which I never use. I don't know what it was doing on a backup drive, but I decided that I would delete it. Easier said than done. I tried the Command Prompt solutions which I found online -- making sure to switch to the D: drive to type in the commands. "Access denied". I tried playing around with Properties > Security > ... Permissions.

    :)
     
    sm_live, Sep 16, 2023
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  2. MAKWY2
    makwy2 Win User

    Deleting Hiberfil & Pagefile

    Howdy,

    So I have a 60gb SSD with Windows 7 and Office on it (all specs are listed <--- under my username). I have a 12gb pagefile and a 9gb hiberfil, is it possible to delete those or make it so that hiberfil at the very least is no longer created? I just want a little free space on there for future use.

    Thoughts?
     
    makwy2, Sep 16, 2023
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  3. DRONE
    Drone Win User
    Deleting Hiberfil & Pagefile

    Pagefile size depends on RAM, just find optimal value and stick to that.

    If you use SSD and want more free space then disable System Restore. It is far more efficient than disabling hiberfil

    After disabling hibernation hiberfil.sys gets deleted automatically.
     
    Drone, Sep 16, 2023
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  4. SUMASAGE
    sumasage Win User

    Deleting hiberfil.sys on a backup hard drive in Windows 11 -- a solution that worked for me.

    Free hard drive backup/restore program?

    I am looking for a free (freeware) program that will back up and restore a hard drive. I'm looking to clone a few external hard drives. If the program will backup the used space instead of the whole drive this will be awesome! Thanks for any suggestions.
     
    sumasage, Sep 16, 2023
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