Windows 10: Should I disable Pagefile and/or Hiberfile?

I was told to disable these because I have an SSD for Windows.

Is that still a recommended practice? I'm getting mixed (and old) opinions when I Google it.

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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.

 

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?

 

How to efficiently manage a huge pagefil and hiberfil

Hello Frejus,

In addition to what Roth posted, you can use the method in the tutorial below to reduce the size of the page file. If you start getting an out of memory error for anything, then it means you need to increase the page file size.

Manage Virtual Memory Pagefile in Windows 10

If you do not use hibernate or Fast Startup, then you could just disable hibernate to free up and recover the space used by the hiberfil.sys file.

Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 10

If you do not use hibernate but do use Fast Startup, then you could specify the hiberfile type as reduced to save space.

Specify Hiberfile Type as Full or Reduced in Windows 10