can't defragment hyberfil.sys

[crow]

What's up with this file, which takes up 512 MB on my
hard drive?

 

[Tom Swift]

Microsoft Windows XP - Files That You Cannot Defragment
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Tom Swift

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Crow,

This is normal. Hiberfil.sys is a protected file - the contents of of RAM is dumped if you hibernate your system. When the operating system hibernates, it informs device drivers to stop operations on their devices. Then it saves the contents of the computer's memory to a disk file (\hiberfil.sys on Windows 2000 and Windows XP) and powers off the computer. When the computer resumes, the operating system loader reads the contents of the hibernation file into memory and tells device drivers to restart their devices, after which the computer is back to the state it was in before the power-off.

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[crow]

Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
Crow,

This is normal. Hiberfil.sys is a protected file - the

contents of of RAM is dumped if you hibernate your
system. When the operating system hibernates, it informs
device drivers to stop operations on their devices. Then
it saves the contents of the computer's memory to a disk
file (\hiberfil.sys on Windows 2000 and Windows XP) and
powers off the computer. When the computer resumes, the
operating system loader reads the contents of the
hibernation file into memory and tells device drivers to
restart their devices, after which the computer is back
to the state it was in before the power-off.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
How to block Pop-ups?:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Popups.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm

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[Guest]

Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
Microsoft Windows XP - Files That You Cannot Defragment
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/res kit/prkd_tro_ldtg.asp?frame=true

Tom Swift




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[Ramesh [MVP]]

Most welcome

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
How to block Pop-ups?:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Popups.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
-------------------------------------------


Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
Crow,

This is normal. Hiberfil.sys is a protected file - the

contents of of RAM is dumped if you hibernate your
system. When the operating system hibernates, it informs
device drivers to stop operations on their devices. Then
it saves the contents of the computer's memory to a disk
file (\hiberfil.sys on Windows 2000 and Windows XP) and
powers off the computer. When the computer resumes, the
operating system loader reads the contents of the
hibernation file into memory and tells device drivers to
restart their devices, after which the computer is back
to the state it was in before the power-off.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
How to block Pop-ups?:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Popups.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm

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[Greg Hayes/Raxco Software]

Cannot be defragment by the built-in defragmenter. Can be defragmented by a
certain 3rd party defragmenter.

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System

Disclaimer: I work for Raxco Software, the maker of PerfectDisk - a
commercial defrag utility, as a systems engineer in the support department.

Want to email me? Delete ntloader.