hiberfil & pagefile in c> drive

[chrissyd]

Hi, can anyone tell me what the system files hiberfil (521mb) and pagefile
(786mb) do? These appeared in my C drive (not in any subdirectory) about an
hour ago but both were created in Feb 2004. I've been unable to delete them.
Thanks, chrissyd.

 

[db.·.. >]

they will appear as they
are system files designed
for windows.

"pagefile" can be managed
via the "virtual memory"
dialog and

"hibersys" is for your
hibernation power
option.

you can google or go
to microsoft.com and
research the above
quoted terms.

in conclusion they are
safe files and are vital
for your system.

 

[John Barnett MVP]

Hiberfil is the file that stores your PCs hibernation status. When you use
hibernation all the contents of your PC's memory are stored in the
hiberfil.sys file so that when your PC returns from hibernation everything
is ready for you just as you left it.

Pagefile is another term for 'virtual memory' The page file is automatically
created by Windows. For further details see this link:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/paging_file.htm

Alternatively this link covers both:
http://www.cknow.com/faqs/What/HIBERFIL.SYSandPAGEFIL.SY.html


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[chrissyd]

Thanks, db. Was just a bit surprised at their file size.

 

[chrissyd]

Thanks, John. This figures - I've had the PC years but only just started to
use the hibernate function.

 

[db.·.. >]

yw.

because the files work
with the memory/ram,
their sizes are proportional
to the system memory.

 

[John Barnett MVP]

I used to use hibernate a lot when I used XP, I don't use it as often now
I'm running vista I either use sleep (if I am away for 10 or 15 minutes) or
if I am away some hours I turn the machine off.

I noticed from your reply to DB that you were surprised at the file size.
Actually the more memory you have the larger the file will get. Your machine
has, I believe, 512MB RAM so your hiberfil is 512MB. In my case I use 2GB
RAM so, had I had hibernation enabled on my machine my hiberfil size would
have been 2GB.

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[John Barnett MVP]

You're Welcome, chrissyd.

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