Solved Can't delete hiberfil.sys

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I notice I have 3gb in the Hibernate file (hiberfil.sys) and as I don't use hibernate I thought I'd delete it.
I tried Brink's tutorial: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/819-hibernate-enable-disable.html
but it doesn't work for me.
The first part - to enable hibernate works but the second part to disable doesn't show hibernate at all under 'sleep' so there's no way to set it to 'never'
Any other method?
 

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On the upper part of that window there is " change settings that are currently unavailable" ,

See if that allows you to then set to never.
 

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Thanks for replying, but, no that doesn't bring up 'hibernate'
 

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disable hybrid sleep and hibernation in control panel then type this in run

powercfg.exe -h off

the file should disappear

even when you disable all the stuff in control panel you cant delete that file unless you run that command
 

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Sem said:
disable hybrid sleep and hibernation in control panel then type this in run

powercfg.exe -h off

the file should disappear

even when you disable all the stuff in control panel you cant delete that file unless you run that command
Click to expand...

Thanks Sem,

That's in the tutorial he's referring to in his first post.;)

Should be

In the elevated command prompt, type powercfg -h off and press Enter
Click to expand...
 

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Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
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SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
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<Mine doesn't bring up hibernate either but I know it works because the hiberfil.sys folder is gone.

Have you checked to make sure yours is gone?

You need to show protected operating system files to see.>


Thanks :) I checked the hidden/files folders and, yes, it's gone!

I was checking with WinDirSat earlier and that showed it still there. However, it's not showing in that now, either.

Another satisfied customer!! Thanks again.
 

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You're welcome!

Glad you got it sorted out.
 

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Self Built
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Win 10 Pro x64
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Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
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Asrock P67 Extreme4
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16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
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ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
auria eq2367
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
PSU
SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
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Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
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Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
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Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
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Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
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Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Hi all, this information was very usefull for me. I dont know why but the correct command that works for me was the one with the .exe

powercfg.exe -h off

I have tryed the other

powercfg -h off

but didnt deleted the file.

Best regards

luismo
 

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I'm following the instructions given in this thread but always get this error message: C:\Users\fred\PowerCfg.exe -h off is not a valid WIN32 application. I'm running Home Premium 64 bit SP1. Any assist appreciated ... Never mind ... I needed to enter 'cd \' (without the quotes) first ...
 
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