<hiberfil.sys> Location » Relocation?

Is there a way to change the location of <hiberfil.sys>?

My {Disk 0} is partitioned into a C-drive (my boot partition), a D-drive and an E-drive. My C-drive is running tight on space; so, I've recently turned off hibernate capability [powercfg -h off] in order to save space. I'd like to turn it back on, but without impacting the available space in my boot partition.

Can <hiberfil.sys> be moved to either of the remaining partitions (D or E)?

Many thanks in advance for any answers, suggestions, etc.

All the best,
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--Thri
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The hiberfil.sys file cannot be moved.

The hiberfil.sys file must be accessed very early in the boot process. At this time the file system is in a very primitive state and has no ability to access any but the Windows partition.

LMiller7 said:

The hiberfil.sys file cannot be moved.

The hiberfil.sys file must be accessed very early in the boot process. At this time the file system is in a very primitive state and has no ability to access any but the Windows partition.

A most excellent reply: informative, yet concise. Many thanks.

All the best,
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—Thri
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Layback Bear said:

C, D, E are partition[s;] not drives.

Right-O … instead of saying, C-drive, D-drive and E-drive … I should have said, "C-drive" , "D-drive" and "E-drive" !

This illustrates one of the biggest problems with multiple partitions. No matter how careful you are in choosing the sizes very often one of them will prove too small while others have space to spare. Even experts have this problem. Organization is best done with folders, not partitions.

I like to have 2 partitions, one for the OS and applications and one for data. This allows reinstallation of the OS without touching your data. But I would find it difficult to justify more than 2 partitions unless dual booting with multiple operating systems.