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eppur_se_muova

(38,299 posts)
Sat Jan 8, 2022, 11:33 PM Jan 2022

Even if you never use Windows hibernate mode you may be using several GB of HD to store hiberfil.sys [View all]

None of my desktops uses hibernate -- they are crunching numbers in the background 24/7. You may not need it even for laptops. Here's a link explaining the difference between hibernate and sleep, and how to free up that disk space:

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/delete-hiberfil-sys-windows-10/

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